Sand Beach Park, 111 Sandra Muraida Way
LOCATIONS
Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress, 512/936-4629
You can’t miss the Bullock Museum, which tells the the story of Texas on three floors: Just look for the 35 foot tall bronze star out front. Visitors can follow the history of the Lone Star state from 1821 on, through its time as a territory of Spain and then Mexico to its independence as a country, and finally statehood in the U.S. The heart of the current displays is the La Belle, a French ship that was exploring the Gulf of Mexico when it sank in Matagorda Bay in 1686. Its wreckage was discovered in 1995, excavated two years later, and reassembled inside the museum in 2015. Daily screenings take place at the Texas Spirit Theater and the Bullock IMAX, the largest IMAX screen in Texas.
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Music Calendar
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Thu., June 15, 5pm
Third Thursdays w/ Peterson Brothers
Film Calendar
Thursday, June 8
11:00am, 2:00
12:00, 3:00
Friday, June 9
IMAX: 1:30, 4:45, 8:00
Community Calendar
Blue Star Museums
The Bullock Museum is part of a collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America, which means active duty military members and their families get free exhibit admission all summer, from Armed Forces Day to Labor Day. May 20-Sept. 4.
Summer Child Art Class
Kids ages 6 and up will get creative at this art class inspired by the Bullock Museum’s special exhibition "The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art: Works on Paper." Wed., June 14, 10:30am-noon. $6-12.
Best of Austin Awards
- 2021: Critics Best Edutainment for Li'l Texans (The Bullock Museum Online)
- 2015: Critics Most Anticipated Shipwreck (La Belle)
- 2011: Critics Best Texas Touchdown ('Texas High School Football: More Than the Game')
- 2009: Critics Best Expansion of Screen Real Estate (IMAX Theatre at the Bob Bullock)
- 2008: Readers Best Museum (Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum)
- 2003: Readers Best New Building (Past Five Years)
- 2003: Readers Best Austin/Texas Souvenirs
- 2003: Readers Best Museum
- 2003: Critics Best Shout-Out to a Lost Austin Legend
- 2002: Critics Best Disneyfied Snapshot of Texas
- 2002: Readers Best New Building in the Past Five Years
- 2002: Critics Best Reason to Wear a Coonskin Cap
- 2001: Critics Best Example Of Texas Hubris
- 2001: Critics Best Place To Celebrate Being A Texan
- 2001: Readers Best New Building In The Past Five Years
- 2001: Readers Best Museum
