Save the date! Austin Museum Day takes place on Sunday, September 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.! More than 40 Austin cultural institutions will celebrate with FREE admission and special programs!

The 18th Annual Austin Museum Day is a free city-wide celebration of art, culture, history, music, nature, and science. More than 40 museums in the greater Austin area will offer special programming, including guided tours, hands-on activities, and more, for visitors of all ages.

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Participating museums include:

  • Austin History Center
  • Austin Nature and Science Center
  • Austin Tour Guide Association
  • Austin Toy Museum
  • Austin Woman’s Club
  • Blanton Museum of Art
  • Briscoe Center for American History
  • Brush Square Museums
  • Bullock Texas State History Museum
  • City of Austin Cultural Arts Division
  • Dick’s Classic Garage Car Museum
  • Dougherty Arts Center
  • Elisabet Ney Museum
  • French Legation Museum
  • George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center
  • German-Texan Heritage Society
  • Harry Ransom Center
  • Humanities Texas
  • Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • Landmarks Public Art Program, The University of Texas at Austin
  • LBJ Presidential Library and Museum
  • Mexic-Arte Museum
  • Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording
  • Neill-Cochran House Museum;
  • Pump Project
  • Republic of Texas Museum
  • Save Austin’s Cemeteries
  • Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Historical Museum and Research Center
  • Texas Governor’s Mansion
  • Texas Medical Association History of Medicine Gallery
  • Texas Memorial Museum
  • Texas Military Forces Museum
  • Texas Music Museum
  • Texas State Capitol
  • The Contemporary Austin
  • The Thinkery
  • Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
  • Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Williamson Museum; Women and Their Work

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We’ll be sure to give you our top picks for Austin Museum Day activities the week prior, but for now, you can visit www.AustinMuseums.org to see a map of the locations and to download the Austin Museum Partnership mobile app.

We can’t wait!