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McNay Art Museum

Housed in what was the home of the late Marion Koogler McNay, the McNay Art Museum focuses primarily on 19th- and 20th- century European and American art. Artists featured include Cézanne, Picasso, Gauguin, Matisse, O’Keeffe, Cassatt, and Hopper. The museum’s collection of prints and drawings is one of the finest in the Southwest. The Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts is one of the premier collections of its kind in the country. Contemporary art and modern sculpture are growing strengths of the McNay collection, which now numbers over 14,000 objects.

The McNay was the first modern art museum in Texas. Marion Koogler McNay left her art collection, her Spanish Colonial Revival-style residence, and an endowment "for the advancement and enjoyment of modern art." The 23 acres of grounds, which include fountains, broad lawns and a Japanese- inspired garden and fishpond, are popular for picnics and photography. The museum also features a research library with 30,000 volumes, the 300-seat Leeper Auditorium, and a Museum Store. The McNay’s founder, for whom the museum is named, was "a discriminating collector, an earnest student of the fine arts and a philanthropist of the first magnitude." Steadfast in her commitment to "the advancement and enjoyment of modern art," Mrs. McNay’s original bequest included her important art collection, her 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion, the 23 acres upon which it sits, and most of her fortune. The McNay was founded in 1950 and opened to the public four years later.

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    McNay Art Museum

    6000 N. New Braunfels
    San Antonio, TX 78209

    Phone: 210/824-5368   |   Email   |   Official Website

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  • • Current Events

      05/16/12- 07/29/12	EXHIBITION: Rouault’s Miserere: Printed Prayers McNay Art Museum EXHIBITION: Rouault’s Miserere: Printed Prayers Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 16-July 29, 2012 In 1916, the influential Parisian print dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1865–1939) commissioned Georges Rouault (1871–1958) to create a large portfolio of prints based on drawings the artist had done about the ravages of war, human folly, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Inspired by Psalm 51’s opening line, “Have mercy on me, O Lord,” the resulting portfolio, Miserere, is considered Rouault’s masterpiece, as well as a landmark of 20th-century...
      05/16/12- 09/02/12	A Century of Collage McNay Art Museum A Century of Collage Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 16-September 2, 2012 A Century of Collage celebrates 100 years of the fine art of pasting paper on paper by examining different ways artists have used it, from the pioneering work of Pablo Picasso, to the cool, geometric abstraction of Burgoyne Diller, and the highly conceptual Violent Space Series by John Baldessari. Other artists included are John Fraser, Eileen Gray, Fannie Hillsmith, Lee Krasner, and Robert Motherwell.
      01/18/12- 06/10/12	EXHIBITION: Baroque to Bauhaus: Designs from the Tobin Collection McNay Art Museum EXHIBITION: Baroque to Bauhaus: Designs from the Tobin Collection Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum January 18-June 10, 2012 Baroque and Bauhaus styles appear in these theatre designs from the 1700s through the early 1900s. Ornate illusionist designs for works such as Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro contrast with spare, clean lines for productions like Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Artists include Nadine Bayliss, Eugene Berman, Alexandra Exter, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.

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      05/24/12	Exhibition Performance: The Drowsy Chaperone McNay Art Museum Exhibition Performance: The Drowsy Chaperone Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 24, 2012 Get a sneak peek of The Drowsy Chaperone with McNay favorites Chris Berry, Paige Blend, Roy Bumgarner, Anna Gangai, and Tim Hedgepeth. See Greg Barnes’s Tony Award-winning costumes for the original Broadway production and hear Montana Blanco, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund Intern, discuss the recent acquisition of costumes designs. Wine reception to follow. Official performances of The Drowsy Chaperone run May 18-June 17 at the San Pedro Playhouse.
      05/27/12	Family Activity: Drawing with Scissors McNay Art Museum Family Activity: Drawing with Scissors Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 27, 2012 Artist Shannon Crider shows families how to create an implied object inspired by Picasso’s Guitar and Wine Glass. Learn about Picasso’s work and use cut paper to make your own masterpiece. For Family Activities, McNay members reserve space by calling 210.805.1768 by noon Friday before the activity. Nonmembers, pick up remaining free passes the day of activity. All Family Programs are free with museum admission. This program is made possible by generous support from the...
      05/31/12	GET REEL Film: Beloved McNay Art Museum GET REEL Film: Beloved Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 31, 2012 Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) kills her daughter to save her from slavery. The child’s ghost reappears, forcing Sethe to face the past. Based on Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. U.S. 1998. English, 172 min., color. R. The McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum (MCCF) presents GET REEL, featuring critically acclaimed films or videos. Summer 2012 GET REEL films relate to Radcliffe Bailey’s themes of water, blues, and blood. Some films may not be appropriate for all...
      06/06/12- 09/02/12	EXHIBITION: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine McNay Art Museum EXHIBITION: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum June 6-September 2, 2012 A celebration both of the greater African American story and Radcliffe Bailey’s personal discoveries about his family origins, the exhibition takes its title from sets of “medicine cabinet” sculptures. These containers along with other objects significant to the culture of the South allude to the artist’s ancestors and function as medicine as he reaches for memory to restore himself. Born in New Jersey and raised in Atlanta, Radcliffe Bailey possesses a great sense of...

