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New American West Exhibition Opens March 2026 in Texas

1/16/2026

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The Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas, will host the opening reception for The New American West on March 6, 2026.
The reception will feature Kathleen Frank and Mark Yale Harris.
The exhibition runs March 6 to May 30, 2026.
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture debuts 'At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at HBCUs' on January 16, highlighting artifacts from Florida A&M University.

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The Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas, will host the opening reception for The New American West on March 6, 2026.
The reception will feature Kathleen Frank and Mark Yale Harris.
The exhibition runs March 6 to May 30, 2026.
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture debuts 'At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at HBCUs' on January 16, highlighting artifacts from Florida A&M University.