Upcoming events at the Blanton

Join us for Third Thursdays–a free, monthly themed event that features extended hours (until 9 PM), multiple programs including Yoga in the Galleries, the Blanton Book Club, and tours, among other offerings. During Third Thursday, visit the Blanton Cafe for a special extended happy hour featuring a glass of wine and slice of gourmet pizza for $5 (until 9 PM).

Programs are included with admission and are free to members, unless noted. Thursdays are always free at the Blanton.

For more information on events please visit our calendar, and for future exhibitions please visit our upcoming exhibitions page.

Please visit our Blanton Book Club page for upcoming selections.

Public Tours
The museum offers themed tours on the collection and special exhibitions every Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM, every Thursday at 12:30 PM, and during B scene on the first Friday of every month and Third Thursdays. [No Saturday tours are given on UT football home game days.]

November

• Bach Cantata Project
  Tuesday, November 24, 12 PM
  A joint venture between the Blanton and Butler School of Music at UT, the Bach Cantata Project presents beautiful music in the museum's soaring atrium.
  BWV 36: Schwingt freudich euch empor (Soar in your joy)

  Media sponsor: KMFA, 89.5 FM

• Thursday, November 26
  The museum will be closed Thanksgiving Day

December

• Perspectives
  Thursday, December 3, 12:30 PM
  Julie Nathanielsz (M.F.A. Dance, UT Austin) and Carl Smith (E.C.F.A. Quartet) perform a new work inspired by Teresita Fernández: Blind Landscape in the galleries.
• Member's Double Discount Shopping
  Friday, December 4 - Sunday, December 13
  Just in time for holiday shopping, Blanton members receive a 20% discount in the Museum Shop. During museum hours
• Member's Double Discount Shopping
  Friday, December 4 - Sunday, December 13
  Just in time for holiday shopping, Blanton members receive a 20% discount in the Museum Shop. During museum hours


Ransom + Scout

• Holiday Trunk Show
  December 4, 6 PM - December 6, 5 PM
  Enjoy hot apple cider and cookies while browsing for special gifts made by local artists during the Museum Shop's annual Holiday Trunk Show. This year, we will feature artists specializing in jewelry and accessories from Designs by Ingrid (Ingrid Kuper), Sikara, and Mae Mae Stiles, as well as unique and playful handbags by Ransom+Scout. Hudak O'Brien, a fabulous team of jewelers who work exclusively with the renowned silversmiths of Taxco, Mexico, will also be in attendance and feature traditional and contemporary designs from Los Castillo. FREE
• B scene: Winter Light
  Friday, December 4, 6 - 10:30 PM
  Kick off the holiday season at B scene, the Blanton's monthly art party! Join us for the festivities and enjoy: special performances of The Star by the Austin Lyric Opera, music by the White White Lights and DJ Nicknack, gallery tours, art activities, free appetizers, and a cash bar featuring Blantinis. The Museum Shop and Café are open late (10:30 PM), featuring special wine flights and deliciously paired tapas. $5 Members / $10 for non-members. Buy tickets online.

  Media Sponsor: The Onion

• UT Faculty Chamber Ensemble: A Blanton Baroque Christmas
  Sunday, December 6, 2 PM
  Join Professors Brian Lewis and Roger Myers as they lead a chamber orchestra of the talented Butler School of Music string students in a selection of Baroque Christmas music and concertos.
• Perspectives
  Thursday, December 10, 12:30 PM
  Frederick Steiner, Dean of the School of Architecture and Henry M. Rockwell Chair in Architecture, discusses the connection between landscape and art as explored in Teresita Fernández: Blind Landscape.
• Third Thursday
  Thursday, December 17, 5 - 9 PM
  Join us for Third Thursday, our FREE evening of art and activities. Introducing a new extended happy hour in the Cafe featuring a glass of wine and slice of gourmet pizza for $5.
  6:30 PM Yoga in the Galleries
  7 PM Experience the taste of Italy! In conjunction with the exhibition, Paolo Veronese, sample wines from Northern Italy with the Central Market Cooking School.

  

  7 PM Book Club, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
  7:30 PM Tour: Teresita Fernández: Blind Landscape

  Media sponsor for Third Thursday: Univision

• Friday, December 25
  The museum will be closed Christmas Day

January

• Friday, January 1
  The museum will be closed New Year's Day
• Hot Art Hip Kids
  Saturday, January 2, 1 - 4 PM
  Explore ideas about nature and light through unique art installations and sculptures by contemporary artists.
• Hot Art Hip Kids
  January 3, 1 - 4 PM
  Explore ideas about nature and light through unique art installations and sculptures by contemporary artists.
• Cooking Class with Central Market
  Tuesday, January 12
  In conjunction with Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece, Central Market is offering a special class on the cuisine and wine of Northern Italy. For more information and to register, call the Central Market Cooking School at (512) 206-1014.

  

• Perspectives
  Thursday, January 14, 12:30 PM
  Jonathan Bober, curator of prints, drawings, and European paintings, discusses the exhibition Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece.
• Perspectives
  Thursday, January 21, 12:30 PM
  Mirka Benes, associate professor of landscape architecture at UT, on Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece.
• Third Thursday
  Thursday, January 21, 5 - 9 PM
  Join us for Third Thursday, our FREE evening of art and activities. Introducing a new extended happy hour in the Cafe featuring a glass of wine and slice of gourmet pizza for $5.
  7 PM The Butler School of Music Early Music Ensemble performs Music in the Time of Veronese
  7 PM Book Club, The Song is You: A Novel by Arthur Phillips
  7:30 PM Tour: La Guadalupana with curator Risa Puleo

  Media sponsor for Third Thursday: Univision

• Bach Cantata Project
  Tuesday, January 26, 12 noon
  A collaboration with the Butler School of Music, this popular series continues its fourth season at The Blanton. Enjoy the timeless beauty of Baroque music played in the museum's soaring atrium by this beloved group of university musicians. This month: Overture from Orchestral Suite No. 1 MWV 1066 and Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit BWV 111

  Media sponsor: KMFA 89.5

• Perspectives
  Thursday, January 28, 12:30 PM
  Douglas Biow, Linward Shivers-Superior Oil Company Centennial Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UT, on Renaissance Italy.