Preserve and Honor the Past,  Connect with the Present,   Embrace the Future

Due to the increase in Covid numbers the museum is temporarily closed.
​We will evaluate and announce our reopening plans.

Texas Historic Landmark

The museum is located in the historic
​1911 Post Office building.  It's a great place to discover historical artifacts, photographs, documents, diaries, manuscripts, maps, archival newspapers, and land records. Collin County History Museum makes learning a fun experience and provides valuable research information for genealogists, historians, authors, teachers and students. 

McKinney Then and Now

The Collin County History Museum invites you to our McKinney Then and Now exhibit. This exhibit allows visitors the opportunity to step back in time and experience what life was like in the early days of McKinney. Historic photos, artifacts, and set designs of historic buildings help tell the stories of the people, places, and events that helped shape McKinney.

Museum Visitors

The museum is open to the general public weekly on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10am-4pm. ​
Special tours can be arranged on Monday through Wednesday by contacting the museum.
Parking for the museum is available in front of the museum. A new 3-story parking garage is available directly across the street and is accessible from Chestnut Street.

Hours
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday:  group tours only
Thursday/Friday Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm

How To Find Us
The museum is located in Historic Downtown McKinney, one block east of the square on the corner of Virginia and Chestnut Street

Our Address
300 East Virginia Street, McKinney, TX 75069

Parking
There is plenty of free parking around the McKinney Downtown area. For more information visit  https://www.mckinneytexas.org  or click here for the Downtown Parking page

Contact Us
Call: (972) 542-9457
Email: info@collincountyhistoricalsociety.org
 

Grant funding provided by the McKinney Convention and Visitors Bureau

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