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The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe. The Blanton's permanent collection consiā€¦
The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe. The Blanton's permanent collection consists of more than 21,000 works, with significant holdings of modern and contemporary art, Latin American art, Old Master paintings, and prints and drawings from Europe, the United States, and Latin America. In 2024, the Blanton was ranked by the Washington Post as one of the five best college art museums in the U.S., "thanks to its dynamic programs, commitment to research and public-facing engagement."
  • Established: 1963
  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Former name: University Art Museum; Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery
  • Accreditation: American Alliance of Museums
  • Collections: Old Master paintings, prints, drawings, Minimalism, Post-minimalism, Conceptual art, Latin American art, Western American Art, Antiquities
  • Collection size: 21,000 objects
  • Visitors: 200,000 (2019)
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