Most people know that Austin has wonderful museums. You might not know there are plenty of opportunities to visit the museums without spending a penny!
Let us help with that…
Austin Fire Museum
Location:
401 East 5th Street
Austin, TX 78701
http://www.austinfiremuseum.org/
Open Wednesday through Sunday from 12-5PM with relics dating back as far as the 1870’s.
Blanton Museum of Art
Location:
200 East MLK
Austin, Texas 78701
http://blantonmuseum.org/
Free admission on Thursdays
Bullock State History Museum
Location:
1800 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/
Free admission from 12-5PM on the first Sunday of every month
Contemporary Museum
Location:
The Jones Center: 700 Congress Ave
Laguna Gloria: 3809 West 35th St
http://www.thecontemporaryaustin.org/
The Laguna Gloria and The Jones Center both offer free admission on Tuesdays
Elisabet Ney Museum
Location:
304 East 44th Street
Austin, TX 78751
http://www.austintexas.gov/Elisabetney
Open Wednesday – Sunday from 12-5PM
LBJ Presidential Library
Location:
2313 Red River St.
Austin TX, 78705
http://www.lbjlibrary.org/footer/plan-your-visit
Check out the website above to see the days when the museum is free (most major holidays)
Mexi-Arte Museum
Location:
419 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org/
Free on Sundays from noon till 5PM
The Thinkery
Location:
1830 Simond Ave
Austin, Texas 78723
http://thinkeryaustin.org/
Wednesdays from 4-8PM is Community Night where admission is by donation (suggestion is $1 per person)
Texas Military Forces Museum
Location:
2200 West 35th St.
Austin, TX 78703
http://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/about-us/
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10AM till 4PM
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
Location:
605 Robert E. Lee Road
Austin TX 78704
http://www.umlaufsculpture.org/home
Free on the first Sunday of each month from 12-4PM
