So many sights from sea to shining sea 🇺🇸 Happy birthday, America! Friendly reminder that the McNay is closed today in observance of Independence Day. Image credit: Douglas Schmidt, Curtain design for 'Over Here!,' ca. 1974. Watercolor and ink on board. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1999.289. © Douglas Schmidt
McNay Art Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
San Antonio, TX 3,374 followers
The McNay Art Museum engages a diverse community in the discovery and enjoyment of the visual arts.
About us
Built by artist and educator Marion Koogler McNay in the 1920s, her Spanish Colonial Revival residence became the site of Texas’s first museum of modern art when the McNay opened in 1954. Today more than 150,000 visitors a year enjoy works by modern masters including Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 23-acre, beautifully landscaped grounds include sculptures by Kiki Smith, Joel Shapiro, George Rickey, and Luis Jimenez Jr .The 45,000-square-foot Jane & Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions, designed by internationally renowned French architect Jean-Paul Viguier, features three major exhibitions annually. For seventy years, the McNay has enchanted visitors with its art, architecture, and ambiance. The museum offers rich and varied exhibitions as well as rotating displays in the Main Collection Galleries from the 20,000 works in the collection, while 45,000 adults, teachers, students, and families take advantage of a variety of education programs and innovative educational resources. Hours Tuesday–Friday, 10 am–4 pm; Thursday, 10 am–9 pm; Saturday, 10 am–5 pm; Sunday, noon–5 pm. The McNay is closed on Mondays, New Year’s Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Admission to the McNay ranges from $10 to $15 (for adults) and $5 to $12 for (students, seniors and active military) depending on the exhibitions and galleries on view. Admission is FREE for McNay members and children 12 and under. Please visit www.mcnayart.org for current admission prices. Entrance to Main Collection Galleries is FREE on H-E-B Thursday Nights(4–9pm) and on AT&T First Sundays of the Month. During FREE times, an optional admission charge applies only for entrance to special exhibitions.
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http://www.mcnayart.org
External link for McNay Art Museum
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- San Antonio, TX
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1954
- Specialties
- Art Museum, Public Institution, Historic Site, art, community center, Painting, Sculpture, Print Works, Museum Education, Photography, Special Events, and Weddings
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6000 N New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78209, US
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Happy birthday to the Russian artist Natalia Gontcharova, born on this day in 1881. A pioneering force in the Russian avant-garde, Gontcharova's brilliant works will be featured in 'Women Artists of the Ballets Russes: Designing the Legacy,' opening this October in the Tobin Theatre Arts Gallery. Image credit: Natalia Gontcharova, Design for frontispiece of 'The Russian Ballet in Western Europe, 1909-1920,' ca. 1921. Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin, TL1998.235. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ ADAGP, Paris #McNayArtMuseum #WomenArtists #TheatreArts
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Cool off with culture this July 😎 From our brand new 1954 Film Series to interactive workshops and educational museum days, there's plenty to explore and enjoy. Learn more and sign up at mcnayart.org/events.
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Celebrate the McNay's 70th anniversary with our inaugural Summer Film Series! 🎉🎥 We're honoring this milestone by showcasing iconic films from 1954. 🌟 First up on Sunday, July 7: Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful classic, 'Rear Window.' A New York magazine photographer, confined to his apartment with a broken leg, passes the time by observing his neighbors. Soon, he suspects a murder has occurred in a nearby apartment. 🕵️♂️🔍 🎟️ Get tickets now: https://lnkd.in/g_m2DpQA Join us for more classic films in our 1954 Film Series: 🎬 'Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto' - Sunday, Aug. 4 🎬 'Godzilla' - Sunday, Sept. 1 Stay tuned for more details! #McNayArtMuseum #McNay70 #SanAntonio #FilmSeries
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The McNay is proud to be a must-see destination during this weekend’s San Antonio Pride festivities. Read more in the DallasVoice and make a visit to celebrate our vibrant LGBTQ+ community. 🏳️🌈 https://lnkd.in/g276ZEDn
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Our #PrideMonth celebration of the vibrant and diverse voices that make up our community continues with a look back at "An Evening with vanessa german." Her journey of self-discovery and resilience offers profound insights into the intersections of identity, mental health, and creative expression. vanessa german's story is a testament to the strength and importance of living authentically and embracing one's true self. The full video is available to watch on our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gsqEPu2V
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We are excited to share The New York Times’ profile on Einar and Jamex de la Torre, featuring their “visually stunning” exhibition at the McNay. From the enthralling installation of ‘Le Point de Bascule’ to the dynamic lenticular of ‘Coatzilla,’ take a deep dive into the de la Torre brothers’ visual universe in Patricia Escárcega’s piece: https://lnkd.in/gXb_psV8
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On June 13, 2024, we were pleased to bring the exhibition, 'de la Torre Brothers: Upward Mobility,' to life with fantastic events featuring collaborating brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre. The de la Torre brothers returned to San Antonio to offer guests an inside look at the glassblowing process and a lively discussion of their evolving career and eye-opening exhibition with Museum curators. Thanks to all who attended the events and shared their photos on social media. Special thanks to Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Garcia Art Glass Studio, and Koplin Del Rio. Watch the talk here: https://lnkd.in/gDY5wgNZ
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In honor of #PrideMonth, we celebrate the important contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community to art. 🏳️🌈 This week, we take a close look at the installation, Derelict Display x.ESC, by Juan Carlos Escobedo, who discussed the installation's connection to queerness: "From a very young age, I understood clothing as a way to express oneself and would be enthralled by how clothes projected an identity—from the characters in the soap operas my mom watched to the various virgin statues at the church we visited. I began using clothes as a way to project an identity of cleanliness, but also as a defense mechanism. I was already othered from a very young age because of my 'gay' mannerisms, so I leaned into wearing colorful clothing in order to separate myself from those that sought to harm me with their words. Funnily enough, it just made them angrier. I guess it's only natural now that the work has manifested in object that protect the body from aggression—literally and metaphorically." The special presentation of Artist Looking at Art: Juan Carlos Escobedo is on view at the McNay through July 28. #McNayArtMuseum #SanAntonioArtist
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