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The Blanton Museum of Art Austin’s art museum, located at The University of Texas at Austin. Go to blantonmuseum.org to check out exhibitions, programs, and more!
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OUR MISSION
We’re committed to creating a museum experience that inspires visitors to discover the unexpected about the world and themselves. HOW WE DO IT
Founded in 1963, the Blanton has emerged as the principal art museum for both the city of Austin and The University of Texas at Austin, with a national reputation for innovative programming and bold leadership. Our collection includes more than 22,000 artworks, with depth in modern and contemporary American and Latin American art, Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings, and prints and drawings. We present regularly changing installations from the collection, special projects with contemporary artists, dynamic site-specific installations throughout our grounds, and major thematic exhibitions built from our pioneering scholarship and partnerships with museums worldwide. As part of our commitment to Austin and to helping shape its future, the Blanton offers education and community programs that gather and connect people, represent diverse perspectives and experiences, deepen learning and understanding, and bring joy. COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

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10/09/2026

The brothers are coming back to the Blanton! 🙌 Artists Simon and Niki Haas return to Austin, the city that ignited their imaginations and helped inspire the wildly colorful world of “Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley,” their mid-career retrospective now on view at the museum.

Join us November 15 at 2 p.m. for Blanton Live, hosted by Carter Foster, Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Collections. Hear the brothers reflect on growing up in ’90s Austin, the impact of the city’s creative culture, working together (and with a network of artists and fabricators), the influence of pop culture, and why craft remains central to everything they make.

🎟️ Get your tickets now at https://blantonmuseum.org/programs/blanton-live/
Limited availability!

📚 Bonus Book Signing: Get your “Uncanny Valley” catalogue signed by the brothers at the end of the talk! ✍️ Available for purchase in our Museum Store (Blanton Members get 10% off).

What do we do in the shadows? 👀 Bring art from the archives to light. 🖼️ Immerse yourself in Gothic rib vaults, classic ...
10/07/2026

What do we do in the shadows? 👀 Bring art from the archives to light. 🖼️

Immerse yourself in Gothic rib vaults, classic Renaissance facades, Moorish ornamentation, and Indigenous stone masonry techniques in our upcoming Paper Vault exhibition, "Shadows on Stone: Portraits of Colonial Mexican Architecture."

Through inventive displays, 3D printing, and a projection featuring more than 60 photographs, explore captivating 16th-century Mexican buildings captured in the 1940s by groundbreaking architectural historian John McAndrew. The exhibition features works from McAndrew’s photographic archive, part of the Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin. We've been busy installing it, and soon you'll get to explore it all!

"Shadows on Stone” will be on view at the Blanton from Sunday, October 10, 2026, through Jan. 31, 2027. Learn more and find out about related programs at https://blantonmuseum.org/exhibition/shadows-on-stone/

10/02/2026

(Almost) as hotly anticipated as the ACL Festival lineup, we’ve got a monster bill brewing for the next B Scene on October 30! 🗓️🪄 Early-bird tickets are now on sale for B Scene: Monster Ball, featuring special guests like Armold Schwarzenegger, Centurihanna, and Sarah Jessica Sparkler, all in celebration of “Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley.”

Snag your tickets now at a discounted price and join us for a Halloween-eve night of freaky fun, featuring frightfully good music by the epic psychedelic collective Golden Dawn Arkestra, aaaahhhh-rtful activities, and more. Ghoulish getups encouraged—we’ll give prizes to winning outfits! 👻 Go to https://blantonmuseum.org/programs/b-scene to purchase advance tickets.🎟️

Live music by Resound Presents.
Support for B Scene at the Blanton is provided in part by KUTX 98.9 Austin.

🎃 WIN TICKETS to Blanton All Day: A Very Haas Halloween! 👻Meet your new favorite monsters in Haas Brothers: Uncanny Vall...
10/01/2026

🎃 WIN TICKETS to Blanton All Day: A Very Haas Halloween! 👻

Meet your new favorite monsters in Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley and enjoy a day of live music, art talks, creative activities, and Halloween surprises on Sunday, Oct. 18, at the The Blanton Museum of Art! See details and ENTER TO WIN:

www.austinchronicle.com/contest/win-tickets-to-blanton-all-day-a-very-haas-halloween/ 🔗

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10/01/2026

The Austin Chronicle is an independent, locally owned and operated alternative newsweekly that reflects the heart and soul of Austin, Texas.

