The new Alamo Collections Center adds 10,000 square feet of exhibition space to give a fuller picture of the Texas icon.
“with prejudice,” meaning that the judge concluded the plaintiffs’ case had no legal merit and couldn’t be refiled.
In response to several questions regarding the authenticity of objects in the collection, Rodriguez said research is ongoing, and that his department would be adding an additional researcher to help with the process of authentication. Objects that cannot be directly connected to the Alamo will be labeled accordingly, he said.
A tour group led by Ernesto Rodriguez, senior curator and historian at the Alamo, gathers around a large replica of the battleground from the Battle of the Alamo in the new Alamo Collections Center.Tomlinson acknowledged the beauty of some objects in the Collins collection, citing a“It’s got nothing to do with the Alamo,” Tomlinson said. “They bought it in Mexico. It probably crossed into Texas territory for the first time when Phil bought it.
But Rodriguez said the purpose of the Collections Center and new museum will be not only to tell the story of the Alamo through the artifacts in its collection but to tell the story of “the collectors’ journey.”Scott Ball / San Antonio Report
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