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San Antonio Museum of Art
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5 reviews for San Antonio Museum of Art
Great place to visit for some of the best art in the city! Amazing exhibit of Roman artifacts and modern art. My husband and I took our 7 month old daughter there - so this place is totally baby/family friendly.
On Tuesday's, admission is free after 4:00pm!
If you're a student/faculty of ACCD, then your admission is free all the time!
Great space.
For my money (none) this has more potential than the McNay. An amazing Latin American (mainly Mexican) collection that spans time, plus some awesome Contemporary and Classical art.
It's $8 for adults most of the time (kids/seniors/students are comparable), but Tuesdays after 4, it's free for everyone.
I spent at least 30 minutes exploring the temporary Allen Ginsberg exhibit, and I was impressed by the quality of the curator's cards next to each piece. They really put some research into making the cards, and they were interesting to read. That trend continued throughout the museum in temporary and permanent exhibits.
The next area I explored was Wedgewood pieces and some European paintings and sculpture from the same era, including the Bouguereau's huge (about 5 feet by 6.5 feet, but it feels much more grand) "Admiration."
The Mesoamerican and Latin American collections, including a huge number of figurines from the Maya and Inca, many 16th century and later masks, religious icons, sculptures, pottery and paintings, were the highlight of my visit. Unfortunately, there was a fire alarm and the museum was evacuated before I got to the big virgin shrine or any of the contemporary/other art.
I would definitely go back.
As for why I think this has more potential than the McNay: Don't get me wrong, that's a great museum with gorgeous grounds, but the rooms of the house are not best suited to holding art, and they've had to build extensions for that purpose. The SAMA is really built to showcase art, and there's NO setting to uphold -- sort of a disadvantage, but it keeps the focus on the art, not the building.
Check the site for exhibits/rates/closing dates (closed Mondays):
http://www.samuseum.org
Definitely a great Museum to check out. Lots of variety, and fun to stroll around in.
my only complaint: MORE CONTEMPORARY ART. perhaps I'm pushing for a museum of contemporary art (COME ON SAN ANTONIO!!) I mean, I enjoy this museum alot, its just, most of the Asian art and Latin American art bores me. (sorry) i was lucky enough to catch a Rene Magritte exhibit one time though (unexpectedly) which was beautiful. still a good museum to check out.