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Witte Museum

The Witte is San Antonio’s first public museum founded in 1923. Its focus is science and natural history. The HEB Science Treehouse provides hands-on experiences in science for children and families.

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    Witte Museum

    3801 Broadway
    San Antonio, TX 78209

    Phone: 800/700-7786   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    02/23/13- 09/02/13

    Dinosaurs Unearthed: Bigger. Better. Feathered... Witte Museum Dinosaurs Unearthed: Bigger. Better. Feathered... Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum February 23-September 2, 2013 Dinosaurs are back at the Witte ? and this time they are bigger, better and more feathered than ever! Allow curiosities to soar and step back in time to discover the most fascinating creatures to have roamed the Earth. Experience the world’s largest and most advanced life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, complete skeletons, fossils, hands-on interactives, a paleontological dig site where visitors can unearth fossils as well as the opportunity to explore the most current...

  • Upcoming Events

    05/30/13

    Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! ON THE EDGE Witte Museum Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! ON THE EDGE Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum May 30, 2013 Experience the Witte Museum after hours, an evening exclusively for adults (21 and older) that mixes cocktails, conversation and innovative museum cultural programming. Feel the rush as you test your limits after-hours at the H-E-B Science Treehouse. Defy gravity on the H-E-B SkyCycle©, shake it on the Move It! dance floor and climb to new heights on Mt. Witte, a 20-ft. rock wall. For serious thrill seekers, blind folded climbs of Mt. Witte will be available....

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    02/23/13- 09/02/13

    Dinosaurs Unearthed: Bigger. Better. Feathered... Witte Museum Dinosaurs Unearthed: Bigger. Better. Feathered... Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum February 23-September 2, 2013 Dinosaurs are back at the Witte ? and this time they are bigger, better and more feathered than ever! Allow curiosities to soar and step back in time to discover the most fascinating creatures to have roamed the Earth. Experience the world’s largest and most advanced life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, complete skeletons, fossils, hands-on interactives, a paleontological dig site where visitors can unearth fossils as well as the opportunity to explore the most current...

  • Upcoming Events

    05/30/13

    Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! ON THE EDGE Witte Museum Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! ON THE EDGE Presented by Witte Museum at Witte Museum May 30, 2013 Experience the Witte Museum after hours, an evening exclusively for adults (21 and older) that mixes cocktails, conversation and innovative museum cultural programming. Feel the rush as you test your limits after-hours at the H-E-B Science Treehouse. Defy gravity on the H-E-B SkyCycle©, shake it on the Move It! dance floor and climb to new heights on Mt. Witte, a 20-ft. rock wall. For serious thrill seekers, blind folded climbs of Mt. Witte will be available....

