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Return to Pandora with AVATAR: Special Edition in the IMAX Theatre AVATAR: Special Edition: An IMAX 3D Experience comes back to the big screen for a limited time this October. Experience this groundbreaking epic as it was meant to be seen -- in 3D and on the biggest screen in Texas. Get tickets and showtimes...
Spooktacular! Featuring a Performance by Blue Lapis Light
On Friday, October 29, from 6-9 p.m., bring the whole family out for the third annual FREE Spooktacular! Halloween event. Participate in spooky tours of the Museum exhibits, face painting, a costume contest, and more! Meet author Jeanine Plumer and witness a new dance piece, "Limitless," by Blue Lapis Light, Austin's renowned aerial dance company. Learn more…
NEW Special Exhibition Tango Alpha Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration
Tango Alpha Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration, the Museum's newest special exhibition, features large scale models of aircraft, interactive video simulators, and over 120 fascinating objects— from flight suits to an experimental engine. Celebrate 100 years of record-setting achievements, gravity-defying feats, and the soaring human spirit that drives our state's aviation history. Find out more…
UT Students and Faculty: Need Weekday Parking?
The Museum now offers options for close and convenient parking in our garage. Learn more...
Now Showing in the IMAX Theatre
Here are the films you can catch at the IMAX Theatre: AVATAR: Special Edition; Legends of Flight 3D; Hubble 3D; Arabia 3D; Alps 3D; and Texas: The Big Picture.
New in the Museum's Main Exhibits
Did you know that more than a dozen new additions have been installed just in the past few weeks? As a non-collecting institution, the Museum is constantly borrowing different rare artifacts to tell The Story of Texas. Read about the latest additions...
This Day in Texas History
The first campaign debate between vice presidential candidates was televised October 15, 1976, from Alley Theater in Houston. Walter F. Mondale debated Robert J. Dole. Learn more about Texas history in the month of October...