The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art
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The Blanton’s permanent collection consists of more than 17,000 works of art ranging from antiquity to the present. Over the last five years, the Blanton has acquire 5,000 new works of art.
Some of the museum highlights include 20th-century American art, 20th-century Latin American art, prints and drawings from the 15th through the 20th centuries, and the recently acquired Suida-Manning Collection of Renaissance and Baroque art.
The Blanton is open to the public, free-of-charge, seven days a week (closed on major holidays). For information about current exhibitions and programs, call 512-471-7324 or visit the web site www.blantonmuseum.org.
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The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, 23rd & San Jacinto, Austin, Texas, 512-471-7324, www.blantonmuseum.or
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