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| Austin Children's Museum 201 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78704 512.472.2499 |  |
Located in a large, state-of-the-art facility, this excellent children's museum has something for people of all ages. Tots enjoy the low-key but creative playscapes, in between takes on a variety of creation stations, an... more
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| Mexic-Arte Museum 419 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704 512.480.9373 | |
The first organization in Austin to promote multicultural contemporary art when it was formed in 1983, MEXIC-ARTE has a small permanent collection of 20th-century Mexican art, including photographs from the Mexican revol... more
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| The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum 1800 N. Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78759 512.936.8746 | |
Youll get a quick course in Texas 101 at this museum, opened near the state capitol in 2001 and designed to echo some of its elements: Three floors of exhibits are arrayed around a huge rotunda centered by a 50-foot, pol... more
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| Elisabet Ney Museum 304 E. 44th St, Austin, TX 78703 512.458.2255 | |
The 70-plus sculptures and busts at the Elisabet Ney Museum show an artist straining against convention. The career of Elisabet Ney began auspiciously in her native Germany, where she sculpted eminent figures like the ph... more
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| Austin Museum of Art 823 Congress Ave Ste 100, Austin, TX 78712 512.495.9224 | |
Plans for a major downtown museum of art have been in the works for two decades. This high-ceiling one-story space isnt it -- architect Richard Gluckman is designing a multimillion-dollar facility slated to open a few bl... more
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| Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria 3809 West 35th Street, Austin, TX | |
Set on a lush Lake Austin peninsula, this 1915 Mediterranean-style villa was once home to Clara Driscoll Sevier, the savior of the Alamo. In this lovely but relatively diminutive setting, the museum showcases its expandi... more
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| Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art 23rd Street and San Jacinto, Austin, TX 78759 512.471.7324 | |
The good news: The Blanton is ranked among the top 10 university art museums in the United States, featuring some of the most important art in the country. Most notable is the Suida-Manning Collection, a superb gathering... more
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| LBJ Library and Museum 2313 Red River, Austin, TX 78701 512.916.5136 | |
A presidential library may sound like a big yawn, but this ones almost as interesting as the 36th president to whom its devoted. Lyndon Baines Johnsons popularity in Texas and his many successes in Washington are often f... more
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| O. Henry Museum 409 E. Fifth St, Austin, TX 78704 512.472.1903 | |
When William Sidney Porter, better known as O. Henry, lived in Austin (1884-98), he published a popular satirical newspaper called Rolling Stone. He also held down an odd string of jobs, including a stint as a teller at ... more
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| Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum 605 Robert E. Lee Rd, Austin, TX 78744 512.445.5582 | |
This is a very user-friendly museum, one for people who dont enjoy being cooped up in a stuffy, hushed space. An art instructor at the University of Texas for 40 years, Charles Umlauf donated his home, studio, and more t... more
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