Museo del Westside

Explore the history of the Alazán-Apache Courts and the community-led fight to preserve San Antonio’s oldest public housing for future generations.

From the parteras who brought generations into the world to the workers who fought for dignity on strike lines, the Main Gallery traces the history of the Westside from 1900 to the 1960s through three defining stories: midwifery, labor organizing, and entertainment — set against the decades that shaped them.

A neighborhood gathering place where community, music, and everyday life came together. Ruben’s Ice House reflects the social spaces that shaped connection and culture on the Westside.

Explore the stories of women who have shaped San Antonio’s Westside through activism, organizing, art, education, and community care. Women in the Westside honors generations of women who challenged injustice, celebrated their cultural identity, and strengthened their communities.

From the earliest maps of Yanaguana to the families who ran tienditas, grocery stores, botanicas, farmacias in the Westside, explore the history of the Rinconcito and the people who made it home.