Austin Museums
Austin museums fill the city. From the Austin Museum of Art, to Bob Bulluck Museum to Laguna Gloria, Austin has tons of museums to choose from. We have listed our favorites here, take a look or search for Austin Art Events happening today.
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Featured Review from CultureMap Austin
February 28, 2012For visitors who may lack encyclopedic knowledge of Texas history, the French Legation may just appear to be your typical Southern plantation home. However, the oldest home in Austin has a history that dates back to the birth of the Republic of Texas.
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French Legation Museum
(512) 472-8180 We invite you to take a trip back to a living part of Texas history. The French Legation was originally built by the French diplomat to The Republic of Texas, Alphonse Dubois de Saligny. In 19…more»
CLOSED - AMOA (Austin Museum of Art) Downtown
512-495-9224 Reflecting the unconventional spirit of Austin, AMOA-Downtown offers informative and informal art experiences oriented towards the interests of a broad general audience. The welcoming and cent…more»
Mexic-Arte Museum
512.480.9373 Mexic-Arte Museum is dedicated to cultural enrichment and education through the presentation and promotion of traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art…more»
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
(512) 974-4926 The Carver Museum & Cultural Center is dedicated to the collection, preservation, research and exhibition of African American historical and cultural material reflecting all dimensions of expe…more»
The Texas Spirit Theater in the Texas State History Museum
The Texas Spirit Theater is the biggest multimedia special effects theater of its kind in Texas. Located on the second floor of The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, this 200-seat venue …more»
Elisabet Ney Museum
512-758-2255 The Museum is the former studio and portrait collection created by nineteenth-century sculptor Elisabet Ney. Venerated as one of the oldest museums in Texas, the Elisabet Ney Museum offers vis…more»
LBJ Museum
(512) 721-0200 The Mission of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum: To preserve and protect the historical materials in the collections of the Johnson Libra…more»
South Austin Popular Culture Center
512-440-8318 The South Austin Popular Culture Center presents, exhibits, documents and interprets Austin art and culture of the past 50 years and makes that history accessible to local, national and intern…more»
The Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata
512-320-0566 the Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata (mnae.org) is a unique collection of curios and oddities that reflects a history of collecting. We are open to hosting small events for up to 75 p…more»
