American art. Works include European
Baroque and Italian Renaissance
paintings by such masters as Sebastiano
del Piombo, Rubens, Giulio Cesare
Amidano and others; an American and
Contemporary Art collection with more
than 4,000 paintings, prints, drawings,
sculptures and new media that cover the
American West, early American
Modernism, Pop, Social Realism,
Abstract Expressionism and more; a
2,000-plus Latin American art collection;
more than 13,000 prints and drawings
from such diverse artists as Rembrandt,
Goya and Picasso – plus a host of
rotating special exhibits throughout the
year.
Along with the Blanton, other Austin
cultural gems on the UT campus include
The Harry Ransom Center, the Briscoe
Center for American History, The
University of Texas Press, UT Libraries, the
Graduate School, and the Michener
Center for Writers.
Austin is also home to a number of public
museums throughout the city, as well as a
host of private galleries, including the
Thinkery (the new Austin Children's
Museum), Austin Nature and Science
Center, Bob Bullock Texas State History
Museum, Elisabet Ney Museum, Mexic-Arte Museum, LBJ Library and Museum, the
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum,
and the Mexican-American Cultural Center.
Visit www.inthegalleriesaustin.com for a
complete list of cultural and creative visual
arts venues.
Discover the best of high culture at the
Austin Symphony, Ballet Austin and
Austin Lyric Opera, along with
ongoing music, theater and dance
presentations at UT’s Performing Arts
Center/Bass Concert Hall, and The
Frank Erwin Center, both of which
combine to bring great talent to
Austin. The Austin Music Hall, which
was torn down, expanded to a
seating capacity of 4,400, and reopened at the end of 2007, offers yet
another live music and performing
arts venue.
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long
Center for the Performing Arts opened in
2008 and offers residents a vibrant
community arts center – with top
musical, dance and dramatic
performances for kids and adults alike.
The historic Paramount Theater
downtown and the One World Theater
in the hills off Bee Caves Road host
national, regional and local productions.
A huge variety of theater companies,
both small and large, offer theater
performances of every type, including
the Dougherty Arts Center, Zachary
Scott Theatre, State Theatre, Scottish
Rite Children’s Theatre, the Austin
Playhouse at Penn Field, Esther’s Follies,
and the Capitol City Comedy Club, just
to name a few.
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