Harry Ransom Center
- LOCATION:
- 301 W 21st ST
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- 512-471-8944
About the Ransom Center:Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2007, the Harry Ransom Center has evolved into a world-renowned cultural institution. The Ransom Center houses the Gutenberg Bible (ca. 1455), the First Photograph (ca. 1826), film archives of David O. Selznick and Robert De Niro, paintings by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and major manuscript collections of James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Tennessee Williams, and Norman Mailer, to name but a few of its treasures. The Center presents numerous public exhibitions and events featuring materials from its rich holdings and is used extensively for research by students and scholars from around the world.Location: Harry Ransom Center21st and GuadalupeP.O. Box 7219Austin, Texas 78713-7219Telephone: 512.471.8944Fax: 512.471.9646Directions: The Center is located at the NE corner of 21st and Guadalupe on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. To find where the Center is situated on the UT campus, see the UT Tower Area Map.Click here to access The University of Texas at Austin's visitor information page that includes maps, accessibility information, driving/flying directions, and links to general Austin information as well as accommodation information.Hours:Ransom Center Galleries10:00-5:00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday10:00-7:00 ThursdayNoon-5:00 Saturday and SundayThe Ransom Center Galleries are closed Mondays and the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.Library Reading/Viewing Rooms9:00-5:00 Monday-Friday9:00-12:00 SaturdayAdministrative Offices8:00-5:00 (closed Noon-1:00) Monday-Friday Central Standard TimeThe Library Reading Room/Viewing Room will be closed on these dates:May 19 - 28, 2007 July 4, 2007 August 18 - 26, 2007 September 3, 2007 November 22 - 25, 2007 December 22, 2007 - January 2, 2008 January 5, 2008 January 12, 2008 January 21, 2008 Parking: Limited street parking is available in the neighborhood west of Guadalupe Street. Paid parking is available in the Dobie Center parking garage on the corner of 21st and Whitis and in lots just east and south of Dobie Center. Click here to see maps for UT parking areas and shuttle service routes. Capital Metro offers several bus routes that run near the Ransom Center, including 1M, 1L, and the Orange and Red Dillos.Admission: Free and open to the public.Harry Ransom Center Online StoreBrowse a diverse selection of books, exhibition catalogs, and other publications of the Center.
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Texas Book Festival: Andre Dubus III
Thu. 10/30 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
To kick off the Texas Book Festival, Andre Dubus III talks about his latest novel, The Garden of Last Days, on Thursday, October 30, at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium. The Garden of Last D…more»
Austin Jewish Book Fair ~ An Evening of Photography
Wed. 10/29 | 7:00PM - Wed. 10/29 @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
Frederic Benner will give a lecture on his book Diaspora: Homelands in Exile followed by a dessert reception and book signing. Admisson is free! For more information, please visit …more»
Diaspora: Homelands in Exile
Wed. 10/29 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center presents French photographer Frédéric Brenner in a Focus on Photography event on Wednesday, October 29, at 7 p.m. Since the late 1970s, Brenner has t…more»
Music From the Collections: Medieval Manuscripts
Mon. 10/20 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
As part of the Music from the Collections series, Italy’s Ensemble Micrologus performs music from the Ransom Center’s medieval manuscripts collection on Monday, October 20, at 7 p.…more»
Archives Film Series: Possession
Mon. 10/13 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center continues the Archives Film Series with Neil LaBute’s Possession (2002) on Monday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Adapted from the A. S. Byatt novel of the same name…more»
“Drawing as Looking, Thinking, Touching”
Thu. 10/09 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center presents Michael Charlesworth, Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas at Austin, as he discusses “Drawing as Look…more»
Poetry on the Plaza: Ballads and Balladeers
Wed. 10/01 | 12:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center presents the free Poetry on the Plaza event Ballads and Balladeers on Wednesday, October 1, at noon. Popularized by the Romantics, the ballad is a unique narrativ…more»
Curator's Tour of "A Cabinet of Drawings"
Wed. 09/24 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center Associate Curator of Art Peter Mears leads a free curator’s tour of A Cabinet of Drawings on Wednesday, September 24, at 7 p.m. Using almost any medium that…more»
Archivevs Film Series: "Fahrenheit 451"
