McNay Art Museum San Antonio, Texas

Mailing Address

6000 North New Braunfels
San Antonio, TX 78209

Street Address

6000 North New Braunfels
San Antonio, TX 78209

Phone: 210-824-5368
Fax: 210-824-0218
Email:
Web: www.McNayArt.org

Related Links

www.mcnayart.org/index2.html

Museum Hours

Tuesday - Wednesday, Friday		10 AM - 4 PM
Thursday		10 AM - 9 PM
Saturday		10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday		12 PM - 5 PM
Monday		closed

Tours may be scheduled for any duration up to an hour and a half. The fee for an adult group of ten (10) or more is $5 per person, which includes admission to the museum. (For select exhibitions, an additional fee may be charged.) No other discounts for admission apply for adult groups. To confirm the adult tour visit and discounted rate, payment is requested in advance.

Admissions

Museum General Admission : $ 8 adults; $5 students, seniors, active military. Free admission to children under 12.
An additional admission charge applies during select special exhibitions, please visit www.mcnayart.org for current admission fees.
No charge for general museum admission on Thursdays from 4 to 9 pm and on the first Sunday of the month.

Description

Built by educator Marion Koogler McNay in the 1920s, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style home opened as the first museum of modern art in 1954. Mrs. McNay believed that the experience of great art should be available to everyone. Today more than 100,000 visitors a year become captivated by magnificent works of art by 20th-century luminaries including Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. A vital partner in arts education, the McNay annually serves as many as 45,000 adults, teachers, students and families with a variety of arts education programs and educational resources, including a fine arts reference library and interpretive information about art in the museum's collection and exhibitions.

History

Marion Koogler McNay (1883-1950) bequeathed her art collection, her residence, the surrounding twenty-three acres of lands, and a major portion of her estate to create the first museum of modern art in Texas. Following her wishes, the Mediterranean-style house museum opened to the public in 1954.

The museum has continued to follow the wishes of Mrs. McNay in promoting the advancement and enjoyment of modern art. Mrs. McNay s collection was strong in French Post-Impressionist painting, early 20th-century European art, modern American watercolors, and Southwest folk art. Since the initial bequest, the collections have strengthened primarily in the areas of 19th- and 20th-century prints and drawings, 20th-century American paintings, 19th- and 20th-century European and American sculpture, and theater arts.

Artifacts Collections

The museum houses over 7,000 works of art ranging from the medieval period to the present day. The McNay features one of the Southwest's strongest collections of prints and drawings, one of the nation's leading collections of theater arts, and a nationally important collection of modern European and American painting and sculpture.

Painting and sculpture: Approximately 350 paintings and 350 sculptures focus on 19th- and 20th-century American and European works including masters such as Alfred Sisley, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Auguste Rodin, Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Aristide Maillol, Edward Hopper, Georgia O Keeffe, John Marin, Robert Rauschenberg, and Louise Nevelson.

Works on Paper: The collection holds approximately 3,000 prints and 1,000 drawings. Highlights of the collection include works by Mary Cassatt, Marc Chagall, Paul Gauguin, Francisco Goya, Winslow Homer, Jasper Johns, Pablo Picasso, Georges Rouault, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Tobin Collection of Theater Arts: The collection comprises 2,000 works and documents the history and evolution of scenery and costume design with a strong concentration on opera and ballet. Rare books include illustrated Festival Books from the Renaissance to Baroque period. Other items include American and European original sketches for stage sets from the 17th century through the 20th century.

Other collections include the Oppenheimer Collection of medieval and early Renaissance art and Mrs. McNay s collection of santos and American Indian art.

Research Collections

The museum houses archives on the history of the institution; they are available on application.

Library

The museum has a non-circulating library of 30,000 volumes on applied art and art history. The library is open to the public, and appointments are not necessary. Library hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The library also houses videotapes, microfilm, vertical files, and periodicals.

Print Study Room: The McNay's prints and drawings collection may be consulted in the Print Study Room by appointment only.

Tobin Library: The theater arts rare book collection is also accessible to scholars by appointment only.

Access: General Public
Appointment required: False

Services

Publications

The McNay publishes a quarterly newsletter, a calendar of events, exhibition catalogues, brochures, posters, and a biennial report. Publications on its permanent collections include Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute: Selective Catalogue, Trinity University Press, 1980 and Masterworks from the Tobin Collection of Theater Arts, 1994.

Programs

Art history mini-courses,Coates Print Studio, printmaking cooperative Concerts,Docent program,Elderhostel through University of Texas at Austin Gallery tours,Interpretive information on exhibitions and collection Lectures and gallery talks with exhibitions,Unpaid college internships Lecture-luncheon series,Workshops for children, adults, families, and teachers

The McNay's education programs center on its collection and exhibitions. The training program for docents in extensive, and occasionally docents from area museums are invited to participate in sessions or workshops on approaches to gallery teaching. The McNay docents will host the National Docent Symposium in the year 2001 and will work with area museums to coordinate this effort. Some printed materials from the docent program are available upon request.

Printmakers in the Coates Print Studio are willing to conduct printmaking demonstrations or workshops for a fee that supports maintenance of the studio. The McNay education staff cooperates with other San Antonio museums in efforts to promote the integration of the visual arts in classroom curriculum.

·	Visitors should call the McNay at 210-824-5368for a current list of exhibitions or email education@mcnayart.org to request an education calendar of events.

Staff


Museum Type

Art
Culture
History
Library

Governance

Type: 501 (c) (3); private



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