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MEDIA CONTACT: Brady Dyer (512) 232-5171, brady.dyer@blantonmuseum.org
Kate Borsheim (512) 496-1732, kathryn.borsheim@bba06.mccombs.utexas.edu
BLANTON MUSEUM TO COLLABORATE WITH SEVERAL
ORGANIZATIONS TO CELEBRATETURNER TO MONET
Austin, TX—On October 2, 2010, the Blanton
Museum of Art opens the exhibition, Turner to
Monet: Masterpieces from The Walters Art Museum.
This exhibition features works by Eugene
Delacroix, J.A.D. Ingres, Edgar Degas, Edouard
Manet, Claude Monet, J.M.W. Turner and Asher
B. Durand, among others, illustrating the striking
range of styles, techniques, and approaches
practiced during this era of artistic revolution. In
celebration of this exhibition, we have created
several public programs, and have partnered with
the organizations below to bring you special
discounts and incentives.
Claude Monet, Springtime, 1872
oil on canvas, Walters Art Museum
COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS:
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
Special travel package includes museum passes and incentives from the AT&T Conference Center,
the Doubletree, the Radisson and the Mansion at Judges Hill.
www.austintexas.org
Austin Tidbits
Visit Austin Tidbits for special Turner to Monet contests and giveaways!
www.austin.gotidbits.com
Bess Bistro
Enjoy free valet parking and a chef appetizer.
www.bessbistro.com
Café 1886
Enjoy a free appetizer or dessert with purchase of entrée.
www.1886cafeandbakery.com
The Driskill Grill
$45 three-course meal with wine pairings. (See website for restrictions and details)
www.driskillgrill.com
East Side Showroom
Receive a complimentary Sazerac cocktail with purchase of food.
www.eastsideshowroom.com
House Wine
Receive half off any glass of French wine.
www.housewineaustin.com
Justine’s
Join the after party hosted by Justine’s, with special Turner to Monet drinks, following The Blanton’s
October 1, 2010 B scene event!
www.justines1937.com
KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM
Listen to Adventures in Sound and Idea Lounge for your chance to win tickets to Turner to Monet!
www.koop.org
Paramount Theatre
Enjoy free parking, two complimentary drinks per ticket, and no service charge for tickets purchased
for John Lithgow, Ed Asner as FDR, or Garrison Keillor.
(512) 692- 0532 www.austintheatre.org
Texas Performing Arts
Blanton patrons receive 15% off Texas Performing Arts tickets during the run of the Turner to Monet
exhibition, October 2, 2010 – January 2, 2011. Performances include The Academy of St. Martin in
the Fields with Jonathan Biss, Luciana Souza Trio, MOMIX: Botanica, Ornette Coleman Quartet,
Michael Pollan, and more.
www.texasperformingarts.org
PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE BLANTON:
B scene: Opening Night!
Friday, October 1, 2010, 6 – 10:30PM
Join us for the opening of Turner to Monet. Enjoy live music, tours, light snacks, a cash bar including
a special drink created by Justine’s, and much more! Cost: $5 members, $12 non-members. Media
sponsor: Austin Tidbits
Special Lecture: William and Henry Walters: The Men Behind the Museum
Saturday, October 2, 2010 | 2PM
Join us for an exclusive lecture by William Johnston, Senior Curator at the Walters Art Museum and
author of William and Henry Walters: The Reticent Collectors. Johnston offers an intimate view of the
father and son team that built the incredible Walters Art Museum collection. FREE
UT Faculty Ensemble: Pictures in Sound
Sunday, October 3, 2PM
Journey into the world of nineteenth-century musicians with a
presentation of Romantic chamber music and virtuoso solo
works by the greatest composers of that century. Included with
museum admission.
Blanton Perspectives
Thursday, October 7, 12:30PM
Curator Cheryl Snay on Turner to Monet.
Public Story Time Tours for Families: Discover the People and
Places of Nineteenth-Century Europe
October 9 & October 16, 1PM
Discover the basics of art and the magic of children’s literature
by examining well-loved stories in relationship to artwork from
the Blanton’s collection and Turner to Monet.
Edouard Manet, At the Café,
1879, oil on canvas
The Walters Art Museum
Collecting in the Gilded Age
Special Course Lead by Cheryl Snay, Associate Curator of
European Art
Sundays October 17, 24, and 31, 2 – 4PM
Don’t miss a special mini-course offered by Blanton curator Cheryl Snay. In three classes held over
three consecutive weeks, Dr. Snay will examine the collecting practices of William and Henry
Walters and their contemporaries including Henry Clay Frick, Henry Osbourne and Louisine
Havemeyer, William Corcoran and Isabelle Stuart Gardner, philanthropists whose collections would
later reside in some of the finest art institutions in the United States. Cost: $75 for members / $100
general public. For more information or to register: 512-417-9207 or
publicintern@blantonmuseum.org
Special Workshop
Thursday, December 16, 7PM
Art making workshop inspired by Turner to Monet, 19th Century Re-shuffled, and the academic
tradition taught by Austin-based artist collective Okay Mountain.
Turner to Monet Family Days
December 28 & 29, 11AM – 4PM
On Tuesday enter the world of the artist and see how artists of the late nineteenth century lived,
worked, and made art. Create your own art, play art challenge games, and visit interactive gallery
stations. Come back on Wednesday to meet the characters inside of the artworks, make your own art,
and take a theatrical tour. Included with museum admission.
Public Tours
In addition to the programs listed above, the Blanton Museum of Art will host a public tour of
Turner to Monet every Sunday at 3PM for the duration of the exhibition.
Thursdays are always free at The Blanton. Please check out the calendar on our website
www.blantonmuseum.org for more information.
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ABOUT THE BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
The Blanton’s collection comprises over 17,000 works of art in a variety of mediums, with particular
depth in Western European art from the fourteenth through twentieth centuries and modern and
contemporary art of the Americas.
The museum enriches and transforms the lives of learners of all ages by providing inspiring and
relevant experiences with original works of art. Through the collecting of art, preserving it in optimal
conditions, and creatively displaying and interpreting these objects, The Blanton serves as an
intellectual and social portal connecting the university and the rest of the world through visual art
and culture.
Located at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Congress Avenue in downtown
Austin, the museum is open Tuesday – Friday from 10-5, Saturday from 11-5, and Sunday from 1-5.
Thursday is free admission day and the museum is open until 9 PM on the Third Thursday of each
month. Admission is free to members, all current UT ID-holders, and children under 12, and is $9
for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for college students with ID, and $5 for youth (13-25). For information
call (512) 471-7324 or visit www.blantonmuseum.org.