Get pleasure from Free Cowboy Christmas with Cowboy Santa, Arts & Crafts and “Going to Texas” Exhibition Dec. seventh
Kick Off the Vacation Cowboy Fashion on the Briscoe
Households are invited to saddle up for the season on the Briscoe Western Artwork Museum’s annual Cowboy Christmas, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7. Cowboy Santa can be available 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., absolutely decked out in his Western greatest, prepared without cost photographs and vacation needs from younger cowboys, cowgirls, vaqueros and vaqueras. With hands-on vacation crafts and loads of Western-themed enjoyable, Cowboy Christmas turns the Briscoe right into a festive vacation cease alongside the River Stroll. Friends are inspired to register on-line upfront for Cowboy Christmas to assist the museum plan for crafts, provides and Cowboy Santa visits.
This 12 months’s celebration as soon as once more falls on the Briscoe’s month-to-month Locals Day, which means all Bexar County and San Antonio residents obtain free normal admission to take pleasure in Cowboy Christmas and discover the museum’s galleries. Kids 12 and beneath all the time obtain free admission, as do lively responsibility army members, making the Briscoe a terrific vacation vacation spot for households. For guests from outdoors the realm, Cowboy Christmas enjoyable is included with common museum admission.
Free Admission for Furloughed Federal Staff Prolonged by Dec. 7
By way of Sunday, Dec. 7, the Briscoe is providing free normal admission to furloughed federal workers impacted by the shutdown and one visitor. Federal workers could current a legitimate federal authorities photograph ID to obtain complimentary admission, which incorporates entry to Cowboy Christmas and all present exhibitions. The museum’s prolonged provide is designed to offer federal workers and their households an opportunity to chill out, reconnect and benefit from the artwork and tales of the American West collectively throughout the vacation season.
By way of the Museums for All program, people and households who obtain SNAP or WIC advantages take pleasure in free museum admission by presenting a legitimate program/EBT card. Museums For All ensures that earnings isn’t a barrier to having fun with the Briscoe, making common museum visits inexpensive and accessible for all.
“Free admission isn’t nearly opening our doorways, it’s about opening prospects,” stated Liz Jackson, President and CEO of the Briscoe Western Artwork Museum. “When households can go to and luxuriate in museums with out worrying about the associated fee, they will keep a little bit longer, ask extra questions and are available again extra usually. That’s the place the actual magic occurs — when artwork, historical past and time collectively change into a part of on a regular basis life, not simply a special day.”
Go to “Going to Texas: 5 Centuries of Texas Maps”
Everybody attending Cowboy Christmas can step into Going to Texas: 5 Centuries of Texas Maps, the Briscoe’s landmark exhibition tracing how Texas has been imagined, mapped and claimed over greater than 500 years. That includes uncommon and unique maps from the famend Yana and Marty Davis Map Assortment on the Museum of the Large Bend at Sul Ross State College in Alpine, Texas, paired with artworks and artifacts from the Briscoe’s assortment and personal loans, the exhibition exhibits how Texas took form on paper lengthy earlier than it grew to become the place we all know in the present day. From early impressions of the Gulf Coast to Republic-era maps and Twentieth-century sheets charting highways and boomtowns, Going to Texas brings Texas historical past to life for all ages.
On Sunday, Dec. 14, the Briscoe welcomes Eliane and Jon Dotson of Previous World Auctions for a fascinating dialog on cartographic historical past impressed by Going to Texas. As principals of Previous World Auctions – an internationally revered agency specializing in vintage maps, atlases and journey ephemera – the Dotsons convey deep experience in mapmaking, provenance and the artwork market, illuminating how maps formed perceptions of Texas and the American West. From early European impressions to statehood-era surveys and twentieth-century sheets, they’ll hint the tales behind the traces, legends and collectors who preserved them. This system is free with registration – reserve your spot to safe seating.
Vacation Crafts, Cowboy Santa and Western Presents
Throughout Cowboy Christmas, households can take pleasure in drop-in crafts that spotlight Western themes and traditions, creating keepsakes to take house. A Cowboy Christmas scavenger hunt leads visitors by the museum and sculpture backyard, encouraging everybody to find new favourite works of Western artwork. Guests who full the scavenger hunt obtain a ten% low cost on the Hendler Household Museum Retailer, the place customers will discover Western-inspired vacation décor, jewellery, books, toys and items that go far past what’s accessible at typical retailers.
Museums for All, Locals Day and Extra Methods to Go to for Free
The Briscoe affords a number of methods households can expertise the museum for gratis:
Locals Day: On the primary Sunday of each month, Bexar County and San Antonio residents obtain free normal admission with proof of residence—Cowboy Christmas on Dec. 7 is a part of Locals Day.
Museums For All: By way of the Museums for All program, people and households who obtain SNAP or WIC advantages (and MAP the place relevant) take pleasure in free normal admission by presenting a legitimate program/EBT card at admissions.
Financial institution of America Museums on Us: On the primary full weekend of every month, Financial institution of America, Merrill Lynch and U.S. Belief cardholders obtain one free admission by presenting an eligible card and photograph ID.
Navy and children: Kids 12 and beneath are all the time free, as are lively responsibility members of the army. Energetic responsibility army households obtain half-price admission when accompanied by their service member and retired and former members of the army obtain discounted admission year-round.
Taken collectively, these packages make the Briscoe a simple, budget-friendly outing for households wanting so as to add a little bit Western journey to their holidays.
Can’t take pleasure in Cowboy Christmas? The museum is open Thursday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday by Monday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and closed to the general public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Briscoe is situated on the south finish of the River Stroll, close to the Arneson River Theatre and La Villita, with handy parking on the Riverbend Storage instantly adjoining to the museum or certainly one of many downtown floor tons. Museum hours, parking and admission particulars can be found on-line.
