Villa Antigua Heritage Foundation

The Republic of the Rio Grande Museum presents an authentic exhibit of everyday life in a mid-nineteenth-century Laredo home. The Webb County Heritage Foundation also operates the Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum, a restored early-twentieth-century brick building with changing exhibits, events, and presentations on local history. Founded in 1980, the foundation shares Webb County and border-region heritage through museum exhibits, educational programs, guided tours, publications, public events, archival resources, and digital media. Its archives include historically significant documents, photographs, maps, manuscripts, oral histories, and literature. Walking tours and interpretive resources introduce residents and visitors to the area's history and cultural traditions. The organization is based in Laredo, Texas.