Free museums and galleries for UT Austin students

Six ways to spend an hour between classes

Check the venue’s hours, current exhibition and campus address. Some galleries close between installations or during university breaks.

• Blanton Museum of ArtStart here for paintings, sculpture and rotating exhibitions on the south side of campus. UT lists free student admission. Bring your current ID and check the museum’s visiting hours.
• Harry Ransom CenterChoose the Ransom Center for literary archives, photography and rotating shows near 21st and Guadalupe. Gallery admission is free. The reading room has a separate registration process.
• Texas Science & Natural History MuseumGo for Texas fossils and natural history in the Texas Memorial Museum building on Trinity Street. The museum lists free admission with a current UT Austin ID.
• LBJ Presidential LibraryGo to 2313 Red River Street for presidential history exhibits. The library lists free daily admission for UT students with valid ID and says they do not need to reserve.
• Visual Arts CenterTry the Art Building north of the stadium for contemporary art. The gallery is free and open to the public. Check the exhibition calendar before walking over.
• Art Galleries at Black StudiesPick the Christian-Green Gallery in Jester Center or the Idea Lab in the Gordon-White Building. Both list free admission, with separate weekly hours.

Check hours before inviting a friend

Confirm whether your guest needs a ticket. The public galleries on this list have a different admission rule from the museums that give UT students free entry with ID.