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Bob Bullock Texas State History
Museum |
The “Story of Texas” with three
floors of
interactive exhibits and Austin's only
IMAX Theatre, featuring the signature
large-format film,
Texas: The Big Picture. A 35-foot-tall
bronze Lone Star sculpture greets visitors in front
of the Museum, and a colorful terrazzo floor in the
Museum’s rotunda features a campfire scene with
enduring themes from Texas’ past. |
The Story
of Texas website
1800 N. Congress Ave.
Call (toll free) 866.369.7108
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Saturday
9 am –6 pm
Sunday
Noon – 6 pm
Call or visit website for
admission prices. |
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Alamo Drafthouse |
Locally owned cinema, bar and
pizzeria in one! |
Alamo Drafthouse website
409 Colorado Street
Call 512.476.1320
Call or visit website for movie
titles and showtimes.
SXSW Film Festival will be in
progress. Individual tickets can be purchased. |
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LBJ Library |
The Lyndon Baines Johnson
Library and Museum is one of ten presidential
libraries administered by the National Archives and
Records Administration. The library houses forty
million pages of historical documents, which include
the papers from the entire public career of Lyndon
Baines Johnson and also from those of close
associates. The museum provides year-round public
viewing of its permanent historical and cultural
exhibits. |
LBJ Library
website
2313 Red River Street
Call 512.721.0200
Hours of Operation:
Everyday from 9 am – 5 pm
Free Admission
March special exhibit:
“Bob Hope – American Patriot”
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Austin Museum of Art |
Jim Hodges
Jim Hodges transforms ordinary
objects into poetic spectacles of color and light.
Born in Spokane, Washington in 1957 and based in New
York, Jim Hodges is a key figure in the generation
of artists who emerged in the 1990s to challenge
accepted notions of art making in relation to high
and low culture.
Tré Arenz: Sameness
In the whimsical, poignant,
and thought provoking, one-room installation
entitled, Sameness, Tre Arenz celebrates the
domestic and the everyday. Trained as a ceramist at
the California College of the Arts at Oakland and at
the University of Texas in Austin, Arenz took clay
beyond the functional and the decorative to the
sculptural. |
AMOA website
823 Congress Ave.
Call 512.495.9224
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday – Saturday
10 am –6 pm
Thursday
10 am – 8 pm
Sunday
Noon – 5 pm
Admission:
$5.00 per adult
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Esther’s Follies |
The Follies show is a topical
revue, featuring a repertory company of professional
performers, with sketches and songs updated as the
news dictates, changing the shows out every 3-4
months. Esther's Follies bows to its vaudeville
roots with specialty acts booked each week, such as
jugglers, magicians, dog acts, and standup comics. |
Esther's
Follies website
525 East 6th St.
Call 512.320.0553
Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8:00
pm
Friday, Saturday 10:00 pm
Admission:
$18.00 per ticket
Advance reservations are
recommended. |
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Local Tours |
See Texas through its
landmarks.
Capitol Building
Capitol Grounds and Downtown
walking tour
University of Texas Tower and
Campus |
Capitol Building:
Free admission
Tours begin in the south foyer
and run every 20 minutes until 4:30 pm.
Walking Tours:
www.austintexas.org
Free; call 512.478.0098 to
set-up reservations
University of Texas:
Free; call 512.475.6633 to
set-up reservations |
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Austin Children’s Museum |
Exceptional exhibits for all kids! The Austin
Children's Museum exhibits are designed to educate
and entertain the curious minds of children and
their parents. With over 7,000 square feet of
gallery space, there is plenty of room to learn,
explore and play. |
Austin
Children's Museum website
201 Colorado Street
Call 512.472.2499
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday – Saturday
10 am – 5 pm
Sunday
Noon – 5 pm
Admission:
$5.50 per person
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MORE! |
For information on music, restaurants, theater, and
other activities and events, check out the weekly
publication, the Austin Chronicle. |
Austin
Chronicle website
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