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Temporary exhibitions use the PPHM collection or the region as a springboard, and emphasize the American West, the Southwest, and Texas before 1950. The decorative arts collection is rotated in two galleries.
The decorative arts collections reflect the tastes of Texas Panhandle residents from the 1890s to the 1950s. Included are Chippendale and Hepplewhite-style furniture, Heywood-Wakefield furniture, Chinese export porcelain and other ceramics, 18th and 19th-century English silver, and 20th-century art glass by Lalique, Galle, and Tiffany.
The furniture collection contains a wide range of items and includes foreign and American antiques collected, used, and donated by people who lived in the Panhandle-Plains region, as well as furniture used by average households from the late 1800s through the 20th century. Furniture designated as seating furniture, tables, chests, and cabinets make up the bulk of the collection. |