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  • Current Events

    05/16/12- 07/29/12	EXHIBITION: Rouault’s Miserere: Printed Prayers McNay Art Museum EXHIBITION: Rouault’s Miserere: Printed Prayers Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 16-July 29, 2012 In 1916, the influential Parisian print dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1865–1939) commissioned Georges Rouault (1871–1958) to create a large portfolio of prints based on drawings the artist had done about the ravages of war, human folly, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Inspired by Psalm 51’s opening line, “Have mercy on me, O Lord,” the resulting portfolio, Miserere, is considered Rouault’s masterpiece, as well as a landmark of 20th-century...
    05/16/12- 09/02/12	A Century of Collage McNay Art Museum A Century of Collage Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 16-September 2, 2012 A Century of Collage celebrates 100 years of the fine art of pasting paper on paper by examining different ways artists have used it, from the pioneering work of Pablo Picasso, to the cool, geometric abstraction of Burgoyne Diller, and the highly conceptual Violent Space Series by John Baldessari. Other artists included are John Fraser, Eileen Gray, Fannie Hillsmith, Lee Krasner, and Robert Motherwell.
    01/18/12- 06/10/12	EXHIBITION: Baroque to Bauhaus: Designs from the Tobin Collection McNay Art Museum EXHIBITION: Baroque to Bauhaus: Designs from the Tobin Collection Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum January 18-June 10, 2012 Baroque and Bauhaus styles appear in these theatre designs from the 1700s through the early 1900s. Ornate illusionist designs for works such as Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro contrast with spare, clean lines for productions like Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Artists include Nadine Bayliss, Eugene Berman, Alexandra Exter, and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.

  • Upcoming Events

    05/24/12	Exhibition Performance: The Drowsy Chaperone McNay Art Museum Exhibition Performance: The Drowsy Chaperone Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 24, 2012 Get a sneak peek of The Drowsy Chaperone with McNay favorites Chris Berry, Paige Blend, Roy Bumgarner, Anna Gangai, and Tim Hedgepeth. See Greg Barnes’s Tony Award-winning costumes for the original Broadway production and hear Montana Blanco, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund Intern, discuss the recent acquisition of costumes designs. Wine reception to follow. Official performances of The Drowsy Chaperone run May 18-June 17 at the San Pedro Playhouse.
    05/27/12	Family Activity: Drawing with Scissors McNay Art Museum Family Activity: Drawing with Scissors Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 27, 2012 Artist Shannon Crider shows families how to create an implied object inspired by Picasso’s Guitar and Wine Glass. Learn about Picasso’s work and use cut paper to make your own masterpiece. For Family Activities, McNay members reserve space by calling 210.805.1768 by noon Friday before the activity. Nonmembers, pick up remaining free passes the day of activity. All Family Programs are free with museum admission. This program is made possible by generous support from the...
    05/31/12	GET REEL Film: Beloved McNay Art Museum GET REEL Film: Beloved Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum May 31, 2012 Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) kills her daughter to save her from slavery. The child’s ghost reappears, forcing Sethe to face the past. Based on Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. U.S. 1998. English, 172 min., color. R. The McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum (MCCF) presents GET REEL, featuring critically acclaimed films or videos. Summer 2012 GET REEL films relate to Radcliffe Bailey’s themes of water, blues, and blood. Some films may not be appropriate for all...
    06/06/12- 09/02/12	EXHIBITION: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine McNay Art Museum EXHIBITION: Radcliffe Bailey: Memory as Medicine Presented by McNay Art Museum at McNay Art Museum June 6-September 2, 2012 A celebration both of the greater African American story and Radcliffe Bailey’s personal discoveries about his family origins, the exhibition takes its title from sets of “medicine cabinet” sculptures. These containers along with other objects significant to the culture of the South allude to the artist’s ancestors and function as medicine as he reaches for memory to restore himself. Born in New Jersey and raised in Atlanta, Radcliffe Bailey possesses a great sense of...

