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September 20, 2007

Free Museum Day Offers Relief For Empty Pockets


Strapped for cash after blowing the budget on $6 beers and pedicab rides last weekend? Or maybe you're just ready for a little air-conditioned peace and quiet after rubbing sweat with 65,000 other music lovers.

Either way, on Sunday you can spend zero dollars and enjoy a break from live music by taking advantage of the 10th Annual Austin Museum Day. The event's 30 participating sites will incorporate a mix of art, history and outdoor activities, from the The Blanton Museum of Art to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. All are free.

The popular Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is featuring the exhibit In Citizen’s Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889–1891, which explores how dress and life changed for Native Americans as they adjusted to life on reservations, Over at the Mexic-Arte Museum, the feature exhibit and American premiere of From Revolution to Renaissance: Mexican Art From the Aaron Collection includes works made between the 1890s and 1950s—which spans the lifetime of Mexican cubist painter and muralist Diego Rivera.

For a complete listing of museums and locations, visit the Austin Museum Partnership.

[10th Annual Austin Museum Day]

Austin Museum Day
Sunday, Sept. 23rd
30 participating museums will offer free admission all day

Image from the Mexic-Arte Museum


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Lyndon Johnson impersonator dressed as circa 1950's LBJ live to answer questions in his best LBJ voice? You bet your ass I'm there. There's so many things I need to know...

 

That poor woman's head's about to break off.

 
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