Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Harry Ransom Center

The Ransom Center has the most unique & rare exhibits in all of Austin. They've got a copy of the Gutenberg Bible, only 5 complete copies exist in the U.S. They also have the world's first photograph. Other items of note include drawings or sketches by Cezanne, Picasso, and other famous artists. My favorite was a self-portrait of Picasso on the inside of a book cover, it was a simple face drawn in primary colors.



Saturday, January 3, 2009

Barsana Dham

Barsana Dham is a Hindu Temple about 30 minutes outside of Austin. It's a beautiful, peaceful spot, and visitors are welcome, as long as you check their website for their specific visiting hours, and don't wear shoes or take photos inside the building.









Sunday, September 21, 2008

UT campus

The UT campus is a really nice campus. It's huge, has tons of trees, and is a great place for a weekend stroll.

Fountain with horses springing forth:
The economics building (Ryan's home away from home!)
Statue of MLK in a park-like area
A house? Who knows.
I love the style of roof-top you see on almost all of the buildings.

Ok... I think I'm going to file this post under "History." The school has gotta be somewhat old, right? And where else am I supposed to file it?

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Monday, September 15, 2008

Mexic-Arte Museum

Sunday was Austin Museum Day, which means all museums in Austin are free and have special events and exhibits. The free part isn't all that exciting since most of the museums are already either free or only a few dollars for admission. We managed to find the most expensive museum to go to on free day. The Mexic-Arte Museum, which is normally $5 for adults.
The Mexic-Arte museum has artwork, jewelry, furniture, and a bunch of historic artifacts like pots and small sculptures. They also play old Mexican films in the back of the museum. It's kinda cool, but we're glad we got to experience it for free.

Monday, September 1, 2008

IMAX theatre

Sunday night we went to see The Dark Knight at the IMAX theatre, which is at the Texas State History Museum. It was pretty intense to watch this movie on the massive screen, but very entertaining. To see what movies are showing when at IMAX, check their showtimes.

Front of the history museum:
A poster for the Dark Knight outside the theatre:
Inside the history museum:
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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Capitol Building

The Capitol Building is open to the public, for free tours or just to have a look around and take pictures. See the website for tour times, hours, etc.
Ryan prefers the Capitol Building in DC, which I can understand, because after all it is the Capitol Capitol. I prefer this one though, just because it feels more accessible and laid back. In DC you can almost feel a homeland security guy staring you down from behind a potted plant.