The Contemporary Austin, Austin

Name: The Contemporary Austin
Address: Austin, United States
Telephone: +1 5124959224

#61 among attractions in Austin

Museum, History museum, Art museum

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The Contemporary Austin, originally known as the Austin Museum of Art, is Austin, Texas's primary contemporary art museum, consisting of two locations and an art school. The Contemporary Austin reflects the spectrum of contemporary art through exhibitions, commissions, education, and the collection. Locally, the museum is often referred to as The Contemporary. ()

Established: 1911 (113 years ago)Coordinates: 30°18'44"N, 97°46'27"W

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Central Austin (Tarrytown)Austin United States

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+1 5124959224

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The Contemporary Austin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Bonnell, Laguna Gloria, Mayfield Park, Texas Military Forces Museum.

0.6 miN
Hill, Natural attraction, Park
Mount Bonnell, Austin
16 min walk • Mount Bonnell, also known as Covert Park, is a prominent point alongside the Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. It has been a popular tourist destination since the 1850s. The mount provides a vista for viewing the city of Austin, Lake Austin, and the surrounding hills.
~70 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Laguna Gloria, Austin
1 min walk • The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, formerly known as the AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria, is the former home of Clara Driscoll and site of a 1916 Italianate-style villa on the shores of Lake Austin in Austin, Texas.
~1200 ftE
Park, Garden
Mayfield Park, Austin
6 min walk • The Mayfield–Gutsch Estate, now named Mayfield Park, is a historic cottage, gardens and nature preserve in west Austin, Texas on a bluff overlooking Lake Austin. Originally built in the 1870s, the cottage was purchased by former Texas Secretary of State Allison Mayfield in 1909.
0.8 miE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin
21 min walk • The Texas Military Forces Museum is a history museum in Austin, Texas. It is hosted by the Texas Military Department at Camp Mabry and is part of the United States Army Historical Program. It is open to the public Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm CST. Admission is free.
0.6 miSW
30°18'22"N • 97°46'54"W
West Lake Beach, Austin
16 min walk • Sailing, Park, Beach
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Lake Austin, Austin
37 min walk • Lake Austin, formerly Lake McDonald, is a water reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority.
1.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Bryker Woods, Austin
33 min walk • Bryker Woods is an older Austin, Texas, central city neighborhood developed in the 1930s, the center of which is approximately located at 30°18′17″N 97°45′06″W.
0.9 miS
Neighbourhood
Brown Herman, Austin
23 min walk • Brown Herman is a northwest central neighborhood located just west of downtown Austin, Texas. It is often included within the boundaries of Tarrytown or Bryker Woods.

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Which popular attractions are close to The Contemporary Austin?

Nearby attractions include Laguna Gloria, Austin (1 min walk), Mayfield Park, Austin (6 min walk), West Lake Beach, Austin (16 min walk), Mount Bonnell, Austin (16 min walk).