The Alamo Collections Center is the first building developed as part of the Alamo redevelopment plan and the newest building since the 1950s.
Ben Beckman, 22, and Scott Jones, 50, discuss a diorama of the historical Alamo grounds during a sneak preview of the Alamo Collections Center on Friday.Local officials, donors and Alamo enthusiasts gathered on the grounds of the historic Spanish mission and fortress compound to celebrate and preview the Alamo Collections Center, the first building of the Alamo redevelopment plan and the newest since the 1950s.
The center will open to the public on March 3 — the day after Texas Independence Day — after finishing touches are made to the building and exhibits are installed, officials said.Success! You're on the list. Guests marveled while Kolby Lanham, senior researcher and historian for the Alamo, showed off a saber once owned by the late President General Antonio López de Santa Anna, who led the Mexican Army to successfully reclaim the Alamo Mission from Texan forces during the legendary 13-day siege in 1836.
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