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San Antonio Museum of Art Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

200 W. Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215

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Hours Tues 10am-9pm; Wed-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-6pm
Location Downtown Area
Transportation Bus: 7, 8, 9, or 14
Phone 210/978-8100
Web site www.samuseum.org
Prices Admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students with ID, $3 children 4-11, free for children 3 and under. Free general admission Tues 4-9pm (fee for some special exhibits)
Closed Closed Thanksgiving Day, Dec 25, Jan 1, Easter Sunday, and Fiesta Friday

Review of San Antonio Museum of Art

This may not be at the top of everyone's list of San Antonio attractions, but I enjoy museums with interesting architecture and collections related to the cities in which they're located. This one definitely fits the bill on both scores. Several old buildings of the 1904 Lone Star Brewery were gutted, connected, and transformed into a unique exhibition space in 1981, which offers terrific views of downtown from the windows of the crosswalk between the structures. Although holdings range from early Egyptian, Greek, Oceanic, and Asian to 19th- and 20th-century American, it's the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art, opened in 1998, that is the jewel of the collection. This 30,000-square-foot wing hosts the most comprehensive collection of Latin American art in the United States, with pre-Columbian, folk, Spanish colonial, and contemporary works. You'll see everything here from magnificently ornate altarpieces to a whimsical Day of the Dead tableau. The contemporary art in this collection is particularly strong. Computer stations add historical perspective to the collection, which is a nationwide resource for Latino culture. Allot at least 2 hours for your visit.

The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Asian Art Wing represents another major collection, the largest Asian art collection in Texas and one of the largest in the Southwest. To see everything, which I don't particularly recommend, would take more than 4 hours.

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