February might be a Celebration of Love, Legacy and the Rodeo at this River Stroll Museum
This February, lasso love, legacy and the rodeo on the Briscoe with The Artwork of the Rodeo: Scholar Western Artwork Competitors Exhibition, Harlem on the Prairie Movie Screening, Dia del Amor y Amistad – Interactive Portray with Gio and far more together with prolonged hours and programming. In case your coronary heart is the scale of Texas, then why not fill it with vibrant scenes, themes, and happenings as vibrant and distinctive because the WEST itself!
The Briscoe Western Artwork Museum invitations you to immerse your self in a month crammed with inspiring occasions, inventive workshops and celebrations of tradition and historical past. From honoring Black Historical past Month to embracing Mexican Valentine’s Day traditions and tipping its hat to the San Antonio Inventory Present and Rodeo this museum has one thing for everybody.
The Artwork of the Rodeo: Scholar Western Artwork Competitors Exhibition
Able to rodeo, San Antonio? The San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo’s Scholar Western Artwork Competitors Exhibition fills the Briscoe’s Clingman Schooling Gallery and is included with normal admission. That includes the 13 profitable entries within the 2025 San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo’s Western Artwork Competitors in addition to 12 entries chosen for exhibition, the works on show characterize one of the best in present from the annual contest that features 183 South Texas college districts or these attending personal college or homeschooling throughout 54 counties. As soon as the rodeo kicks off on Feb. 6, the 13 profitable entries might be displayed on the rodeo grounds whereas the museum selection alternatives will stay on show on the Briscoe by Feb. 23.
And don’t miss the Briscoe on the rodeo! Search for the Briscoe’s beloved large inflatable bison visiting the San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo grounds, snap a selfie and lasso an admission particular: Scan the QR code within the Briscoe’s show to obtain 50% off museum admission. The supply is nice by Feb. 23 and the tickets can be utilized any time earlier than Sept. 30.
Particular Movie Screening and Presentation: “Harlem on the Prairie”:
Feb. 9, 2025, 2 – 4 p.m., included with museum admission
Have fun Black Historical past Month on the Briscoe with a particular screening of 1937’s “Harlem on the Prairie,” a movie thought-about to be the primary “All-Black” Western musical. Created by and starring Herb Jeffries, the movie showcases Black actors, providing characters that younger Black youngsters may look as much as. It was the primary in a sequence of 4 Western movies Jeffries produced starring an all-Black forged and has been restored due to the Academy Museum of Movement Footage. Ronald Davis, the Witte Museum’s Curator of American Historical past, will share extra in regards to the historical past of Black cowboys earlier than the screening. Included with museum admission.
Día del Amor y la Amistad: Portray with Gio on the Briscoe
Feb. 13, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., $35, $20 for museum members
Have fun Valentine’s Day and Día del Amor y la Amistad on the Briscoe with a night of creativity and connection! Be part of San Antonio-based worldwide artist Gio DiZurita to create a heartfelt portray impressed by love and friendship, as celebrated in Mexico. Primarily based in San Antonio, DiZurita tells tales by her artwork, an eternal transformation of life experiences. This inclusive occasion honors the bonds we share with household and pals – and the love of the West! You’ll create an acrylic portray on an 11 x 14 canvas in a hands-on session with Gio as she guides company by a take-home murals. Registration for this 21+ occasion is per particular person and contains all provides, in addition to beer, wine and lightweight snacks, making it an ideal method so as to add artwork and enjoyable to your Valentine’s celebrations. Class dimension is proscribed. Register as we speak to safe your spot!
Prolonged Hours & Programming Make It Straightforward to Head West
The Briscoe is dedicated to partaking the group with a wide range of family-friendly and academic applications for all ages – all included in museum admission. The museum presents prolonged hours on Thursday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday – Monday. Youngsters 12 and beneath at all times obtain free admission on the Briscoe, making these applications reasonably priced household enjoyable:
Highlights Tour – Take pleasure in a guided tour by the museum’s galleries by these 45-minute excursions every Thursday at 2 p.m., with stops at among the most important and putting items within the Briscoe’s assortment. With regularly rotating artworks on show, this tour is good for each first-time guests and long-term pals of the museum.
Locals Day – Come say howdy and discover the West totally free as a San Antonio native. San Antonio and Bexar County residents take pleasure in free admission on the primary Sunday of every month. Upcoming dates: Feb. 2, Mar. 2 and Apr. 6.
Full STEAM Forward – Dive into this month-to-month hands-on exercise on the primary Sunday of every month with youngsters and households combining science, know-how, engineering, artwork and math with Western themes. These household applications are nice for all ages. Upcoming dates:
Sunday, Feb. 2: Tales in Cloth Learn the way completely different cultures used material to inform their tales! After listening to a brief presentation, households will be capable of create a quilt sq. to share their story.
Sunday, Mar. 2: Making Rain Dive into the water cycle, studying how clouds kind, then create a science experiment displaying how the water will get heavier and gravity makes it rain.
Scout the Briscoe – Hunt and luxuriate in a enjoyable interactive option to see extra of the Briscoe’s assortment in an academic scavenger hunt on the primary Sunday of every month. Finishing the hunt is a household affair and also you’ll be taught enjoyable details about works all through the museum. Upcoming dates: Feb. 2, Mar. 2, Apr. 6.
Storytime Stampede – Take pleasure in a storytelling session designed for younger youngsters and households on the third Saturday of every month, 10:30 a.m. Sing songs, interact in motion actions and create paintings collectively as you be taught in regards to the West. Even higher: Adults bringing youngsters to Storytime Stampede obtain half-off normal museum admission. Upcoming dates: Feb. 15, Mar. 15.
Saturday, Feb. 15: “Spherical Is a Tortilla,” by Roseanne Thong. On this energetic image e-book, youngsters uncover shapes throughout them. Form by form, this playful idea e-book reinforces the shapes present in each baby’s day.
Step Into the Tales of the West on the Briscoe
An oasis of Western magnificence simply off the River Stroll, the Briscoe’s McNutt Sculpture Backyard and the museum grounds characteristic 35 sculptures portraying varied points of Western life. The museum’s superbly restored historic house inside the previous San Antonio Public Library constructing, contains 14 galleries, with particular exhibitions, occasions and the Hendler Household Museum Retailer, offering artwork, tradition, historical past and leisure. Museum hours, parking and admission particulars can be found on-line.
