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San Antonio Museum of Art

Name: San Antonio Museum of Art
Address: 200 West Jones Avenue, San Antonio, TX, 78215, US
Telephone: +12109788100
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The San Antonio Museum of Art is housed in a historic brewery along the banks of the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk.
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A visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) takes you around the world and through five thousand years of art in a complex of buildings that once housed the Lone Star Brewery. The Museum offers important permanent collections of Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities, Asian art, Latin American art, contemporary art and American paintings. Bexar County residents enjoy free general admission every Tuesday from 4–9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

08/31/2026

🍎 September at SAMA —

🎥 First Tuesday: Miss Hokusai (2015) film screening
Tuesday, September 1 | 6:00-8:00 p.m.

📸 Kids’ Studio: Fotoseptiembre!
Wednesday, September 9 | 10:00-11:15 a.m.

🔥 Mata Ortiz Trunk Show and Book Signing
Opening Reception: Friday, September 11 | 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Talks and Quema: Saturday, September 12 | 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

✍️ Second Sunday: Color Quest
Sunday, September 13 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

🐢 Slow Down at SAMA
Sunday, September 13 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Family Edition
Wednesday, September 16 | 2:00-3:00 p.m.

⛰️🌊 ReCollections: Mountain & Water
Friday, September 18 | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

🌟 Curator Talk: Lynley McAlpine and Jessica Powers
Wednesday, September 23 | 6:00-7:30 p.m.

🗣️ The O’Neil Ford Lecture | The Creative City with Michelangelo Sabatino
Tuesday, September 29 | 6:00-7:00 p.m.

& more!

Visit our website to learn more!

08/26/2026

This , we’re celebrating human’s best friend 🐶

These loyal companions have walked beside us for thousands of years. Come visit SAMA to see all the dogs we have on view 🤩

08/25/2026

What goes into conserving and preserving artwork? 🧐 Learn more about this work + join us on Friday for a lecture by Eddie Jose, the conservator who worked on this work’s restoration!

⏳ Nearly two years
Restoring the screens was a meticulous process that took nearly two years, allowing every detail to be carefully examined and treated using traditional conservation techniques.

⬜ Nine layers of paper
The screens were structurally strengthened with multiple new layers to improve their stability.

💚 Color from the Earth
The artwork’s colors are derived from natural minerals and materials, with greens from malachite, blues from lapis lazuli, whites from oyster shell, and reds from cinnabar and coral.

👀 Want to learn more?
LECTURE | Behind the Screens: Conserving the Standards and Emblems of Sekigahara with Eddie Jose
Friday, August 28 | 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Free for Members/Free with Museum admission
Registration link here: bit.ly/4xUdjoU
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“Standards and Emblems of the Battle of Sekigahara”, Japan, mid-17th century, Pair of six-fold screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper, h. 68-3/4 in. (174.6 cm), w. 149-3/4 in. (380.4 cm), d. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Lillie and Roy Cullen Endowment Fund, 2014.21.a-b

08/10/2026

🎥 FILM SCREENING | Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024)
Tuesday, August 11
6:00–8:00 p.m.
FREE *

Join us for a free screening of Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024), a feature documentary that explores the life and art of Georgia O’Keeffe, one of the most influential American women artists of the twentieth century.

*Please note: Seating in the auditorium is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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“Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024)” behind-the-scenes photo by Paul Wagner.

08/02/2026

✏️ August at SAMA —

🧶💃 First Tuesday: Colors of Jalisco
Tuesday, August 4 | 5:00-7:00 p.m.

🌟 Member Mixer
Saturday, August 8 | 10:00-11:30 a.m.

🔎 Second Sunday: Color Quest
Sunday, August 9 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

🐢 Slow Down at SAMA
Sunday, August 9 | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Family Edition
Wednesday, August 12 | 2:00-3:00 p.m.

🎥️ Film: Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024)
Tuesday, August 11 | 6:00–8:00 p.m.

🎨 Kids’ Studio: Patterns of Polynesia
Wednesday, August 12 | 10:00-11:15 a.m.

🗣️ Lecture | Behind the Screens: Conserving the Standards and Emblems of Sekigahara with Eddie Jose
Friday, August 28 | 6:00-7:00 p.m.

& more!

Visit our website to learn more!

07/31/2026

No passport required! 🗺️✈️

A world of art and inspiration is waiting for you at SAMA. Today is the last day to save $15 off any membership level with promo code SUMMER15.* Become a SAMA Member today! ✨

*Not valid with any other offer

07/20/2026

Need a pick-me-up? We’ve got a bunch of historic pups who can help. Join us tomorrow to see some good boys across time!

🐶 Off The Wall Tour | Good Boys: Dogs
of the Ancient World
Tuesday, July 21 | 5:30-6:30 pm

From loyal guardians to sacred companions, dogs have walked beside us for thousands of years. Follow Docent Vanessa Pricer as you explore how ancient cultures across the globe celebrated dogs in art, mythology, and daily life and how those same bonds still shape our world today. Turns out, they’ve always been more than just pets 🐕

07/17/2026

✨ SAMA’s collection, as emojis 😎

07/16/2026

Did you know we're currently recruiting for our next docent class? 🤩

Hear from Richard McGowan, president of our docent association, about why you should apply to be a docent at SAMA.

Applications are open until July 31. Learn more and apply at the link in our bio or story!

07/10/2026

🗣️ Upcoming Lecture | From San Ildefonso to Casas Grandes: Art Histories in Black and Red with Andrew Hamilton
Tuesday, July 14 | 6:00-7:00 p.m. | Free Registration

The exhibition Canvas to Clay highlights two of the most celebrated pottery traditions of the modern Southwest and Northern Mexico: the black‑on‑black vessels created by Maria and Julian Martinez at San Ildefonso Pueblo, and the intricately painted ceramics developed by Juan Quezada in the village of Mata Ortiz.

Join Andrew Hamilton, curator at the Art Institute of Chicago, as he traces innovations in modern Southwest and Northern Mexican pottery back to Ancestral Pueblo and Casas Grandes ceramicists.

Learn more and register (FREE!) at the link in our bio 🔗
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Headshot courtesy of Andrew Hamilton.

Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1887–1980) and Julian Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1885–1943), Double Spouted Wedding Vessel with Butterflies, 1930–1940, Earthenware with slip, 10 1/2 × 8 in. diameter, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Gift of Miss Ima Hogg, 44.86, Photograph © The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Thomas R. DuBrock

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200 West Jones Avenue
San Antonio, TX
78215

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 7pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+12109788100

Website

http://www.samuseum.org/

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