Art Museums

  • Art Galleries at Black Studies

    The Art Galleries at Black Studies at the University of Texas is a platform from which to unpack timely social issues through showcasing narratives of Africa and the African Diaspora.

  • Austin Museum of Popular Culture

    AusPop collects, conserves, and exhibits vintage posters and live music ephemera from the 1960s, and hosts live music events that celebrate the culture that makes Austin the Live Music Capital of the World.

  • Blanton Museum of Art

    Founded in 1963, the Blanton Museum of Art holds the largest public collection in Central Texas. Home of Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin, the Blanton offers thought-provoking, visually arresting, and personally moving encounters with art.

  • City of Austin Cultural Arts Division

    The Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Development Department provides leadership and management for the City of Austin’s cultural arts programs and economic development of arts and cultural industries.

  • Dougherty Arts Center

    The Dougherty Arts Center (DAC) is an award-winning cultural arts center that offers a variety of visual, performing, and digital arts experiences for a broad audience through its four programming components.

  • Elisabet Ney Museum

    The Vision of the Elisabet Ney Museum is to expand upon Elisabet Ney’s goal: to inspire humanity by creating unique visitor experiences that portray and attract a diverse audience and leave them challenged, uplifted, and positively motivated by their visit.

  • Harry Ransom Center

    The Ransom Center is an internationally renowned humanities research center at The University of Texas at Austin. Our extensive collections deepen the understanding and appreciation of literature, photography, film, art, and the performing arts.

  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

    The University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is the Botanic Garden of Texas. The Center inspires the conservation of native plants through its sustainable gardens, education and outreach programs, research projects, and consulting work.

  • Landmarks Public Art Program

    Landmarks brings the finest works of public art. located through the main campus, to The University of Texas at Austin in order to support the university as a leading research institution, to enhance its aesthetic character, and to provide a source of civic pride and welfare.

  • Mexic-Arte Museum

    Mexic-Arte Museum is dedicated to enriching the community through education programs and exhibitions focusing on traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture.

  • Millett's Opera House Foundation

    The Millett’s Opera House was built in 1878 on what was once Ash Street by Captain Charles Millett & his friend, Frederick Ernst Ruffini. Millett’s Opera House was used to host the state Democratic Convention, graduations, a roller rink, and of course its first and main purpose was as a stage.

  • MuseoBenini

    The single-artist museum continues the historic tradition of European artist studios, where the evolution of a lifetime career of one artist is paramount, offering a place for quiet contemplation and study. MUSEOBENINI features galleries offering the possibility to witness the evolution of Benini’s paintings and three-dimensional works since the 1960’s, plus a fine arts library and an outdoor sculpture trail.

  • The Contemporary Austin

    The Contemporary provides innovative exhibitions, education, interpretative programs, and direct access to the creative process for a wide range of audiences to investigate and experience excellence in modern and contemporary art.

  • Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum

    The UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum is home to the largest collection of American sculptor Charles Umlauf’s work. Throughout its history, the UMLAUF has been committed to educating visitors about art and sculpture within a picturesque setting.

  • Women & Their Work

    Women & Their Work has been a cornerstone of the Austin arts community that plays an important role in the development of the careers of women artists in Texas across various media and platforms. We also provide education programs for under-served AISD students each year who might otherwise have little exposure to art.

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