Mon. 09/22 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center kicks off the Archives Film Series with François Truffaut’s Fahrenheit 451 (1966) on Monday, September 22, at 7 p.m. Starring Oskar Werner and Julie …more»
Curator's Tour of "The Mystique of the Archive"
Thu. 09/11 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center Associate Director of Exhibition and Education Cathy Henderson leads a free curator’s tour of The Mystique of the Archive on Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m.&nbs…more»
Poetry on the Plaza: "The Mystique of the Draft"
Wed. 09/03 | 12:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center kicks off the 2008–09 Poetry on the Plaza season with The Mystique of the Draft on Wednesday, September 3, at noon. Archives lift the veil on the creative p…more»
A Cabinet of Drawings
Tue. 09/02 | 10:00AM - Sun. 01/04 @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
This survey or “cabinet” of more than 100 drawings from the Ransom Center’s diverse collections features book illustrations, designs, illustrated letters, landscapes, and por…more»
Rebel Classics Film Series: Look Back in Anger
Thu. 07/24 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center presents the final film in the Rebel Classics Film Series, Tony Richardson’s Look Back in Anger (1958), on Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. Richard Burton stars …more»
Rebel Classics Film Series: Rebel Without a Cause
Thu. 06/26 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center continues its Rebel Classics Film Series with Nicolas Ray’s Rebel Without a Cause (1955), starring James Dean, on Thursday, June 26, at 7 p.m. at the Harry Ransom…more»
On the Road with the Beats
Thu. 06/26 | 10:00AM - Sun. 08/03 @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
An exhibition tracing the travels of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and their friends across America and the globe. Manuscripts, books, photographs, and visual art from th…more»
Rebel Classics Film Series: The Wild One
Thu. 06/05 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center kicks off the Rebel Classics Film Series with László Benedek’s The Wild One (1953), starring Marlon Brando, on Thursday, June 5, at 7 p.m. Bran…more»
“Ominous Parallels: El Salvador as Foreshadowing”
Thu. 05/22 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
Associate Professor of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte presents “Ominous Parallels: El Salvador as Foreshadowing” at the Harry Ransom Cente…more»
“Destiny’s Children: L.A. Gangs in Post-war El Salvador”
Thu. 05/08 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
Photojournalist Donna DeCesare, Assistant Professor of Photojournalism at The University of Texas at Austin, presents “Destiny’s Children: L.A. Gangs in Post-war El Salvador”…more»
Poetry on the Plaza: Lost and Found
Wed. 05/07 | 12:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center presents the Poetry on the Plaza event “Lost and Found” on Wednesday, May 7, at noon. Graduate students from Coleman Hutchison’s "Nineteenth…more»
Gallery Tour: Inside El Salvador
Wed. 04/30 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
David Coleman, the Ransom Center’s Curator of Photography, leads a gallery tour of the new exhibition Inside El Salvador on Wednesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. Inside El Salvador chroni…more»
Curator's Tour: Inside El Salvador
Wed. 04/30 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
David Coleman, the Harry Ransom Center’s Curator of Photography, leads a free gallery tour of the new photography exhibition “Inside El Salvador” on Wednesday, April 30, at 7…more»
“Jack Kerouac’s America”
Thu. 04/24 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
In conjunction with the exhibition On the Road with the Beats, Douglas Brinkley presents “Jack Kerouac’s America” on Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the Harry Ransom Center.…more»
Beat Poet Anne Waldman
Fri. 04/18 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
Ann Waldman discusses her life as a Beat poet with Harry Ransom Center Curator of British and American Literature Molly Schwartzburg on Friday, April 18, at 7 p.m. Waldman co-founded with…more»
Poetry on the Plaza: Nobel Poets
Wed. 04/16 | 12:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
The Harry Ransom Center presents the Poetry on the Plaza event “Nobel Poets” on Wednesday, April 16, at noon. Naminata Diabate, Molly Hardy, Olga Herrera, and Crystal Kurzen, …more»
“California Beat: West Coast Art from the Beat Era”
Thu. 04/03 | 7:00PM @ Harry Ransom Center (Campus to 183)
David S. Rubin, the Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art, presents “California Beat: West Coast Art from the Beat Era,” on Thursday, April …more»
On the Road with the Beats” opens today at the Ransom Center. The exhibit, with more than 250 items from the Ransom’s collections, follows the landscapes, communities and cities that influenced the Beat Generation and their works.more at Austin360.com