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Austin Museum of Art - The city's museum of art has two very distinct locations. AMOA downtown is at 823 Congress, a block south of the capitol. Good shows all year long. Hours: Tues-Sat.: 10 am-6 pm. Thursday: 10 am-8 pm. Sunday: Noon-5 pm. Admission: Adults $5. Seniors/students $4. AMOA at Laguna Gloria is at 3809 West 35th St., set in sprawling, verdant grounds beside the lake. Open only 11 am to 4 pm daily, but the grounds, populated by a flock of peacocks, are open from 9 to 5. Suggested donation, $3.
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art - In the Art Building at 23rd and San Jacinto, University of Texas College of Fine Arts. Perhaps the largest art exhibit space in Austin, the Blanton Museum offers outstanding shows. You will find here the Mari and James A. Michener Collection of 20th century art including exceptional works by Thomas Hart Benton, Philip Evergood, Arshile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, Marsden Hartley, Robert Henri, Hans Hofmann, Brice Marden, and Joan Mitchell. Open Tuesday-Friday, 10 to 5; Thursday 10 to 7; Saturday and Sunday 1 to 5. Closed Mondays and University holidays. Admission free of charge.
The Ransom Center - 21st and Guadalupe. In the Humanities Research Center of the University of Texas at Austin, the Ransom Center offers both permanent and traveling exhibitions of fine art and bibliographic resources, including a copy of the Gutenberg Bible, over five million photographs and 100,000 works of art. The June 2005 Calendar of events will be of interest to Austin visitors with the American Theological Library Association annual conference. Open Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday, 10 to 5; Thursday 10 to 7; Saturday and Sunday noon to 5. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission free of charge.
Mexic-Arte Museum - 419 Congress Ave., just four blocks from the Austin Museum of Art. Outstanding exhibitions of Mexican art. Open Monday - Thursday, 10 am to 6 pm; Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. Admission: Adults $5. Seniors/students $4. Children $1.	Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) - Take a virtual stroll through this one on your laptop -- whether you're in Austin or not.
Arthouse at the Jones Center - 700 Congress Ave. Promotes contemporary art and artists in Texas. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 to 7; Thursday 11 to 9; Saturday 10 to 5; Sunday 1 to 5. Admission free.
*Sculpture*
Angelina Eberly, an Austin innkeeper in 1848, saved the city's status as capitol of the state by firing a cannon to call attention to the attempted theft of the records of the Republic of Texas from the Land Office. The attempt to make the far less distinguished City of Houston the state capital failed. Between 6th and 7th Street on Congress Ave., a larger than life statue commemorates her act, at the same time underlining Austin's attachment to its archivists and librarians.	Stevie Ray Vaughan, an Austin music legend who died in a helicopter accident in 1990, is remembered by a statue on the Town Lake hike and bike trail.
	The Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum - 605 Robert E. Lee Road, contains many wonderful bronze statues by Charles Umlauf. The garden is open from Wednesday through Friday from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 1:30 to 4:30. Umlauf statues also decorate the campus of the University of Texas and include the notable runners passing the baton in front of the Undergraduate Library. Admission $3.50; seniors $2.50; students $1.
Elisabet Ney Museum - 304 East 44th St., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm. Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 pm. The notable European sculptress built her studio at this location in 1892. Ney passed her last fourteen years in Austin, a period of intense achievement, and she leaves a rich heritage of marble sculpture including commissioned life-sized portraits of some of the best-known men of both Europe and Texas.