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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AND GUIDE PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE AustinMuseumDay.org #MuseumDay2016 Download the Austin Museum Partnership app. Available on Google Play and the iTunes App Store. 42 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 austinchronicle.com SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AND GUIDE PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE Ainvites you to a Museum Day filmH screening on September 18th of .C . DISTRICT DOCS PRODUCED BY SIX SQUARE These mini documentaries, produced in a partnership between Six Square and the Austin History Center, weave spoken word, music by local artists, archival video and photographs to tell compelling community stories. 2 PM 810 Guadalupe St. Free and open to the public! Also on exhibit from our collections . Once&Again Selections from the Austin History Center’s Past Exhibits and LOOKING BACK: 50 YEARS AFTER THE UT TOWER SHOOTINGS Open Museum Day, Sunday, Noon until 6 PM Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM ~ CLOSED MONDAYS www.austinhistorycenter.org www.facebook.com/AustinHistoryCenter austinchronicle.com SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE 43 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AND GUIDE PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE A KID-FRIENDLY GUIDE TO AUSTIN MUSEUM DAY BY STEPHANIE GOEHRING No clue where to start planning your 2016 Austin Museum Day? Try this kid-friendly sample itinerary. Enjoy a day of discovery of our city’s art and culture with themed stops revolving around technology. With so many wonderful Austin institu- tions participating in Mu- seum Day, this is just one way to get the most out of your September 18th. Start your Austin Mu- seum Day with a treasure hunt at the from long ago. And you can keep up Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Li- your discussion of technology as they brary (2313 Red River St.), where you’ll test their skills at the center’s hands-on find an exhibit of historical treasures dig site from noon to 5pm. from The University of Texas at Austin’s Kids ready for a snack? Head over Briscoe Center for American History. As to Laguna Gloria (3809 W 35th St.) Discover Public Art in the kids enjoy their hunt (and prizes!), between noon and 4pm to grab a bite you’ll have plenty of opportunities to from a local food truck before you and Your Neighborhood! start your day’s conversation about the kids discover how works of art at how technological advances change our Laguna Gloria are influenced by the world. And if your little ones like Poké- sky. Be sure to check out the aerial per- mon Go, five bucks says they compare formance by Sky Candy, as well as the AUSTIN MUSEUM DAY the scavenger hunt to their beloved Mobile Planetarium, and contribute to a game. The library opens at 9am, with galaxy installation. Portraiture in the Park: Who Are You Anyway the treasure hunt from 10am to 4pm. If you can pull yourself away from Make your next stop at Women and Laguna Gloria in time, make your way Their Work (1710 Lavaca St.) for the to the Harry Ransom Center (300 W September 18, 2016 gallery’s Red Dot Art Spree, which runs 21st St.) for a free docent-led tour of the from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features photography exhibition Elliott Erwitt: Noon - 4 PM original works by some of the most Home Around the World at 4pm. Talk to 304 East 44th St. recognized artists in Texas. While Mom your little ones about the days no one or Dad hunts for that perfect piece to carried cameras in their pockets at all take home, the kids can enjoy a game of times. And don’t forget to show the kids I Spy, with coupons up for grabs for all the Gutenberg Bible and the world’s first of the correct answers. photograph on display in the lobby! After a quick lunch at one of Austin’s End your Museum Day with the ulti- many great eateries, head to the Texas mate kid-friendly technological experi- Capitol Visitors Center (112 E 11th St.) ence: an interactive Pokémon exhibit to learn about the major archaeological and playable 80s arcade games at the dig conducted before the Capitol Exten- newly opened Austin Toy Museum TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART WWW.AUSTINTEXAS.COM/TEMPO sion construction more than 25 years (1108 E Cesar Chavez St.) Get there be- ago. Chances are your kid wants or fore 7pm to show your kids the video Preview TEMPO Artworks at the Elisabet Ney Museum: wanted or will want to be an archaeolo- games you first loved and wrap up gist at some point, so my guess is they’ll your day of discovery by rediscovering dig (I’m sorry!) seeing the toys and tools the kid within. Lisa Woods and Rodolfo Magnus Ney Remixed: A digitally hacked and 3D printed Elisabet Ney bust. ANTIQUE POSTCARDS! VINTAGE PAPER! OCTOBER 3 TO JANUARY 9 Austin Postcard & Yuliya Lanina Humpty Dumpty: A whimsical and ladylike Paper Show & Sale figure with motion and sound. FRI, SEPT 30, SAT OCT 1 OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31 FICKETT SCOUT CENTER 12500 N. IH-35, Austin TX austincreates.com FRI: NOON-7PM, SAT: 9AM-5PM facebook.com/AustinAIPP | 512-974-7700 BUY - SELL - TRADE - APPRAISALS CAPITAL OF TEXAS POSTCARD CLUB - WWW.CTXPC.ORG 44 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 austinchronicle.com SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AND GUIDE PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE DPS MUSEUM DAY SUNDAY, JOIN US FOR AUSTIN THE SKY’S THE LIMIT during this 9/18 celestial day of art and exploring! 