The museum has various collections of Texas art work acquired by George and Sue Russell over the course of 40 years in order to donate them for the educational and cultural benefit of future generations.

Russell collections have in the past been loaned to and exhibited by The Bob Bullock Museum, The Texas Prison Museum, The Gibbs-Powell House, The Wynne Home, and the Roberts-Farris Log Cabin and now the collections have been consolidated in the Smither Warehouse at 14th and University Avenue in Huntsville.