Virtual Museum

As our world is drowned with more information than ever before, we see that history is often pushed to the side as another distraction. We believe it is important for the future, not only to remember the facts and dates of the past, but the meaning of what happened. Without a starting point, a set direction, and a firm foundation, the journey to the future will be lost before it begins. For that reason, we need to remember our history and use it to guide us forward. We also need to honor all the men and women who shielded our society from chaos as we moved forward. That is the purpose of this museum dedicated to the Police Department of the City of Austin.

This city has always been special. Austin is the capital of Texas. It is known as one of the best places in the country to live. It got that way for many reasons. The state capital and the entire state government is located here. The University of Texas, one of the nation’s premiere educational facilities is here. Austin is now part of the Third Coast, where culture from the other two coasts can feel less restrained and can branch out into new artistic and creative ways.

Long known as the Music Capital of the World, Austin has been the destination of many musicians and artists who just wanted to grow at their own pace and create a community of like-minded people who felt that a frontier was the place to do that. There are many high-tech innovators and major companies who call this their home. We build electric cars, spaceships, high-tech microchips, internet innovations, and we have always had the first best computer company in the world started by a college student in his dorm in Austin.

Those are examples of the Austin of Today. Our mission is to show this city from the beginning as the shining Lone Star of Texas. Civilization needs a fair system of law and order. So, the police officers of Austin are also true innovators. As one of the first Texas Peace Officers, they maintained the order and our way of life, and they are the reason the city has developed into what it is today.