Martha Blackwelder, Leader of Museum District Expansion, To Leave Asia Society Texas Center
Asia Society Texas Center reports that Martha Blackwelder has announced her plans to step down as Executive Director after overseeing six years of expansion. Blackwelder [...]
SAMA Stocks Up: Some Recent Contemporary Acquisitions
Everyone knows The San Antonio Museum of Art has a great collection of Chinese ceramics, but over the past couple years they’ve been acquiring a [...]
Rejoice! SAMA Now Offers Free Admission in Patches on Tuesdays and Sundays
If you’ve been itching to see the famed Guernica Tapestry but have been put off by the $8 museum admission, rejoice! Thanks to H-E-B, the [...]
Worn but Unwilted, San Antonio’s New Wooden Buddha Actually 800 Years Old
Art Daily reports that the San Antonio Museum of Art has acquired a really nice woooden Amita Buddha from the late 12th century with funds [...]
Three TX Museums’ Lecture Series Funded by Wagner Bequests
In other can’t-take-it-with-you news, the McNay, the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Witte Museum have each received $800,000 bequests from the estate of [...]
San Antonio Cultural Insitutions Vie For the Pie at the 2012-2017 Bond Issue Table
The San Antonio Museum of Art’s new director, Katy Luber, has been lobbying for the new climate control system the museum needs to stay accredited. [...]
