Art collections displayed in 1934 mansion on National Register of Historic Places. Interior house accents include carved wooden friezes, hand-painted tile and Italian marble fireplaces. Collec-tions focus on Southwest and include works by Taos Society of Artists, Texas regionalists, photographers, and sculptors. Varying traveling exhibits shown. Septemberfest arts and crafts fair first weekend following Labor Day each year. Donations accepted.

Fredda Turner Durham Children's Museum - Exhibits provide children and families with an interactive environment for exploration and investigation. Explore Citiscape, a mulit-level, child-size city complete with a bank, grocery store, television station and more. Exhibits for children ages 4 - 12; computer area; pre-school play area. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 2 - 5 p.m. 432/683-2882. Admission fee.

Marian Blakemore Planetarium - Public sky shows. Group s by reservation. (Midland schools use facilities for astronomy classes during school year.) Gallery area and interactive video component. Admission fee. For information and show times, 432/683-2882.