The Austin Museum Partnership announces its 18th Annual Austin Museum Day, a free city-wide celebration of art, culture, history, music, nature, and science on Sunday, September 20, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 40 museums in the greater Austin area will offer special programming, including guided tours, hands-on activities, and more, for visitors of all ages.
Organized by the Austin Museum Partnership, a consortium of Austin area museums founded in 1998, Austin Museum Day is a collaboration among Austin’s most-loved cultural institutions that invites the public to experience and rediscover the dynamic, high-quality resources at museums in their community. Last year, more than 28,000 Austinites visited their community museums on Austin Museum Day.
Participating museums include:
- Austin History Center
- Austin Nature and Science Center
- Austin Tour Guide Association
- Austin Toy Museum
- Austin Woman’s Club
- Blanton Museum of Art
- Briscoe Center for American History
- Brush Square Museums
- Bullock Texas State History Museum
- City of Austin Cultural Arts Division
- Dick’s Classic Garage Car Museum
- Dougherty Arts Center
- Elisabet Ney Museum
- French Legation Museum
- George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
- German-Texan Heritage Society
- Harry Ransom Center
- Humanities Texas
- Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Landmarks Public Art Program, The University of Texas at Austin
- LBJ Presidential Library and Museum
- Mexic-Arte Museum
- Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording
- Neill-Cochran House Museum;
- Pump Project
- Republic of Texas Museum
- Save Austin’s Cemeteries
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- Historical Museum and Research Center
- Texas Governor’s Mansion
- Texas Medical Association History of Medicine Gallery
- Texas Memorial Museum
- Texas Military Forces Museum
- Texas Music Museum
- Texas State Capitol
- The Contemporary Austin
- The Thinkery
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
- Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin
- Williamson Museum (Georgetown)
- Women and Their Work
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Visit www.AustinMuseums.org to see an interactive map of the locations, and to download the free Austin Museum Partnership mobile app! The app includes details of the free activities offered at each museum.
