Restoration News: New Tours and Programs

The French Legation Museum is happy to announce that the 2011 Restoration Project is slated to begin on October 26, 2011. This is a very exciting time in the history of the Museum and we are eager to begin the work. Because the house will be under construction during the months of November, December, and January, we will be embarking on a new series of tours and programs that will explore the history of the French Legation Grounds and daily life in Austin in the 1840s and 1850s. We will continue to tell the story of Dubois, the Pig War and the Robertson Family, but the focus of the tours will shift to the Kitchen, the Grounds, and everyday life. Please stop by the Museum as we move forward with the Restoration Project to learn more about the preservation process and to check out the many new programs that we will be unveiling in the coming months.