Quick take
- The exhibit is called The Price of Liberty and will be permanent, KLTV reported.
- It will nearly double the footprint of the museum’s main gallery. Staff gave up their offices and walls came down to make room.
- The museum hopes to open it to the public by the first week of December, with a ribbon cutting in January.
- The museum is at 214 N. Fredonia St. in Longview.
The Gregg County Historical Museum in Longview is making room for a permanent military exhibit called The Price of Liberty, KLTV reported.
The exhibit will nearly double the footprint of the museum’s main gallery, museum director Jennifer White told KLTV. She said she and the administration gave up their offices for it, and the museum knocked down walls, repainted and put in new carpet and lighting.
White said the museum worked with Museum Art, a Dallas company, which designed the display cases. Some gun cases are being custom built.
White said the museum hopes to open the exhibit to the public by the first week of December, with a ribbon cutting planned for January.
The Gregg County Historical Museum is at 214 N. Fredonia St., according to its website. You can reach it at 903-753-5840.