Children's, History, Historic House
The Layland is a medium-sized museum in a beautiful structure in the heart of downtown Cleburne. There is great local affection for the building as being the "old" library where many residents enjoyed time there. It's a grand legacy. Exhibits discuss everyday life and visitors relate well to photographs of children with pets, women in hats, and men posing with fishes. It is an easy museum
to wander through. Though small in exhibit space the Layland hopes to present a significant cultural program experience. Greater public programming is the immediate goal. Concerts in the park and a major traveling exhibit from New York State Museum, "RECOVERY: The World Trade Center Recovery Operation," will occupy summer of 2004.