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Bosque Art Center
Located in Clifton, Texas, the Bosque Art Center, formally known as Bosque Conservatory is a non-profit cultural art center. Included under its umbrella are the Art Council, Art Club, Photography Guild, Pottery Guild, Culinary Club, and the Tin Building Theatre. Classes are held regularly in the classrooms of the old college building. Some of our classes include: Karate, Guitar, Weaving, Crochet, Bridge, Yoga, Jewelry Making, Watercolor, Figure Drawing, and Floral Design. Housed on the second floor is our main gallery including the permanent collection acquired from our Annual Conservatory Art Classic and Photography Room for special exhibits. Our Tin Building Theatre has several dinner theatres, regular evening performances, and matinees for each of their shows every season. Please visit the website for show and ticket information. Come by for a visit – it is well worth your time!.

Bosque Museum
The museum's current collection grew out of the early collection of Jacob Olson, an early immigrant to Bosque County. Mr. Olson collected the important artifacts of that time and saved them for his own enjoyment. In 1924 he gave his collection to Clifton Lutheran College with the proviso they be housed in a fireproof building and should never leave Bosque County. When the college merged with Texas Lutheran College in 1953, a new home had to be found for the collection.

A local non-profit corporation was formed in 1954, monies were collected and donated and a new building was opened in 1957 on land donated by the former Clifton College Corporation. Since that time three additions have been made to the building increasing the total display space to 8,000 square feet. An important recognition of the museum occurred on October 22, 1982 when King Olaf V of Norway visited the museum to view the Cleng Pearson artifacts. A log cabin, Jacob Olson's childhood home, was moved to the museum ground in 1985 and received a Texas Historical Marker the following year.

Visit www.bosquemuseum.org for more information.