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The Contemporary Austin is excited to offer a variety of in-person Museum Experiences for K–12 audiences led by Education Staff at both our Laguna Gloria and Jones Center locations. As the school year has ended, our books are closed for the summer. We will begin reviewing and responding to requests starting August 1. In the meantime, you can preview our 2026-2027 offerings and prepare to submit the K–12 Education Museum Experience Request form.

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Before exploring Jones Center galleries, please check in at the Visitor's desk on the first floor, where you can also support us through a donation or gift shop purchase. Our K-12 tour experiences are currently free, but a $2 donation per participant is encouraged.

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LOOK, ASK, DISCUSS Guides for Exploring Artwork at Laguna Gloria - ENGLISH

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LOOK, ASK, DISCUSS Guides for Exploring Artwork at Laguna Gloria - ENGLISH

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Download this ZIP to educational guides for looking at, asking questions about, and discussing the sculptures featured at Laguna Gloria!

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Limited funding for the cost of bus transportation is available for Title 1 schools (Public and Charter*) that participate in educator-led K-12 Museum Visits and

Tours at The Contemporary Austin.

Please submit the form below immediately AFTER you have submitted the K-12 Museum Visit Request form (you should submit this form even if you have not yet received a response to your museum visit request).

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Please watch and share this video with your group to get them excited about their trip!

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Visiting an art museum with your family or classroom? Join in the fun as students from Austin's Lee Lewis Campbell Elementary Media and Performing Arts Institute visit The Contemporary Austin and share their best tips on how to look, explore, and learn!

Shot on location at The Contemporary Austin's Laguna Gloria sculpture park and the Jones Center on Congress Avenue downtown galleries. With special thanks to Revelator, Austin, TX, and Lee Lewis Campbell Media and Performing Arts Institute staff and students.

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Please review the Museum Experiences Guide before submitting your K-12 Visit Request to ensure you're inquiring about the appropriate experience. The guide provides important information about group size limits and other specifications to help you select the right option for your visit.

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Enhance your visit to The Contemporary Austin and engage with our exhibitions and programs from anywhere using our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.

Featuring exhibition guides, audio commentary, exclusive content, and additional resources, explore more ways to enjoy The Contemporary by downloading the app today!

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Current

Exhibition

Lubaina Himid (b. 1954, Zanzibar; lives and works in Preston, UK) is the recipient of the 2024 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize, which is envisioned as a transformative award for the artist and the community in Austin. Over a four decades-long career, Himid has explored and expanded the possibilities of painting and storytelling to depict contemporary everyday life and to fill in gaps within art history through the depiction and centering of Black figures and experience.

Exhibition

This exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of Fusebox. The brainchild of a group of young artist-friends living in Austin in 2005, Fusebox has evolved to become not only a cornerstone for the arts in Austin but also a major presenter of live and interdisciplinary art worldwide.   HOST: Fusebox presents a sampling of works by current and former Fusebox artists as an immersive gallery display.

Exhibition

Mariposa Relámpago is the artist's largest sculpture to date and is part of the artist's  Disease Throwers series-sculptures that incorporate natural materials, handmade objects, and items collected by the artist while retracing his migratory route to become shrines and healing instruments.

Exhibition

The Contemporary Austin will showcase a mural by artist Manik Raj Nakra on the Jones Center's downtown building on 7th and Congress.

Exhibition

The Contemporary Austin unveils a new outdoor installation by artist Jim Hodges for The Moody Rooftop at the Jones Center.

Museum Without Walls

The Contemporary Austin's Museum Without Walls program brings art beyond the walls of the museum and out into the community in new ways and in diverse venues.

Museum Without Walls

Upcoming

Exhibition

Nature Never Loses surveys six decades of the prescient, genre-defying work of artist Carl Cheng (b. 1942, San Francisco; lives and works in Santa Monica). Having studied both fine art and industrial design, Cheng first developed his art practice in Southern California in the 1960s, amid political unrest, an interdisciplinary art scene, a booming post-war aerospace industry, and rapid development of the landscape. His ever-evolving body of work, incorporating a variety of materials and media, engages with environmental change, the relevance of art institutions to their publics, and the role of technology in society-topics with urgent contemporary relevance.

