Cultural Institutions

  • 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.

  • Austin Woman's Club and Chateau Bellevue

    Built in 1874, Chateau Bellevue is romantic and elegant, and has been the headquarters of the Austin Woman's Club since 1929 and the Junior Austin Woman’s Club from 1940- 2019.

  • Brush Square Museums

    Brush Square is home to the Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum, O. Henry Museum, and Austin Fire Museum, all located on the corner of 5th and Neches. The museums at Brush Square each celebrate Texas’ historical heritage and remain some of the earliest public spaces in the area.

  • 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.

  • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

    The center is a tremendous resource for the community, and visitors to learn and participate in classes and programs that foster a meaningful understanding and appreciation of not only Mexican American, but also Chicano and other Latino cultures. The programs and educational curriculum include the areas of visual art, theater, dance, literature, music, multi-media and the culinary arts.

  • Flower Hill Urban Homestead Museum

    The Flower Hill Foundation exists to honor the late Jane Smoot’s vision to celebrate an Austin founding family of civil servants; preserve one of the city’s last historic homesteads; and empower, inspire, and engage the diverse Austin community of today and tomorrow.

  • French Legation State Historic Site

    The French Legation State Historic Site in Austin began in 1841 as a private home for France’s representative to the Republic of Texas, Alphonse Dubois, after the French monarch officially recognized the Republic of Texas as a sovereign nation.

  • 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.

  • Humanities Texas

    As the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, we conduct and support public programs in history, literature, philosophy, and the other humanities disciplines, strengthening Texas communities by cultivating the knowledge and judgment that representative democracy demands of its citizens.

  • 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.

  • Texas Music Museum

    The Texas Music Museum pursues the goal of preserving and presenting the broad range of Texas music history and culture. TMM works toward this goal by researching, archiving, and presenting exhibits and programs related to Texas music.

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