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Layland Museum
The Layland Museum in Cleburne, Texas is housed in the 1905 Carnegie Library building located at 201 N. Caddo St. It is the only home and family museum in Texas. The focus follows the common thread between long-ago people and modern residents. The Layland compares and contrasts types of human shelter, diet, clothing, personal possessions, and cultural traditions over time. Our forebears found meaning in life by nurturing children, respecting elders and providing dignity in death. The hearth is the central theme throughout the exhibits. Each gallery, representing different cultural periods, has one at its center. The hearth symbolizes the source of warmth and safety where women and children gathered and men returned at day's end.