Exhibition

Ten years ago, when Katarina Janečková Walshe moved from her hometown of Bratislava, Slovakia to Corpus Christi, Texas, she was prompted to examine how those aspects of experience manifest in American and Texan culture. In this installation, titled Mother Land, the artist extends her inquiry to contemplate the transformative potential that applying a mother's love and care universally might unleash.

Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria

Exhibition

The Contemporary Austin's Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria is named in honor of a founding grant by the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation. This contemporary art destination presents exhibitions and permanent outdoor art installations on a site of great natural beauty on Lake Austin.

Past

Exhibition

Exhibition

This Land is a group exhibition about landscape: how it records the social and environmental effects of colonialism and capitalism.

Exhibition

The Contemporary Austin's Fall 2022 exhibition IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY took its title from an iconic text by Jenny Holzer. In conjunction with the exhibition and in collaboration with the artist, the museum presents Holzer's text as a mural on the fascade of our downtown Austin building.

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Exhibitions Archive - The Contemporary Austin

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Current Exhibition Lubaina Himid (b. 1954, Zanzibar; lives and works in Preston, UK) is the recipient of the 2024 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize, which is envisioned as a transformative award for the artist and the community in Austin.

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Before exploring the Laguna Gloria grounds, please check in at the Visitor's Center in the Moody Pavilion, where you can also support us through a donation or gift shop purchase. Our K-12 tour experiences are currently free, but a $2 donation per participant is encouraged.

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A Social Narrative for a Guided Museum Experience at Laguna Gloria

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A Social Narrative for a Guided Museum Experience at Laguna Gloria

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A Social Narrative for a Guided Museum Experience at Laguna Gloria

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The Contemporary Austin Laguna Gloria Map_2025

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Please note that parking is no longer permitted along the stone wall on the North side of West 35th Street, between Mount Bonnell Road and the Westwood Country Club service driveway. The City of Austin is issuing tickets to cars and buses parked in this area. We encourage you to park in the areas marked with green dots on this map.

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Self-Guided Museum Visit Tips for Laguna Gloria_2025

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Laguna Gloria Self-Guided Museum Visit Tips

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Laguna Gloria Self-Guided Museum Visit Tips

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Self-Guided Museum Visit Tips for Jones Center_2025

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Jones Center Self-Guided Museum Visit Tips

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Jones Center Self-Guided Museum Visit Tips

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Request a tour at either of our locations!

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Request a tour at either of our locations!

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Thank you for your interest in a K-12 Museum Experience with The Contemporary Austin.

Please complete this form in its entirety.

Please note, this form is to REQUEST a K-12 Museum Experience and/or Tour. Submitting this form DOES NOT guarantee the requested date. The Education Coordinator will follow up with you based on the information provided to discuss availability and address your group's needs.

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Hello! Thank you for your interest in a K-12 Museum Experience with The Contemporary Austin. Please complete this form in its entirety. Please note, this form is to REQUEST a K-12 Museum Experience and/or Tour. Submitting this form DOES NOT guarantee the requested date. The Education Coordinator will follow up with you based on the information provided to discuss availability and address your group’s needs.

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Parking is available at paid street meters, as well as nearby commercial garages and lots. Two nearby options are: One American Center, 600 Congress Ave. (entrance off of 7th St. between Colorado and Congress); Omni Austin Hotel, Downtown Parking Garage, 700 San Jacinto Blvd. at 8th St. (entrance off Brazos and 8th St.). More info about downtown parking including a map of parking garages can be viewed here.

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During a guided K-12 Museum Experience, each Tour Educator carries a K-12 Access Kit and is prepared to provide materials at any point, based on the needs identified by the group's teachers and/or chaperones.

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K-12 Education: The Contemporary Austin Bus Fund

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K-12 Education: The Contemporary Austin Bus Fund

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Sol Garcia
Education Coordinator

sgarcia@thecontemporaryaustin.org

Alice Brandenburg
Education Programs Manager

abrandenburg@thecontemporaryaustin.org

Rolando Vela

Bilingual Learning Specialist

rvela@thecontemporaryaustin.org