Hours, Admission, & Directions

The Blanton is convenient to a number of Cap Metro bus lines. The closest stops are:

#2520: 1801 Congress/18th

#2522: 311 MLK /San Jacinto

#4657: Museum Station (Northbound)

#5866: Museum Station (Southbound)

#4586: 400 MLK/Trinity

#5207: 21st/Speedway

The easiest approaches to the Blanton on a bicycle are via MLK from the east and west, Speedway from the north, and Lavaca or Trinity from the south. The Faulkner Plaza at the Blanton Museum of Art is a pedestrian-friendly dismount zone. Bike racks are available near the Blanton Café.

An Austin B-Cycle station is located directly across MLK from the Blanton at 1881 Congress Ave.

Dropping Off: The most convenient drop-off for the Blanton is at Jester Circle and Brazos Street.

Parking: The closest parking to the Blanton is at the Brazos Garage, at 210 E. MLK Blvd. See “Parking,” below, for more information.

Paid parking is available to Blanton visitors for the discounted rate of $4 in the Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (bring your parking ticket to the museum for validation). Free parking is available for any stay under 30 minutes at any university garage. The Brazos Garage has space allotted just for Blanton members and visitors, even if the Lot Full or Card Only signs are on. Contact the parking attendant via the intercom if you have trouble accessing these spaces.

The Trinity Garage is three blocks from the museum on the corner of MLK and Trinity and is the closest UT Garage to the museum if the Brazos Garage is full.

Please note that there is no parking in either the Trinity or Brazos garages on UT home football game days. On home volleyball game days, the Brazos Garage will charge a prepaid $5 cash admission fee. On these dates during select hours, the Blanton’s typical discounted garage rate will not be available.

For more information on parking please call 512.471.5482 or email visitors@blantonmuseum.org.

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, located across the street from the Blanton, has an underground parking garage that charges $8 per vehicle for all-day parking.

Metered street parking is also available near the Blanton.

There are four designated spaces for visitors with disabilities located close to the museum’s front door on the north side of the building on Jester Circle. The Brazos Garage also has a number of accessible parking spaces on each floor. On evenings and weekends there are additional accessible spaces available north of the museum. The Blanton is happy to help facilitate your arrival; please call the Visitor Services Desk at 512.471.5482 for assistance.

Cyclists are welcome to park at the museum. Bike racks are available at the south end of the Smith Building, near the Blanton Café. Don’t forget to bring your own lock!