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If you’ve visited the Blanton’s latest exhibition Goya: Mad Reason, you might have heard audio recordings scattered around the galleries that juxtapose modern reflections on …
As the summer heats up in Austin, we’re dreaming of siestas, sangria, and of course, tapas! Inspired by our current exhibition featuring the Spanish artist …
When the Blanton’s upstairs galleries reopen in February, artist Sonya Clark’s formidable ten-foot portrait of Madam C.J. Walker (made entirely out of 3,840 combs!) will …
On June 19, the Blanton opened Goya: Mad Reason, an exhibition featuring nearly 150 prints and paintings by renowned Spanish court painter Francisco de Goya. …
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you might have noticed that Austin is changing. Rapidly. Sitting in traffic is now officially Austin’s #1 pastime …
The avant-garde French composer Pierre Boulez died on January 5 of this year. He was 90 years old, and had retired from public life, so …
School is out. It’s time to explore, play, and have adventures. The Blanton’s family and community programs team crafted just the thing for anyone who …
Some museums might have a member appreciation day, or maybe even a week—at the Blanton, we have an entire Member Appreciation Month! Over the course of June, …
Now that the University of Texas at Austin is out for the summer (and Austin schools will be soon!), it’s time to think about how …
In this installment of Behind the Blanton, a blog series where we shed light on staff that work behind-the-scenes, meet Cassandra Smith. She’s the Blanton’s …