Presented by William and Salomé Scanlan Foundation Now Open The popular art of Oaxaca celebrates ancestral crafts and techniques passed down from generation to generation. ¡Órale! The Magical Art of Oaxaca showcases how contemporary artists are preserving tradition while exploring the impact of change in their communities, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing upon indigenous Zapotec traditions, the… Read more »
Now Open – August 1, 2021 Included with museum admission Let’s Fiesta® safely, San Antonio, at the Witte Museum’s new Fiesta exhibition, Te Amo Fiesta (I Love You, Fiesta). In 2020, we all missed the much-loved San Antonio tradition that holds more than 100 events over a 10-day period. This spring, rediscover everything we love about Fiesta… Read more »
Now Open! Live the West: Photographs by Janell Kleberg captures the fleeting moments of strength, beauty and grace of the annual roundup on King Ranch from the 1970s to the 2000s. Live the West is open at the Witte Museum in the Russell Hill Rogers Texas Art Gallery and is included with museum admission. Transport yourself through the lens… Read more »
The beloved dioramas of the Witte, as well as a few new ones, make a grand statement in the McLean Family Texas Wild Gallery, where a state-of-the-art, high-tech space with immersive galleries showcases the uniqueness of Texas. In the Texas Wild Gallery, you will explore the various ecosystems of the state and the flora and fauna which fill these… Read more »
You will travel back in time thousands of years in the Kittie West Nelson Ferguson People of the Pecos Gallery where the focus is on the prehistoric hunter-gatherers of Texas who embraced their bountiful, natural environment. Spanning the entire second floor of the New Witte, the gallery provides a unique look at a fascinating culture. You… Read more »
Step into the distant past as you explore the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery, the first permanent dinosaur gallery in the 90-year history of the Witte. You will explore the animals that lived here more than 110 million years ago. Encounter the skeleton of meat eating Acrocanthosaurus and its footprints from Government Canyon State Natural Area,… Read more »
Your journey into Texas Deep Time starts when you walk into the New Witte. A replica of a giant Quetzalcoatlus will greet you as you enter the H-E-B Lantern. Next, it’s onto the Valero Great Hall to explore the K.K. Amini and Walter and Gayle Embrey Texas Deep Time Walls to see the changing landscape… Read more »
The Road to San Antonio February – September 2018 From the earliest foot paths to modern highways, people have traversed Texas to make connections. Historic maps provide a glimpse into these journeys. Explore how early Texas trails brought peoples and cultures into contact and conflict and served as the lifeline of remote colonies and supported… Read more »
Connecting Texas: 300 Years of Trails, Rails, and Roads February – September 2018 From the earliest foot paths to modern highways, people have traversed Texas to make connections. Historic maps provide a glimpse into these journeys. Explore how early Texas trails brought peoples and cultures into contact and conflict and served as the lifeline of… Read more »
The George West Trail Drivers Gallery stands as a memorial to those Texans who built the Texas cattle industry and carried livestock up the trail in the 1800s after the civil war. The gallery features artifacts and portraits with biographies of many who were important in the era.