Physical address

Blanton Museum of Art
MLK at Congress (200 East MLK )
Austin, Texas 78701

Main number (recorded message) : (512) 471-7324

Front Desk: (512) 471-5482

Parking is available in the Brazos Garage for members and general admission visitors and may be validated for $3 if you present your ticket and pay at the Blanton's Visitor Services Desk. Please be sure to bring your ticket with you to the museum to receive this special validation rate. For more information visit the parking page.

PLEASE NOTE: The museum will be closed Saturday, July 4, 2009

Museum Hours

Cafe Hours

• Tuesday – Friday 9 AM – 5 PM
• Saturday 11AM – 5 PM
• Sunday 1 – 5 PM
• Closed Mondays

Julia Matthews Wilkinson Center for Prints and Drawings and HEB Study Room hours:
Tuesday – Friday, 1 – 5 PM
Other times by appointment (512) 471–9208

*B scene — on the first Friday of every month the Blanton is open from 6 – 11 PM for a happening night of art, libations, and live music! Tickets available online or at the museum. Buy tickets online.

The museum is open every day except Monday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and July 4. Gallery Assistants begin to close the building 15 minutes before the end of museum hours.

Admission Fees:

The Blanton accepts Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.

Thursdays are free to the public. And museum members are always free — become a member now!

B scene: On the first Friday of every month the Blanton is open from 6 – 11 PM for a happening night of art, libations, and live music by Austin bands and performers! Tickets are available at the museum. Buy tickets online.
($5 members/$10 non–members)