Museum at Texas Tech University

Museum at Texas Tech University Made up of six collections totaling over 9.5 million objects, the Museum of Texas Tech University! It received continuing accreditation in 1998 and 2008.

The Museum of TTU is an educational, scientific, cultural, and research element of Texas Tech University. Collections include Paleontology, Art, History, Clothing and Textiles, Anthropology, and the internationally recognized Natural Science Research Laboratory (NSRL). The Museum also includes the Moody Planetarium, Lubbock Lake Landmark, an archeological dig site located just miles North of the M

useum, and also houses the Heritage and Museum Sciences Masters degree program. The Museum of Texas Tech University was first accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM) in 1990. Accreditation by the AAM demonstrates "a professional level of operation in accordance with the standards of excellence prescribed by the American Association of Museums..." The Museum was granted reaccreditation from AAM in 2020.

Bookworm Buddies wraps up for the spring on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Join us for one last storytime adventure before the...
05/25/2026

Bookworm Buddies wraps up for the spring on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Join us for one last storytime adventure before the break!

đź“… May 27, 2026
🕙 10–11 AM
📍 Museum at Texas Tech University – Talkington Gallery
đź“– "A Line Can Be" by Laura Ljungkvist
🔹 Age range: 3 – 8, but open to everyone
✨ Free program and no registration required

05/22/2026

A a reminder, the MaTT is closed on Mondays and will be closed this Monday on Memorial Day. We will reopen Tuesday, May 26 at 10 a.m.

A big thank you to everyone who came to this week’s Bookworm Buddies to learn about the interesting objects from our His...
05/22/2026

A big thank you to everyone who came to this week’s Bookworm Buddies to learn about the interesting objects from our History collection, each with its own unique story to tell.

Don't miss our last Bookworm Buddies session next Wednesday, May 27, 2026!

05/20/2026

Happy World Bee Day!

With over 20,000 bee species in the world, there is an endless amount to learn about the diversity and life histories for this amazing group. Here is a picture of a Texas great plains bee that is very apt for Texas Tech University – bedecked in red and black for good measure! This bee is Oreopasites a tiny yet mighty member of the bee family Apidae – it is only 5 – 6 mm in length. Unlike many bee species, this bee is not really a pollinator. It still needs nectar and feeds its young pollen like all bee species; however it has just found another way to accomplish this. Oreopasites young are picky eaters and only feed on the pollen of globemallows. Instead of visiting individual globemallow flowers to gather the pollen into a nice compact pollen “bread” for its young, female Oreopasites instead let others do the work for them. Our hero, or maybe villain, searchers for another bee species, Calliopsis subalpina, which also only uses pollen of globemallows for its young. Once located the Oreopasites follows unsuspecting bee back to its ground nest. When the Calliopsis subalpina leaves its burrow to forage again, Oreopasites sneaks into the nest, deposits its egg on the already made pollen “bread” and leaves. The egg of Oreopasites hatches quickly the larva kills the egg or larva of the Calliopsis subalpina and begins to eat the pollen meal itself. A bona fide “red raider!"

Get ready to go back in time at Bookworm Buddies this Wednesday, May 20, 2026! Don’t forget to bring your favorite toy a...
05/18/2026

Get ready to go back in time at Bookworm Buddies this Wednesday, May 20, 2026! Don’t forget to bring your favorite toy along for the adventure.

đź“… May 20, 2026
🕙 10–11 AM
📍 Museum at Texas Tech University – Lubbock Gallery
đź“– "Maisy Goes to the Museum" by Lucy Cousins
🔹 Age range: 3 – 8, but open to everyone
✨ Free program and no registration required

05/16/2026

How fun are these two items we have borrowed for the upcoming America250 exhibit?!

We want to see more of your objects like this that celebrate America and its independence for our America250 exhibit. Bring them by the Museum this Saturday morning (5/16) between 10 am and 12 noon. And then come out to see the America250 exhibit when it opens on July 3rd.

Learn more about what we are looking for and the process here:
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/collections/history/america250.php

05/15/2026

Here’s another item we have borrowed for the upcoming America250 exhibit.

We want to see more of your objects like this that celebrate America and its independence for our America250 exhibit. Bring them by the Museum this Saturday morning (5/16) between 10 am and 12 noon. And then come out to see the America250 exhibit when it opens on July 3rd.

Learn more about what we are looking for and the process here:
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/collections/history/america250.php

Thank you to everyone who came to this week’s Bookworm Buddies to learn about the specimens from the NSRL Invertebrate Z...
05/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to this week’s Bookworm Buddies to learn about the specimens from the NSRL Invertebrate Zoology Collection. We hope you enjoyed getting up close and personal with our bug friends, courtesy of the TTU Entomology Club.

Next week, we'll go back in time. Don’t forget to bring your favorite toy along for the adventure!

💥COMING SOON💥Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II explores the story of the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Sp...
05/15/2026

đź’ĄCOMING SOONđź’Ą

Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II explores the story of the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret unit who waged war with inflatable tanks and vehicles, fake radio traffic, sound effects, and even phony generals. This carefully selected group of artists, engineers, professional soldiers, and draftees—armed with nothing heavier than .50 caliber machine guns—saved thousands of lives and played an important part in Allied victory in World War II.

Ghost Army will run May 24 – August 16, 2026.

05/15/2026

Bring your items THIS Saturday and see if they can be a part of the Museum’s America250 exhibit!

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3301 4th Street
Lubbock, TX
79415

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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+18067422490

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