Grapevine, TX – The Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau invites the public to view a new temporary
exhibit, Texas America250, on loan from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC)
through Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Highlighting historically significant Texas Treasures from TSLAC’s collections, Texas America250 will be
loaned to local public libraries, schools and other community organizations starting in summer 2025 and
continuing throughout the semiquincentennial year of 2026.
The Texas America250 exhibit highlights historically significant Texas Treasures from the State Archives,
encouraging all Americans to explore the story of the Lone Star State over the past 250 years. From
Spanish missions to the space race, the landscape, culture, economy and people of Texas have played
essential roles in the development of the United States.
“We are excited to bring this traveling exhibit to Grapevine,” said Leigh Lyons, Assistant Executive
Director, Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau. “This is a great way for visitors of all ages to learn
more about Texas’s role in U.S. history and explore some of our most treasured documents,
photographs and artifacts.”
TSLAC also invites Texans of all ages to join its statewide Texas America250 Reading Challenge in 2026.
Additional resources from TSLAC’s extensive library collections, the Talking Book Program and the Texas
Center for the Book will be available later this year. Bookmark www.tsl.texas.gov/america250/ to stay
informed about upcoming America250 programming.
Texas America250 will be on view for free through Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Grapevine Tower
Gallery at 636 S. Main Street, Grapevine, Texas 76051. It’s free to visit and open Monday – Friday from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
