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Part of the Texas State History Museum Is Closing for Renovation
Time for the Bob Bullock's ship to come in
"...A portion of the Bullock Texas State History Museum's first floor of permanent exhibitions..."

Feb. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luv Doc Recommends: Texas State Arts Festival
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Saturday, March 1, 2008
"...removal from the arts entirely. Similarly, art made in Texas isn’t necessarily automatically relegated to a starving artist sale..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

TEXAS STATE ARTS FESTIVAL
"...Texas Independence Day Weekend Saturday and Sunday, March 1 -..."

Feb. 19, 2008 Events Post

Luv Doc Recommends: 'Texas High School Football: More Than the Game'
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Saturday, August 6, 2011
"...… they're mostly right. Nonetheless, we live in a state and a nation that either cherishes these traits or..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Freedom Network's 15th Anniversary Celebration
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Thursday, October 7, 2010
"...there are sensible, hardworking people like the folks at Texas Freedom Network who make it their daily mission to..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Bullock Museum Cancels "Forget the Alamo" Program Under Pressure
Right-wing outrage scuttles writers' virtual event (for now)
"...In an ironic move, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum today (July 1), with three..."

July 1, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

The Texas Whiskey Festival Is This Saturday
Inaugural event fills the Texas State History Museum with good spirits
"...These days, you don’t have to go outside Texas to get great whiskey. And this Saturday, you don’t..."

March 27, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

They're History
The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.
"...halfway up the front face of the new Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum at the corner of Martin..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Music Roadtrip
Bob Bullock Museum maps the Lone Star State's musical byways
"...budgets. Solution? Stay home and hit the road. The Texas Music Roadtrip, that is. All it costs is getting..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Who's Texas?
The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers
"...Pete Gallego, the influential state rep from Alpine, recalled in a committee meeting earlier..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Bullock Museum Scores Video Game Exhibit
"Pong to Pokémon" traces gaming's Texas ties and rapid evolution
"...When you go to the Bullock Texas State History Museum, you usually expect to encounter..."

July 28, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Bullock Museum Commemorates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Texas
“Sister Suffragist” tackles the timeline of women’s rights
"...On the second floor of the state history galleries, guarded by the zinc and iron sword..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Post by Savana Dunning

How to Celebrate Austin Museum Day 2020
In person and virtual events abound on the city' annual free museum day
"...Here comes the 23rd annual Austin Museum Day, citizen, that free celebration of art, culture, history,..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Arts Post

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips
Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing
"...Texas has more cause to than most places. Native son..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bullock Premieres Laser Projector
Classic films help showcase the theatre's new tech
"...like that, and you just didn’t know it? The Bullock Texas State History Museum is preparing to unveil new..."

Sept. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

Separating Fact From Fiction in the Texas Rangers’ Bloody History
Traveling exhibit reexamines border killings
"...Two hundred years after the founding of the Texas Rangers, educational nonprofit Refusing to Forget has shed light..."

Feb. 2, 2023 News Post by Joelle DiPaolo

The Bullock in the Museum Shop
Supporters say the Bullock History Museum has acted as a catalyst for smaller local museums.
"...The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum isn't the only museum in..."

Feb. 21, 2003 News Feature

Essential History Museums and Cultural Spaces
Fun for everyone from history buffs to kids who like hands-on science
"...Home to a presidential library, history museums and historic homes, a state-of-the-art children's museum, and..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

'When Austin Got Weird' Party at the Bullock
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum celebrated the opening of 'When Austin Got Weird' poster show last Friday, July 11
"...The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum celebrated the opening of 'When..."

July 15, 2014 Photo Gallery

La Belle: The Ship That Changed History
"...This Saturday, October 25, the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum opens "La Belle: The Ship That..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Photo Gallery

Alejandro Cabrera’s Lone Star Wars State of Mind
New doc In the Lone Star Wars State on the Texas fandom
"...Lucas' era-defining sci-fi epic, In the Lone Star Wars State, which screens at the Bullock Texas State History Museum..."

April 29, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Adventures for Museum Day
Porcupines, portraits, and plenty more to rekindle your love of learning
"...There's no bad day to go to a museum, but no better day than Austin Museum Day (Sept...."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Texas, Art Texas
When it comes to Lone Star art, Rebecca Cohen wrote the book (finally!)
"...gutters, write a comprehensive guide to all the art museums and galleries in Texas. Now, that last need might..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Aural History
Hannibal Lokumbe and his trumpet stand at the crossroads of jazz, blues, and Jimi Hendrix
"...he baptized my mother. Anywhere in that area my history is 100 years old. That's why I came back."..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

It's Bullock Time -- and I Don't Mean Sandra
Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...
"...movies and the original nasty-faced statue from atop the state Capitol still isn't enough to get you to visit,..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Texas Medal of Arts Awards
The Texas Cultural Trust honors its fifth group of notable Texans in the arts
"...Or all four? They're all recipients of this year's Texas Medal of Arts Awards, being presented in Austin on..."

April 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Medal of Arts Awards: The stars at night are big and bright ...
Stars fall on Austin April 3 as the Texas Cultural Trust Council hands out its annual Texas Medal of Arts Awards to some of the Lone Star State's greatest cultural heroes
"...see a ton of stars in the Lone Star State and not just by looking up at the night..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Things to Do Downtown During the Texas Tribune Festival
Take a break with these hot spots within walking distance of the Capitol
"...Here for the Texas Tribune Festival and need respite from politics? Downtown Austin..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Bullock Museum Screens Bonnie and Clyde
Texas Focus series spotlights seminal Sixties film
"...newness of the film’s violence has, however, been wildly overstated. Read about it now and you’d think that prior..."

April 19, 2017 Screens Post by Dougie Gerrard

A Triple Roller Derby Double Header
Roller Derby makes history at the Bob Bullock, plus upcoming bouts
"...claim to inventing an entire sport. But as the Texas Rollergirls bout tonight, the Bullock Texas State History Museum..."

April 11, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

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