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Blanton All Day: New Year, New Groove

2025sat11jan10:00 amsat8:00 pmBlanton All Day: New Year, New GrooveKickstart 2025 with a full day of art, activities, and more, including the return of Silent Disco with sets by Peligrosa Collective!

Event Details

WHEN/WHERE: 
10 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday, January 10
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78712

ADMISSION:
$20: Ages 18 & up
$10: Ages 6-17
FREE: Ages 5 & under
FREE: Blanton Members Not yet a member? Join today!

(Please note, other regular discounts such as UT-Austin ID Holder, Military, K-12 Teacher, Museum Reciprocal, and Senior do not apply.)

EVENT SCHEDULE

MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON. All events subject to change. The galleries open till 8 p.m.

A gallery installation of Surrealist artworks with a chair-like structure on a round platform with chicken feet as legs and covered in silicone. The surrounding walls are also pink

Art on View (Michener Gallery Building)

Explore a wide variety of galleries & don’t miss these special exhibitions:

Experience Art (Michener Building)

Join any of these guided offerings, created by our Education team to enhance your museum experience.

10:30 a.m. – Drawing to See: Join a Blanton educator who will lead this half-hour experience of close looking with pencil and sketch pad in hand. The more you draw, the more you’ll see! Recommended for ages 6 years & up.
11 a.m. – Look & Listen Storytime: Blanton gallery teachers will lead you and your family through picture book readings connected to works of art. Storytime will inspire close looking, creativity, and curiosity. Recommended for ages 4-8 years old.
11:30 a.m. – Looking Together: Spend time with a small group that wants to share the experience of noticing, wondering, and making meaning. Guided activities may emphasize interpretation, personal connections, creativity or play! Recommended for ages 12 years & up.

A DJ set in the atrium of the Blanton Museum of Art. Lots of people are standing and dancing while wearing headphones

Silent Disco + DJ Sets by Peligrosa Collective

Experience a silent disco in the museum with a DJ set by Peligrosa Collective

Food & Drink

B.Y.O.P. [bring your own picnic] and enjoy it on the grounds.

Go to our Before You Visit page for more details and information when planning your visit. Visit our FAQs section to help plan your day at the Blanton. A limited number of lockers are available to use in our Check-In Building (first come, first served). If you have specific accommodation needs, please email us at accessibility@blantonmuseum.org Please note, the Blanton café is closed until further notice.

Remember to share your experience on social using  #BlantonNewGrounds & #MoodyPatio and tag us @blantonmuseum!

PARKING / TRANSPORT: Parking is available in the Brazos Garage. Normal rates can be paid directly at the garage. (Blanton Members get a $4 discounted rate at Check-In, valid all day). Ride-shares can drop off in the Museum Drop-Off on the east side of the museum. Bicycle racks are available on the south side of Jester Center and on the west side of the museum’s Smith Administration Building. Public transit is encouraged; Cap Metro bus routes 1, 3, 7, 10, 18, 19, 20, 801, and 803 have stops within walking distance. 

Support for Blanton All Day is generously provided by H-E-B. Media Sponsor: The Austin Chronicle.

Time

January 11, 2025 10:00 am - 8:00 pm(GMT-05:00)

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