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/07/13	Community Meeting: Imagine the New Witte Witte Museum
    05/04/13	Witte Museum Boot Scoot & 5K Run Presented By New Balance Witte Museum
    03/06/13	Wagner Lecture Series: Small Towns to Boomtowns Witte Museum
    02/28/13	Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Digging for Dinos Witte Museum
    02/12/13	Informance Witte Museum
    01/23/13- 01/21/13	Civil Disobedience: Emma Tenayuca and Pecan Shellers Witte Museum
    12/01/12	Time Travel Saturdays: South Texas Holiday Traditions Witte Museum
    11/17/12	Mummy Secrets Family Day Witte Museum
    11/13/12	La Tamalada Witte Museum
    11/11/12	Sunday Jazz at the Witte: Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz Witte Museum
    10/28/12	Sunday Jazz at the Witte: Ken Slavin Witte Museum
    10/15/12	42nd Annual Witte Game Dinner Witte Museum
    09/29/12- 01/27/13	Mummies of the World: The Exhibition Witte Museum
    09/25/12- 01/13/13	Texas Performers Under the Big Top Witte Museum
    09/09/12	Sunday Jazz at the Witte: John Magaldi & Primetime Jazz Orchestra Witte Museum
    08/12/12	Sunday Jazz at the Witte: Graham Reynolds and Golden Arm Trio Witte Museum
    07/29/12	Celebrating National Clown Week with the Jolly Joeys Witte Museum
    07/26/12	Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Wild Senses—Back by Popular Demand! Witte Museum
    07/24/12	The Texas Nature Challenge at the Witte Museum Witte Museum
    07/23/12- 07/27/12	Summer Adventure Camp: Birds, Beetles and Other Beasties…It’s All About Nature Witte Museum
    07/21/12	*Time Travel Saturdays* A Day in the Market Witte Museum
    07/18/12	The Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner lecture Series: Darwin in Depth Witte Museum
    07/16/12- 07/20/12	Summer Adventure Camp: Sensational Summer Science! Witte Museum
    07/09/12- 07/13/12	Summer Adventure Camp: Survival …on the Wild and Vivid Land Witte Museum
    07/08/12	Sunday Jazz at the Witte: Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats Witte Museum
    06/28/12	Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Kaleidoscope of Chemistry Witte Museum
    06/16/12	*Time Travel Saturdays* On the Trail Witte Museum
    06/15/12	The Texas Nature Challenge at the Witte Museum Witte Museum
    06/10/12	Sunday Jazz at the Witte: South Texas Jazz Quartet Witte Museum
    06/06/12	The Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner lecture Series: Darwin in Depth Witte Museum
    06/02/12	The Texas Nature Challenge at the Witte Museum Witte Museum
    05/31/12	Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Campfire Fandango Witte Museum
    05/26/12	Witte Museum Boot Scoot and 5K Fun Run Witte Museum
    05/26/12- 05/28/12	Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center Grand Opening Witte Museum
    04/19/12- 08/26/12	Designed for Royalty: Staging the Coronation Witte Museum
    04/11/12	Darwin in Depth: Mysteries of Mass Extinctions Witte Museum
    04/08/12	Sunday Jazz at the Witte Witte Museum
    03/31/12	World Water Day Witte Museum
    03/28/12	Cocktails & Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Bubbles & Bubbly Witte Museum
    03/24/12- 06/24/12	Family Traditions: Easter in Brackenridge Park Witte Museum
    03/12/12- 03/16/12	Spring Break Adventure Club Witte Museum
    03/12/12- 03/16/12	Darwin Days Witte Museum
    03/10/12	Discover Darwin! Family Day Witte Museum
    03/07/12	The Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner Lecture Series: From the Beagle to the Business of Biotech Witte Museum
    02/29/12	Louis A. and Frances B. Wagner Lecture Series: Darwin in Depth Meet the Curator! Witte Museum
    02/25/12	Build-it! Science Family Day Witte Museum
    02/24/12	Battle of Flowers Oratorical Contest Witte Museum
    02/23/12	Cocktails and Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Darwin After Dark Witte Museum
    02/18/12- 09/03/12	Darwin: How One Man’s Theory Turned the World on its Head Witte Museum
    02/07/12	Informance Witte Museum
    10/01/11	SHIPWRECK! Family Day Witte Museum
    10/01/11- 01/08/12	SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure Witte Museum
    09/29/11	Cocktails and Culture: The Witte Uncorked! Witte Museum
    09/16/11- 01/15/12	Witte Through Time: 85 Years and Still Growing Witte Museum
    09/16/11- 04/29/12	Out of the Vault: 85 Years of Collecting at the Witte Museum Witte Museum
    09/16/11- 03/25/12	Opening the Witte Wardrobe: 85 Years of Textiles Witte Museum
    06/30/11	Amazing Amazon Family Day Witte Museum
    06/30/11	Cocktails and Culture: Sharp as a Whip! Witte Museum
    06/12/11	Sunday Jazz at the Witte: Johnny P and the Wiseguys Witte Museum
    05/26/11	Cocktails & Culture: On the Edge Witte Museum
    04/28/11	Cocktails & Culture: Snakes and Samba Witte Museum
    04/10/11	Sunday Jazz at the Witte Witte Museum
    04/07/11- 07/31/11	A Night at the Museum: Fiesta Exhibition Witte Museum
    03/26/11	From the Acequia Madre to Mission Reach: Celebrating World Water Day Witte Museum
    03/14/11	Sprink Break Adventure Club: Amazon Adventure Witte Museum
    03/12/11- 08/21/11	Miradas: Mexican Art from the Bank of America Collection Witte Museum
    03/12/11	The Magic Lantern Shows Witte Museum
    03/02/11- 09/05/11	Amazon Voyage: Vicious Fishes and Other Riches Witte Museum
    03/02/11- 03/20/11	Porfirio Salinas: Painting South Texas Witte Museum
    03/02/11- 09/05/11	Water in Motion: A Visual History of the San Antonio River Witte Museum

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