👻 Welcome to spooky season! Meet the whimsical weird creatures in "Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley" at our Halloween-theme...
10/01/2026

👻 Welcome to spooky season! Meet the whimsical weird creatures in "Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley" at our Halloween-themed Blanton All Day and B Scene. Plus, we’re opening a brand-new architectural photography exhibition in our Paper Vault:

📷 Opening Oct. 10: "Shadows on Stone: Portraits of Colonial Mexican Architecture" explores the dramatic design of 16th-century monasteries built in central Mexico.
🎃 October 18, 10 am – 5 pm: Blanton All Day: A Very Haas Halloween — Discover fantastical surprises inspired by "Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley" during this spirited day of music, art talks, and creative activities for all ages.
🎤 October 18, 12 pm: Art with an Expert: Photography and the Modern Imagination of Colonial Mexico talk with historian of modern architecture Kathryn O’Rourke on the photography of colonial buildings. Registration required; limited seating.
🔮 October 30, 7 – 11 pm: B Scene: Monster Ball — Something strange is stirring after dark... and you're invited! Join us for a frightfully good night of music, dancing, costumes, and plenty of aaahhh-rtful activities. Early bird tickets now available for Blanton Members. General public tickets available beginning 10/2.

🖼️ Public Tours: Get more out of your museum visit on a public tour! *NEW* starting this month, join our "Modern Artists" public tour which features long-term presentation "The European Avant-Garde: From Impressionism to Cubism, Works from the Robertson Foundation." Included with admission and available in English and Spanish.

Open late till 8: We're open late till 8 pm every Saturday! 🏟️ In town for a Texas Football home game? We’ll be open as usual on Oct. 17 and 24! Don’t forget to use your UT-ID for free admission.🤘

Go to blantonmuseum.org/programs to check details, get tickets, and plan your visit. Members get FREE admission, plus discounted parking, and more

Opening weekend has finally arrived! It's time to put these shows in frame. 🖼️🐌 "Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley" fuses de...
09/25/2026

Opening weekend has finally arrived! It's time to put these shows in frame. 🖼️

🐌 "Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley" fuses design, art, and technology, in this touring retrospective of the Austin-raised artists featuring more than 80 standout works. From intricately beaded creations to furry functional furniture, nothing is quite like it seems!

🌹 In "The European Avant-Garde: From Impressionism to Cubism, Works from the Robertson Foundation," experience remarkable works by Monet, Pissarro, Kandinsky, and other famed artists, on long-term loan from the celebrated collection of Julian and Josie Robertson.

🎟️ Both of these shows will be open to Blanton Members on Saturday, Sept. 26. All visitors will be able to access them beginning Sunday, Sept. 27.

View exhibition info, get advance tickets, and learn about related programs at: https://blantonmuseum.org/permanent-collection/exhibitions/

Members always get free admission. Not yet a member and want early access to these shows? Join now with code NEWJOIN15 and get 15% off any level! ✨

“I, too, have a dream—to show people in the out of the way places, some of whom are not only in small villages but in co...
09/23/2026

“I, too, have a dream—to show people in the out of the way places, some of whom are not only in small villages but in corners of New York City—something they cannot get from between the covers of books—some real paintings and prints and etchings and some real music.” —Franklin Roosevelt to Hendrik Willem Van Loon, January 6, 1938

This quote at the entrance to our Paper Vault exhibition, "Art in Every Corner: The Works Progress Administration (1935-1943)," highlights the hopeful motivation behind the federally funded relief program that supported artists during the Great Depression.

After the WPA was closed in 1943, works of art produced under federal sponsorship were allocated to institutions across the country, including what is today the Blanton Museum of Art. Make plans to see the works by artists including Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry, Dorothea Lange, Jacob Lawrence, Rockwell Kent, Paul Cadmus, and Walker Evans.

⏳ It's your last chance to see the exhibition! Closes this Sunday, September 27, 2026. Learn more about it and check for related public tour times to get a deeper knowledge about the exhibition (included with admission): blantonmuseum.org/exhibition/art-in-every-corner/

Hi, How Are You The Haas Brothers ✌️ Happy Birthday to the Austin natives, pictured here beside an iconic local mural by...
09/19/2026

Hi, How Are You The Haas Brothers ✌️ Happy Birthday to the Austin natives, pictured here beside an iconic local mural by the late singer-songwriter and artist Daniel Johnston. The mural, along with the city’s culture and imagery, helped inspire the twins’ distinctive, imaginative style.

Counting down to the opening of their exhibition “Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley,” with early preview days for Blanton Members Sept. 23-26. All visitors will be able to see it starting September 27. Learn more and plan your visit at https://blantonmuseum.org/exhibition/haas-brothers-uncanny-valley/

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200 E Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Austin, TX
78712

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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(512)4715482

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