The Blanton is a major resource for the UT community as well as other area colleges & universities.
We welcome students and classes across disciplines, from art history to mathematics, to explore our galleries as an extension of their classroom learning.
Science students do not expect to be taken to the art museum, and by bringing them to an unexpected and unfamiliar place, I can make them more receptive to new ideas and seeing things from new perspectives.
โ UT Professor Dr. Stuart Reichler
UT Class Visits
More than 12,000 UT students from over 80 departments and colleges visit the Blanton each year. From engineering undergrads to pre-med students, we believe encounters with works of art support the Universityโs core purpose to transform lives for the benefit of society.
UT Faculty can request a guided visit with a museum educator that fits course goals and helps build interdisciplinary skills. Self-guided visits are also welcome, and we can provide resources to get you started like our interactive museum guidebook and activity cards.
All visits require at least two weeks advance notice. Admission is free for all UT students, staff, and faculty.
Interested in designing a custom gallery lesson for you class? Please contact Siobhรกn McCusker, Senior Museum Educator for University Audiences, at siobhan.mccusker@blantonmuseum.org
Area University & College Class Visits
Area college or university faculty not affiliated with UT can request a guided or self-guided visit for up to 40 students.
All visits require at least two weeks advance notice. Admission fees apply.
Faculty and Student Resources
Explore the more than 21,000 works of art in the Blantonโs collection.
Download images from UT Libraries Visual Resources Collection (VRC) for education and research. Artstor allows quick PowerPoint downloads, zooming in for detail views, up to 10 image comparisons, and automatic image citations.
To access images from the Blantonโs collection, select โUniversity of Texas โ Art and Art History Visual Resources Collection.โ Search by artist, titles, and keywords. Include โBlantonโ to narrow search results, for example: โEllsworth Kelly; Blanton.โ Visit the Fine Arts Libraryโs Visual Resources Collection LibGuide for more information.
To reproduce images for publication or to request artwork photography, please refer to our information about Reproduction Requests.
Our Art in Depth series includes in-depth essays about select exhibitions and artists and artworks in our collection, including Austin by Ellsworth Kelly and The City by Vincent Valdez.
The Blantonโs collection includes more than 18,000 works on paper. Our curatorial and education teams have developed comprehensive checklists of artworks based on a variety of themes, including community building, environment, human identity, war and conflict, and development. For more information, please contact prints@blantonmuseum.org.
Works on paper can be viewed by appointment in our H-E-B Study Room, located in the Wilkinson Center for Prints & Drawings.
Have a question or want to chat about curriculum needs or research? Email us at education@blantonmuseum.org
H-E-B Study Room
Make an appointment for classes to visit artworks in this public study center.
Opportunities for UT Students
We offer several work-study positions as well as endowed fellowships for graduate and doctoral students.