Fort Sam Houston Army museum could close, rebrand as public education center under new proposal

The Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle and Museum has been recommended to close as a museum in a proposal by the U.S. Army Center of Military History.

If the proposal is approved, the facility is planned to be rebranded as an education center for the public, according to the Executive Director of the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Charles Bowery.

Background

On June 4, via a social media post, the U.S. Army Center of Military History announced that several army museums would be set to either close or consolidate their facilities.

The post said this was a choice to help direct military resources toward “readiness and lethality.” Additionally, maintenance backlogs and insufficient staffing were listed as reasons for the impending closures.

While exact closure dates and locations were not