As the population and profile of Austin, TX exploded over the past 40 years, it’s art museum struggled to keep up. Today, the Blanton Museum of Art is an institution befitting its prominent home city.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites are welcomed to bask in the city’s arts, cultural, history, music, nature and science museums for free this weekend as part of the 27th annual Austin Museum Day. More than ...

Every year, Austin’s museums and art spaces throw open their doors for a celebration of culture, history, science, and creativity. This year’s Austin Museum Day arrives on September 21, offering a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This weekend, you have your chance to check out some of Austin’s best culture, arts and museums all for free. Austin Museum Day takes place Sunday, Sept. 21, across the city. The 28th ...

The third time was not the charm. After two attempts to construct a new Downtown museum collapsed in economic turmoil, first in the mid-Eighties, then in the late Nineties, the Austin Museum of Art ...

The Austin Museum Partnership is delighted to announce the 27th Annual Austin Museum Day, an expansive city-wide celebration of art, heritage, music, nature, science, and exploration, set to unfold on ...

Freshly given an eye-catching redesign, a university art museum in Austin is navigating choppy political waters and helping to put the city on the cultural map. Until 2018, many people in Austin – let ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art welcomed a record-breaking number of visitors in 2024, contrasting a struggle that nearly half of all museums in the country are facing. According to a ...

The showcase features works that change from hour to hour, invite interaction and interrogate the idea of creativity itself. By Jillian Anthony When a director envisioned a museum you couldn’t walk by ...

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Wandering through the galleries of the Blanton Museum of Art, an impression of extravagant sensuality imbues “Spirit & Splendor: El Greco, Velázquez and the Hispanic Baroque,” a major exhibition that ...