Blanton Museum of Art

The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe.

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Type: Museum
Description: art museum in Austin, Texas
Also known as: “Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art”
Address: 200 East Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Austin, TX 78705

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bullock Texas State History Museum and Perry–Castañeda Library.

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Museum

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The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a history museum in Austin, Texas. The museum, located a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol at 1800 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, is dedicated to interpreting the continually unfolding "Story of Texas" to the broadest possible audience through meaningful educational experiences. Bullock Texas State History Museum is situated 600 feet southwest of Blanton Museum of Art.

Perry–Castañeda Library

Library

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The Perry–Castañeda Library is the main central library of the University of Texas at Austin library system in Austin, Texas. PCL is located at 21st Street and Speedway in Austin, TX. Perry–Castañeda Library is situated 700 feet north of Blanton Museum of Art.

Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection

Library

The Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection is an extensive map collection owned by the Perry–Castañeda Library at The University of Texas at Austin. Many of the maps in the collection have been scanned and are available online, and most of these maps are public domain. Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection is situated 760 feet northwest of Blanton Museum of Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include UT and the Drag and Austin.

UT and the Drag

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The University of Texas and the Drag form a district of Austin. This article also covers the "West Campus" and "North University" neighborhoods.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.