UTSA ID = free admission to San Antonio Museum of Art
(Jan. 7, 2003)--UTSA students, faculty and staff with a UTSACard receive free admission to the San Antonio Museum of Art through June 30. The regular admission fee is $6 for adults and $4 for college students. Since opening in 1981, the museum has become home to the region's finest display of Greek and Roman antiquities, Asian art, Latin American and folk art, and American paintings. Free parking is available across the street from the museum.
The blend of glass elevators, skylights and skywalk in the former Lone Star Brewery's castle-like building is a sight no one can afford to miss. Built in 1884, the 104,000-square-foot facility houses art collections ranging from ancient to contemporary and also includes decorative, European, Near Eastern, Islamic and Oceanic art.
The Latin American Collection, which features pre-Columbian, folk, Spanish Colonia/Republican, and modern/contemporary art, is housed in its own wing, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art. The museum, located at 200 West Jones Avenue in downtown San Antonio, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
In addition to unique exhibits, the San Antonio Museum of Art offers poetry readings, concerts, storytelling dance performances, lectures, family days and art workshops. The mission of the museum is to educate by collecting, presenting and preserving the significant artistic achievements of the world's cultures from ancient times to the present and, through aesthetic and educational experiences, develop a deeper understanding of human cultures, values and traditions for visitors of all ages.
Next time you visit the museum, bring your appetite to the new Cafe SAMA, which recently opened in the Great Hall. It is a convenient place for museum visitors to refuel with a light breakfast or a hearty lunch. Operated by Absolutely Everything Catering, the cafe offers gourmet coffee, croissants, breakfast tacos and baked goods in the morning.
The lunch menu features a variety of made-to-order deli sandwiches (including PB&J for the kids), a selection of salads and sandwich wraps. Desserts, ever-changing and always luscious, may include chocolate-dipped strawberries, homemade carrot cake, chocolate chip cookies or cheesecake with fresh fruit. Cafe SAMA hours are 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Tuesday-Friday.
For more information, call (210) 978-8100, e-mail
or go to the San Antonio Museum of Art
Web site.
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