11AM-4PM MUSEUM DAY AT See how works of art at Laguna LAGUNA GLORIA Gloria are influenced by the sky SEPT 18, 12–4P above. Enjoy a lofty performance by aerial performers Sky Candy, Free for everyone! stop by the Mobile Planetarium, make starry art to take home, grab a bite from a local food This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division truck, and make your mark on of the City of Austin Economic Development Department; a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts; a grant from our collaborative graffiti wall! Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endow- ment for the Humanities; and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works. thecontemporaryaustin.org FREE A RECRUIT’S WORLD: LEARN HOW A CIVILIAN BECOMES A TROOPER Participate in simulated Recruit experiences: GAMES OF LOGIC, SKILL AND physical fitness. Tour the Academy, watch vintage/modern recruitingofficers films. Interact and DPS with personnel. law enforcement See police dogs, the Mounted Patrol, current & retired DPS vehicles, and more! DPS HEADQUARTERS 5805 NORTH LAMAR BLVD. Sponsored by The DPS Historical Museum & Research Center austinchronicle.com SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE 45 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AND GUIDE PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM LBJ PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY HISTORY 1800 N. Congress, 2313 Red River, 512/721-0200, 512/936-8746, www.lbjlibrary.org Founded as the state capital in 1839, the city of Austin has enjoyed a rich history www.thestoryoftexas.com Celebrate Austin Museum Day with a treasure filled with music, beautiful natural features, and people from all walks of life who Texas Proud: What makes you proud to live in hunt at the LBJ Presidential Library. The Li- are proud to call this “weird” city home. Texas? Bring the family to the Bullock Museum brary is currently hosting an exhibit of histori- for free admission from noon to 5pm. Enjoy family cal treasures from UT-Austin’s Briscoe Center activities until 3pm, and celebrate your Texas pride for American History. Doors open at 9am; trea- AUSTIN HISTORY CENTER with art-making activities, a selfie challenge, con- sure hunt begins at 10am and runs until 4pm, 810 Guadalupe St., 512/974-7480, versations with costumed interpreters, and fun for each treasure hunter gets a prize. Refreshments www.austinhistorycenter.org all ages. Find out more at TheStoryofTexas.com. served from 10am to noon. Come explore. Join us at 2pm for a special screening of a Noon-5pm 9am-5pm series of short films, “District Docs,” about the African American Heritage District. Enjoy our two exhibits: “Once & Again: Selections From FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM NEILL-COCHRAN HOUSE MUSEUM Previous Austin History Center Exhibits” in the 802 San Marcos St., 512/472-8180, 2310 San Gabriel, www.nchmuseum.org Grand Hallway and “Looking Back: 50 Years www.frenchlegationmuseum.org NCHM staff cordially invite you to join us for After the UT Tower Shooting.” Come celebrate the 175th anniversary of a sampling of 19th century Austin history. Visit Noon-6pm Austin’s oldest home! Take a tour of the historic with historical re-enactors, make lemonade and French Legation and then join us on the museum ice cream by hand in the shade, enjoy live folk grounds for 19th century games and activities. music courtesy of the Barn Owls, and sit for an AUSTIN TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION 10am-5pm old-fashioned portrait with family and friends. 11th & Congress, 512/751-3378, Noon-5pm www.austintourguides.org History, music, and story walking tours of HISTORIC 1858 GERMAN FREE SCHOOL Downtown Austin starting at the park adjacent SAVE AUSTIN’S CEMETERIES to Old Bakery at 11th and Congress. Look for (GERMAN-TEXAN HERITAGE SOCIETY) 507 E. 10th, 512/467-4569, our table and tour guides! AT HISTORIC OAKWOOD CEMETERY www.germantexans.org 1601 Navasota (just south of Disch-Falk Field), 1-3:30pm The German-Texan Heritage Society will con- 512/917-1666, www.sachome.org BRUSH SQUARE MUSEUMS (O. HENRY & duct guided tours of the 1858 German Free School Take a stroll through Austin’s oldest city-owned AUSTIN WOMAN’S CLUB building, constructed by hand and designated cemetery, historic Oakwood Cemetery, founded 708 San Antonio St., 512/472-1336, SUSANNA DICKINSON MUSEUMS) a Texas Historical Marker.