Bullock Texas State History Museum
Youth Art Month 2025
March is Youth Art Month, a nationally recognized program that emphasizes the value of art education for all children, encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes the importance of art appreciation for all people. Sponsored in Texas by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA), the state has been a leader in Youth Art Month celebrations since the program began in 1961.
Throughout the month of March, the Museum’s Third Floor Rotunda is home to an exhibition of over one hundred original pieces of student artwork created by K-12 students from across the state. Visitors will enjoy an exhibit that showcases the talents and self-expression of the students of Texas.
For more information, visit: Youth Art Month 2025 | Bullock Texas State History Museum
Blanton Museum of Art
B Scene: Double Take
Friday, February 28, 7:00 p.m. –11:00 p.m.
It is Austin’s favorite art party! Three times a year, you are invited to spend a night at the museum. More art than ever before, plus live music, food, drinks, art tours, dancing, and late-night hours.
Celebrate our new exhibition In Creative Harmony, featuring a perfectly paired lineup of music and art:
- Music by hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm
- Karaoke Lounge for duets
- ATX Artist Talk with creative couple Tamara Johnson & Trey Burns
- “Drawing To and Fro” collaborative activity
- Artist Trading Cards to create and swap
- Love Note Writing with Austin Typewriter Ink
- Sculpture Together
- & more!
Throughout the month of March, the Museum’s Third Floor Rotunda is home to an exhibition of over one hundred original pieces of student artwork created by K-12 students from across the state. Visitors will enjoy an exhibit that showcases the talents and self-expression of the students of Texas.
For more information and tickets: B SCENE: DOUBLE TAKE 2/28 – Blanton Museum of ArtYouth Art Month 2025 | Bullock Texas State History Museum
Waterloo Greenway
Waterloo Park Self-Guided Tour
Waterloo Park is downtown Austin’s largest greenspace. Take a self-guided tour of the 11-acre park to learn about the park’s history, landscape, architecture and more.
For more information, visit: Waterloo Park Self-Guided Tour – Waterloo Greenway Conservancy
Capitol Gift Shop
Celebrate 189 years of Texas Independence with collectibles from the Texas Capitol Gift Shop. Shop online and sign up for the newsletter to receive a 10% discount.
Capitol Extension
1400 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 475-2167
Monday – Friday – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday – 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Capitol Visitors Center
112 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 305-8408
Monday – Friday – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday – 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more information, visit: The Texas Capitol Gift Shop
Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Tangle of Tigers
Exhibit | February 15 – March 9, 2025
What would you do if you saw a bunch of tigers get their stripes tangled together? Try to help? Point and laugh? Head for the hills? Better decide quickly because they are coming this way! Get swept up in this zany tale of nonsense, play, and teamwork as tiger friends old and new learn how to celebrate each other’s talents and differences and discover their own creativity and ingenuity so they can ultimately figure out how to work together to free themselves from their crazy silly predicament.
About The Austin Scottish Rite Theater
The Austin Scottish Rite Community and Children’s Theater (SRT) is an Austin gem – a fully operational modern theater thriving within a stunning historic landmark. SRT is Austin’s oldest theater, erected in 1871, the same year Austin became the capitol of Texas. For forty years it was a German opera house. In 2004, the Masons created the non-profit theater organization that exists today nestled amid the State Capitol, The University of Texas at Austin, and Austin’s museum district. SRT is dedicated to building community through the arts, providing quality shows for all ages, with enriching programming for children. For almost a century and a half, innumerable artists and events of all kinds have graced the venue, from the operas and circus trapeze acts that wowed crowds during the 19th Century to the live world music and multimedia children’s programming that delight Austinites today.
SRT The excellent programming is created by experienced professionals and purposefully designed to meet the needs of diverse cultural communities in Austin.
For more information, visit: https://scottishritetheater.org/season-2024-2025
