The West is Huge Open at The Briscoe and Prepared for Spring Break Enjoyable
From Buffalo Troopers to Free Admission and Grownup Spring Break Enjoyable, the Briscoe Invitations the Group In:
Go WILD on Wednesday! Free Admission and Wildlife Enjoyable March 11
Museum Open Each Day March 5-16
Historical past, artwork and hands-on enjoyable come to life on the River Stroll on the Briscoe Western Artwork Museum, the place households, guests and locals can take pleasure in prolonged entry, free admission, hands-on actions and particular packages celebrating the artwork, historical past and tradition of the American West this season.
Usually closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the Briscoe will likely be open daily from March 5–16, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., together with prolonged hours till 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, giving everybody extra alternatives to go west throughout spring break. Positioned within the coronary heart of the River Stroll, the museum is a perfect cease for households exploring downtown and guests having fun with St. Patrick’s Day festivities March 14–15. And get WILD on Wild West Wildlife Wednesday, March 11, because the Briscoe provides free admission and celebrates the wild facet of the West with free actions and enjoyable.
Mark your calendar and expertise the West at these particular packages:
Black Historical past Month Program: Buffalo Troopers in Texas
Saturday, Feb. 28 | 2–4 p.m. | Drop-In Program | Included with Museum Admission
Have fun Black Historical past Month on the Briscoe with members of the Bexar County Buffalo Troopers. Following the Civil Conflict, the U.S. Congress established the primary peacetime, all-Black regiments within the U.S. Military in 1866. These troopers served all through the American West and have become among the most elite and extremely adorned models in U.S. navy historical past. Members of the Bexar County Buffalo Troopers will share the historical past of Buffalo Troopers in Texas and host an interactive artifact desk for guests to discover. This come-and-go program is appropriate for all ages.
Locals Day on the Briscoe
Sunday, March 1 | Free Admission for San Antonio and Bexar County Residents
Bexar County and San Antonio residents are invited to take pleasure in Locals Day on the Briscoe on Sunday, March 1, with free museum admission supplied all through the day. Locals Day is a welcoming alternative for households and neighbors to discover the Briscoe’s galleries, sculpture backyard and particular exhibitions, together with the San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo’s Pupil Western Artwork Competitors Exhibition. That includes works from the 2026 San Antonio Inventory Present & Rodeo’s Western Artwork Competitors, the pop-up exhibition showcases one of the best work from the annual contest that features 183 South Texas college districts or these attending non-public college or homeschooling throughout 54 counties.
Households also can participate in a self-guided scavenger hunt that encourages younger guests to discover the museum whereas discovering key themes of Western artwork. The day additionally options Full STEAM Forward, a hands-on household program inviting individuals to view chosen works from the Briscoe’s assortment and give attention to work that includes clouds. After exploring the galleries, households will create their very own 3D cloud paintings to take house. This interactive program is 1 – 3 p.m. and is designed for all ages.
Wild West Wildlife Wednesday: Free, All-Day Wildlife Enjoyable
March 11 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Free Admission
The spotlight of the spring season is Wild West Wildlife Wednesday, a one-day, free admission celebration devoted to the wildlife of the West. Whereas ice and chilly put the freeze on the Briscoe’s Wild West Wildlife Pageant in January, Wild Wednesday invitations households and guests to discover conservation, creativity and the pure world throughout spring break.
Get pleasure from free museum admission and free actions together with studying about animal tracks and pollinator crops with Mitchell Lake Audubon Heart, matching animals to their tracks when you create a take-home print and plant a nectar plant to assist pollinators. Then trip a butterfly on the River Stroll with the Bike Zoo’s fantastically adorned bikes earlier than you get batty with Bat Conservation Worldwide. Find out about bats, their function as pollinators and the way they assist shield crops and ecosystems throughout the West, then create cactus handprint artwork and revel in turtle weaving, with provides included. Free, on-line pre-registration is beneficial, although everyone seems to be welcome to drop in and get WILD whereas they take pleasure in a day on the River Stroll.
