AMOA-Arthouse

Austin, Texas

Art, Culture, General, History

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

Austin Children's Museum

Austin, Texas

Children's

The Austin Children's Museum was founded in October 1983 by a grass-roots group which successfully developed partnerships with civic, business, and community organizations seeking to expand the cultural and educational opportunities for Central Texas youth and families. Founders surveyed community groups (libraries, schools, preschool parent groups, educators, artists, and cultural groups) who expressed strong support for a resource which would build on a child's inherent curiosity and provide concrete opportunities for creativity and inquiry.

Austin History Center

Austin, Texas

Library

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Austin Nature and Science Center

Austin, Texas

Children's, Nature Centers, Science, Zoo

The Austin Nature and Science Center (ANSC) is Central Texas' only living nature and science museum. The ANSC is situated on an eighty acre preserve containing woodlands (80%), and a meadow area (20%). Two well-fed ponds, a major lake, a wet weather creek, and geological escarpments are some of the features on our site. This diverse location gives us a natural abundance of vegetation and wildlife. The collections of the ANSC consist of Live Animals, Non-Living Specimens, Library, and Native Flora and Fauna. Rather than being stored in cabinets, all of these collections contribute toward fulfilling our mission, of providing hands-on educational experiences in our interactive programs, exhibits and nature trails, as mandated by our Statement of Purpose.

Capitol Visitors Center

Austin, Texas

History

The Capitol Visitors Center is a restored historic structure, museum and information center. The Center is housed in the historic 1856 General Land Office Building. The Center tells the stories of the Capitol, the General Land Office and Texas. History is brought to life through interactive permanent and temporary exhibits. In addition, the Center shows two short films, "XIT: A Capitol Deal," which details the financing of the Capitol and "Beyond the Dome," which highlights secret places of the statehouse. The Texas Department of Transportation also has a travel center located at the Visitors Center where TxDot employees provide free travel information.

Elisabet Ney Museum

Austin, Texas

Art, History, Historic House

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Friends of the Governor's Mansion

Austin, Texas

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Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Center for Legal History

Austin, Texas

Library

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Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum

Austin, Texas

Culture, History, Historic House, Library, Specialized

Continue to preserve our cultural history by partnershiping with the other community leaders as ChannelAustin, Univ. of Texas and our After-school Youths.

Mexic-Arte Museum

Austin, Texas

Art, Specialized

Mexic-Arte Mueum is dedicated to cultural enrichment and education through the presentation and promotion of traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture.

O. Henry Museum

Austin, Texas

History, Historic House, Library

The O. Henry Museum offers a look into the life of William Sidney Porter in the Austin years leading up to his controversial prison term, after which he assumed the pen name O. Henry and set about transforming himself into the famed short story writer who authored such universal classics as "Gifts of the Magi," "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "The Cop and the Anthem."

Texas Capitol

Austin, Texas

Art, Children's, Culture, History, Historic House, Specialized

The State Preservation Board was established in 1983 by the 68th Legislature for the purpose of preserving, maintaining and restoring the State Capitol and the General Land Office Building, and their contents and grounds for the benefit of the citizens of Texas. The board consists of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, one Senator appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, one Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one citizen member appointed by the Governor.

Texas Folklife Resources

Austin, Texas

History

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Texas Historical Commission

Austin, Texas

Archaeology, Botanical Garden, Cemetery, Church, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Military

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Texas Medical Association

Austin, Texas

Library, Specialized

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Texas Music Museum

Austin, Texas

Art, Culture, General, History, Specialized

The Texa Music Museum is a non-profit corporation that was founded in 1984 as a Texas Sesquicentennial project to develop support for the establishment of a Texa Museum Museum and performance center in Austin. TMM promotes and preserves Texas music by presenting two or three major exhibits a year in Austin, often with musical performances. The museum conducts research, collects photographs, artifacts, and documents relating to all aspects of Texas music and provides exhibits to other musems, schools, libraries, history centers, and other public facilities throughout the state. The Texas Music Museum is endorsed by all three major state music organizations: the Texas Music Association, the Texas Music Educators Associatin, and the Texas Music Teachers Association.

The Blanton Museum of Art

Austin, Texas

Art, Library

As the art museum of a major research university, The University of Texas at Austin, the Blanton Museum of Art is committed to being a center of excellence, knowledge and learning, building the finest collections possible, and serving as a vital resource for teaching in a broad variety of disciplines. As the principal art museum in a major metropolitan area and state capital, the Blanton is committed to be a welcoming place for all visitors, building a lively and engaged community of art lovers of all ages, and serving as a gateway between the University, the city of Austin, and the state.

Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum

Austin, Texas

Art

The Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum (USG & M) uses its sculpture collection to enrich the community to the value of art, specifically sculpture, with programs designed to enrich the artistic experience. Towards this end, our museum s education program includes providing museum visits for school groups (6,000 students in 1999) and summer workshops for children with special needs, presenting an ongoing series of museum exhibitions, offering regular sculpture demonstrations, lectures, and other arts activities, and continuing to rotate the sculpture collection pieces on view.

Working with a mix of staff, volunteers, and interns, we have several long- and short-term projects in progress.

Austin Museum of Digital Art

Austin, Texas

Art

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Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

Austin, Texas

History

Approved in 1997 by the 75th Texas Legislature, The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum opened on April 21, 2001 at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and North Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, Texas. The Legislature authorized $80 million in bond revenue to pay for the Museum's construction, which began in November 1998. The Museum was designed by E. Verner Johnson & Associates, Inc., the creators of the Boston Museum of Science, the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Public Museum of Grand Rapids. HKS, Inc. of Dallas served as Associate Architects. Construction management is provided by Thos. S. Byrne, Inc. of Fort Worth, with the actual construction done by Constructors & Associates, Inc.

Catholic Archives of Texas

Austin, Texas

Library

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French Legation Museum

Austin, Texas

Historic House

The museum is a non-profit organization which has been under the custody of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas since 1949. The museum receives no state-appropriated funding, and all proceeds benefit the French Legation Museum in its ongoing efforts towards restoration, historic preservation, educational programming, maintenance, and operations.

George Washington Carver Museum, The

Austin, Texas

Specialized

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Harry Ransom Museum

Austin, Texas

Art, Library, University

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Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum

Austin, Texas

Library, Specialized

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Neill-Cochran House Museum

Austin, Texas

Culture, Historic House, Historical Society

One of Austin's most important historic houses, the Neill-Cochran House was built in 1855 by the Master Builder Abner Cook, who also designed the Texas Governor's Mansion, both in the Greek Revival style. The House served as the first Asylum for the Blind in Texas and was a hospital, under the command of General George Armstrong Custer, for the Union Army during Reconstruction. It was not owner-occupied until 1876 when Colonel Andew Neill purchased it for his family. Judge Thomas Cochran bought the House from Col. Neill's widow in 1895, and it remained in the Cochran family until 1958, when it was sold to the NSCDA, who preserved it and opened it to the public in 1962.

Republic of Texas Museum

Austin, Texas

Children's, Culture, General, History

The Republic of Texas Museum located at DRT Headquarters in Austin, houses many artifacts from the Republic of Texas era. The address for The Republic of Texas Museum is 510 East Anderson, near the intersection of I-35 North and Hwy 183.

Texas Fine Arts Association

Austin, Texas

Art

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Texas Governor's Mansion

Austin, Texas

Historic House

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Texas Historical Foundation

Austin, Texas

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Texas Military Forces Museum

Austin, Texas

History, Library, Specialized

In keeping with our storyline, we are attempting to tell the history of the Military Forces of Texas. At this time, we begin in 1835 and go to the present time, but somday, we must tell the story of the local militias when Spain and Mexico ruled Texas. My vision is for our museum to become the focal point in our state for the portrayal, the research and the study and the propagation throughout Texas and the United States of the history and traditions of the Texas Military Forces. Among our major projects is the completion of our research library and the renovation of a large room to be used for meetings, conferences, historical presentations by noted military historians, and for training in history and traditions for members of the State Military Forces.

Texas Veterinary Medical Museum

Austin, Texas

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Tx. DPS Historical Museum & Research Center

Austin, Texas

History

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Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve

Austin, Texas

History, Natural History, Nature Centers, Science, Specialized

Wild Basin is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting an endangered habitat and encouraging wise stewardship through education. In addition to the display of our natural collections, we hope to develop interpretive displays inside our building and along out trails. Our educational programs will also expand to privide more specialized information for visitors, school groups, and teachers. The barriers are financial and time to create these. Resource Sharing Projects make it possible for the whole to become greater than the individuals. Many of us have differend audiences who never go to other facilities but would benefit from materials that are displayed or provided at the other museums.