Enjoy dozens of Austin Area Museums for free in a celebration of art, culture, history, music, nature, science, and play!

Visit https://www.austinmuseums.org/this-years-amd for details.

Art Galleries at Black Studies is excited to announce a multiyear program titled Why Black Museums, which honors and examines Black museums’ contributions to the museum field. This spring we will host our inaugural events, which will highlight several scholars and professionals working within The University of Texas at Austin Black Studies department as well as Black museums across the United States.

On Friday, April 21 Why Black Museums will commence with a day of events dedicated to the theme: “Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future.” The morning roundtable (10:30am-12pm) features Dr. Ted Gordon, Rachel Winston, and Phillip Townsend, who will converse on the development of the African and African Diaspora Studies Department at The University of Texas at Austin.

The afternoon panel features Dr. Ariana Curtis, Cameron Shaw, Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, and Dr. Cherise Smith. Panelists will discuss their personal and professional connections with Black museums, the development of the institutions they now call home, and the future of community-focused museums. Delphine Sims and Dr. Gaila Sims will moderate and lead a Q&A.  

Following this event, the audience is invited to join the panelists and moderators at a reception in AGBS’s Christian-Green Gallery. We hope artists, scholars, museum professionals, students, and other community members will gather with us to recognize these incredible speakers, celebrate the organizations with which they are affiliated, and look ahead to these pivotal institutions’ future innovations.

In recognition of the importance of accessibility and sustainability, this event will be offered in a hybrid format. If you wish to attend online, please navigate to AGBS’s YouTube Channel, where a livestream of the event will be made available.

Greg Peters is a professional character animation artist who's worked on many notable TV series and movies such as Rugrats, The Lion King -- Timon and Puma, and Pinky and The Brain. Currently he is working on a variety of projects including illustration on an upcoming comic book series, a children’s book, and more.

Greg will be signing autographs and telling stories about his life and career. This will be a ticketed event with a small $5.00 admission charge being Greg will be signing in our “Animation” room in the museum itself.

In-person & Online

In an era when many women refused to put their writing into print, polymath Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623–1673) not only insisted on print as the best medium for her drama, philosophy, poetry, and science fiction, but also was meticulously involved in her books' creation and customization, both during and after the printing process.

As part of the Pforzheimer Lecture Series, Dr. Liza Blake, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, will highlight Cavendish's work to craft a reputation by carefully managing the distribution of her writing. 

If you are attending in-person, please RSVP by clicking the "register" button. Can't make it to the Ransom Center? Watch the program live on YouTube. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pforzheimer-lecture-series-featuring-dr-liza-blake-tickets-415409640417?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=ced39b587b&mc_eid=99edf470f2

Enjoy dozens of Austin Area Museums for free in a celebration of art, culture, history, music, nature, science, and play!

Visit https://www.austinmuseums.org/this-years-amd for details.

Join us for the opening of a new exhibition by documentarian photographer, Cindy Elizabeth. This exhibit will feature an outdoor photography installation that is immersed within the Elisabet Ney Museum’s native landscape. By transitioning inside the museum, visitors will also be able to view Elizabeth's large-scale photographs interwoven amongst Elisabet Ney's own neoclassical sculptures. This event is free to the public and open to all ages. "Eve" will be on view from August 4 to October 30, 2022.

Join us for an engaging conversation with artist, Rehab El Sadek, as she discusses her thought-provoking installation, "Secret Place." She will discuss her artistic processes and conceptual practices followed by a Q & A with the audience. This will be the last weekend to catch "Secret Place" on view at the Elisabet Ney Museum before the exhibition closes on July 31, 2022.

Join the Bullock Museum for this documentary film screening and discussion.

Ride along with two San Antonio police officers who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment, one 911 call at a time.

Ernie & Joe Crisis Cops is an intimate portrait of two Texas police officers who are helping change the way police respond to mental health calls. The film takes audiences on a personal journey, weaving together Ernie and Joe’s experiences during their daily encounters with people in crisis. These two officers are not your everyday cops. They are part of the San Antonio Police Department’s Mental Health Unit.

After the screening, Ernie Stevens, who is featured in the documentary, will join us virtually for a panel discussion.

Educators, to receive CPE credit please email Education@TheStoryofTexas.com

Tickets are $8 for Bullock Museum members and $12 for general admission. Your ticket purchase directly supports the Bullock Museum's exhibitions and educational programming.

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