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Sam Rayburn Museum, Austin, TX

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Sam Rayburn Museum

Museum on the life and congressional career of Sam Rayburn, housed by the Briscoe Center at UT Austin.

2300 Red River St. Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 2, Austin, Texas 78712-1426 · Austin, TX

About Sam Rayburn Museum

The museum, run as part of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, focuses on Sam Rayburn, a longtime congressman and House Speaker. Its design was meant to evoke the look of the nation's capital. Visitors include students, families, and other guests interested in early to mid twentieth century Congress. The museum offers exhibitions, a Rayburn Treasures display each February, a quilt exhibit each July, and quarterly webinars with the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site.

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