CANYON, TEXAS -- Tthe Panhandle Plains Historical Museum is looking forward to the past.
Today museum officials held a press conference to announce they will be renovating Pioneer Town, one of their most popular exhibits.
Pioneer Town has been one of the more favored exhibits showcasing the wild west, since it's opening in 1969 at the PPHM.
Renovation plans call for the removal of the floor tiles and asbestos abatement, but museum officials say the new floor will look and feel more like a turn of the century town.
And that isn't the only new things Pioneer Town will be seeing.
"The renovation will allow the visitor to really be immersed into stepping into the past, they'll be able to go into the buildings, they'll be able to see the living and working conditions of people in the panhandle about the turn of the 20th century," said Cliff Vanderpool, PPHM Director.
There will also be a little bit of present day technology thrown into the mix.
"Once the renovation of Pioneer Town is complete we'll add new components to it, we'll also add technology to it, where people can use current technologies from cell phone apps to learn more about the experience while they're actually here."
Vanderpool also said they will be putting in a classroom center to make it a more educational experience for when they have school tours that come to visit.
The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum gets more than 100,000 visitors a year and Vanderpool said this face lift should bring in many more.
