Blanton Museum of Art
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The Blanton Museum of Art is the art museum and research center of the University of Texas at Austin under the College of Fine Arts.
The museum is the largest university art museum in the United States.[1]
The Blanton was established in 1963 as the University Art Museum. In 1980, it was renamed the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery.
On April 30, 2006, the museum opened a new 155,000 square foot (14,000 m²) facility on the University's campus, renamed the Blanton Museum of Art, after receiving a $12 million donation from Houston Endowment Inc. in honor of its former chairman, Jack S. Blanton. [2]
The museum houses some 17,000 works from Europe, the United States and Latin America.
[edit] References
- ^ The University of Texas at Austin Visitor's Guide, 2008, p.21
- ^ History and Mission. Blanton Museum of Art. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
[edit] External links
- Blanton Museum of Art is at coordinates Coordinates:
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