Spring Break Roundup: Fingers-On Enjoyable for All Ages
March 9–13 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Included with Museum Admission
Households are invited to lasso some inventive enjoyable throughout the Briscoe’s annual Spring Break Roundup. Quite a lot of crafts and provides will likely be accessible with day by day, drop-in actions impressed by the 4 pillars of Western artwork – wildlife and the land, native folks of the Americas, Tejanos and Spanish heritage, cowboys and the American frontier – all themes on show on the Briscoe. Cease in and revel in weaving, mosaics, pinata-making, tin foil artwork and extra, together with STEAM (science, expertise, engineering, artwork and arithmetic) actions. Households can select and create one – or all! – of the crafts utilizing the free provides offered:
Monday, Mar. 9: Native Folks of the Americas Crafts
Tuesday, Mar. 10: Cowboy and Vaqueros Crafts
Wednesday, Mar. 11: Wildlife and the Land Crafts throughout Wild West Wildlife Wednesday
Thursday, Mar. 12: Tejanos and Spanish Heritage Crafts
Friday, Mar. 13: Full STEAM Forward, that includes arts and crafts that tie into the pillars and spotlight Science, Expertise, Schooling, Artwork and Arithmetic (STEAM)
Spring Break Roundup actions are included with museum admission, with no extra cost for provides and no reservations required. Kids have to be accompanied by a caregiver. Kids 12 and beneath all the time obtain free admission and energetic responsibility navy members all the time obtain free admission to the Briscoe, making it a beautiful vacation spot for household enjoyable. Caregivers should accompany collaborating kids for every exercise.
Briscoe Highlights Tour
Thursday, March 12 | 2 p.m. | Included with Museum Admission
Uncover the tales behind among the museum’s most compelling works throughout the Briscoe Highlights Tour. This guided, 45-minute expertise takes guests by choose galleries, providing perception into important items from the Briscoe’s assortment and particular exhibitions. From iconic Western imagery to thought-provoking modern works, the Highlights Tour provides a deeper take a look at the artwork, historical past and tradition that outline the American West.
Adults-Solely Portray Evening: Spring Break on the Briscoe
Thursday, March 19 | 5:30 – 8 p.m. | 21+ Adults, $20 for Members, $35 for Nonmembers
Relax and let the enjoyable of spring break maintain going with energetic and charismatic worldwide artist DiZurita. Primarily based in San Antonio, DiZurita tells tales by her artwork, an eternal transformation of life experiences. Get pleasure from a soothing night sipping margaritas whereas portray Texas wildflowers. Create an acrylic portray on an 11 x 14 canvas in a hands-on session as DiZurita guides friends in portray their very own wildflower murals. Registration for this adults-only 21+ occasion is per particular person and contains museum admission, drinks, gentle bites and all provides. Class measurement is proscribed and advance registration is required, so register at this time to safe your spot.
Extra to See and Do on the Briscoe
An oasis of Western magnificence on the River Stroll, the Briscoe’s McNutt Sculpture Backyard and museum grounds characteristic 35 sculptures portraying varied elements of Western life. Contained in the museum’s superbly restored historic house inside the previous San Antonio Public Library constructing. The Briscoe’s assortment spans 14 galleries, with particular exhibitions, occasions and the Hendler Household Museum Retailer, offering artwork, tradition, historical past and leisure.
Throughout Spring Break, the Briscoe will likely be open seven days per week, March 5-16, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., with prolonged hours till 8 p.m. on Thursday evenings. Admission is all the time free for youngsters 12 and beneath and for active-duty navy members. Discounted admission is offered for navy households and retired service members. The Briscoe is positioned on the south finish of the River Stroll, close to the Arneson River Theatre and La Villita. Museum hours, close by parking and admission particulars can be found on-line.
