This is at least the second time that the anticipated debut of the centerpiece Alamo Plan project has been rescheduled.
SAN ANTONIO — The 160,000-square-foot centerpiece of the ongoing Alamo grounds reimagining won’t see its first visitors until a few months later than expected.
The Alamo Visitor Center and Museum, construction of which began in the fall of 2024, was previously set to debut in late 2027. But Alamo Trust officials confirmed this week that one of the biggest components of the $550 million Alamo Plan is now expected to open in the spring of 2028, “as it will take time to prepare the galleries and exhibits that will tell the Alamo’s full 300-year story.”
This is at least the second time the anticipate opening of the museum has been shifted back; it was initially set for a 2025 debut.
Officials have teased that they’re working to create a “world-class facility” that will deepen public understanding of the Alamo” through galleries, a 4-D theater and focused curatorial efforts.
It’s the headlining project of the overall Alamo Plan, which has already seen the opening of the Alamo Collections Center and Alamo Promenade, the latter of which was deemed the “half(way) point” of the larger makeover at the San Antonio landmark.
Work to repurpose the historic Crockett and Woolworth buildings into what will be the new Alamo museum began in October 2024. The Alamo Trust has said the museum is projected to generate $11.3 billion in economic benefits over the first five years of construction and operation.
At one point, there were also plans to move the Cenotaph as part of the Alamo grounds facelift. But those bids failed when the Texas Historical Commission overwhelmingly voted to keep it in place, despite the city’s desire to relocate it.