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  • Past Events

    05/20/12	Double Features @ theMcNay McNay Art Museum
    05/13/12	Double Features @ theMcNay McNay Art Museum
    05/11/12	2012 Spring Party: Andy Warhol’s A Night in the Limelight McNay Art Museum
    05/10/12	Backstage at the McNay: Designing for Carmen McNay Art Museum
    05/09/12	FREEDOM SOLI Chamber Ensemble Concert at McNay Art Museum McNay Art Museum
    05/06/12	Movies & Mimosas Film: I Shot Andy Warhol McNay Art Museum
    05/06/12	Double Features @ theMcNay McNay Art Museum
    05/03/12	Exhibition Talk: Drawn Forth: Contemporary Drawings from the Collection McNay Art Museum
    04/29/12	Family Activity: Heroes and Villains McNay Art Museum
    04/26/12	GET REEL Film: Hedy McNay Art Museum
    04/15/12	Spotlight Celebration McNay Art Museum
    04/14/12	Workshop: Images Borrowed, Artworks Returned McNay Art Museum
    04/12/12	Teacher Sharing Session: McNay Art Museum
    04/12/12	Artists Looking at Art: Jessica Halonen McNay Art Museum
    04/07/12	Workshop: Images Borrowed, Artworks Returned McNay Art Museum
    04/05/12	Exhibition Talk: School for Lovers: Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and Cosi fan tutte McNay Art Museum
    04/01/12	Movies & Mimosas Film: A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory McNay Art Museum
    04/01/12- 05/20/12	Warhol Sunday Nights McNay Art Museum
    03/30/12	Free Teen Night: Art After Dark McNay Art Museum
    03/29/12	GET REEL Film: Since (aka The Kennedy Assassination) McNay Art Museum
    03/25/12	Movies & Mimosas Film: 13 Most Beautiful…Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests McNay Art Museum
    03/24/12- 03/25/12	2012 McNay Print Fair McNay Art Museum
    03/22/12	Focus Talk: Seduced by the Southwest McNay Art Museum
    03/18/12	Lecture: Remembering Jerry Lawson McNay Art Museum
    03/15/12	Exhibition Lecture: Mining (Re)Sources McNay Art Museum
    03/15/12	Exhibition Performance: 15 Minutes…and Then Some McNay Art Museum
    03/13/12- 03/15/12	Spring Break Family Days: Famous Faces McNay Art Museum
    03/11/12	Exhibition Performance: 15 Minutes…and Then Some McNay Art Museum
    03/11/12	Exhibition Book Discussion: Text and Image: De Maupassant and Dehn McNay Art Museum
    03/08/12	Backstage at the McNay: Two Takes on Carmen McNay Art Museum
    03/04/12	Concert: Dancing Water McNay Art Museum
    03/01/12	Exhibition Lecture: Written in the Stars: Andy Warhol and the Cult of Celebrity McNay Art Museum
    02/26/12	Family Performance: Silly Short Stories McNay Art Museum
    02/23/12	GET REEL Film: Beauty No. 2 McNay Art Museum
    02/16/12	Exhibition Performance: 15 Minutes…and Then Some McNay Art Museum
    02/16/12	Exhibition Talk: Adolf Dehn’s Tales of Guy de Maupassant McNay Art Museum
    02/16/12	Teacher Sharing Session: Twisted Tales McNay Art Museum
    02/14/12	Collection Tours: Valentine’s Day Special McNay Art Museum
    02/12/12	Movies & Mimosas Film: Factory Girl McNay Art Museum
    02/09/12	Evening for Educators: As Seen on TV McNay Art Museum
    02/09/12	Artists Looking at Art: Sarah Sudhoff McNay Art Museum
    02/09/12	Exhibition Performance: 15 Minutes…and Then Some McNay Art Museum
    02/05/12	McNay Founder’s Day Concert and Celebration McNay Art Museum
    02/02/12	Exhibition Lecture: The Memorial in the Age of Warhol McNay Art Museum
    02/01/12- 05/06/12	Drawn Forth: Contemporary Drawings from the Collection McNay Art Museum
    02/01/12- 05/20/12	Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune McNay Art Museum
    02/01/12- 05/20/12	Video: Chris Sauter: Empire McNay Art Museum
    01/29/12	Family Activity: Hats Off to Theatre McNay Art Museum
    01/26/12	GET REEL Film: Tarzan and Jane Regained…Sort Of McNay Art Museum
    01/25/12- 05/06/12	Adolf Dehn’s Tales of Guy de Maupassant McNay Art Museum
    01/19/12	Focus Talk: Monet’s Nympheas (Water Lilies) McNay Art Museum
    01/15/12	Movies & Mimosas Film: Bill Cunningham’s New York McNay Art Museum
    01/14/12- 05/20/12	EXHIBITION: An El Greco Rediscovered McNay Art Museum
    01/12/12	Backstage at the McNay: Bauhaus Painting on Stage McNay Art Museum
    01/05/12	Expressions of the Orient: Roles Women Play McNay Art Museum
    12/22/11	Film: The Nightmare Before Christmas McNay Art Museum
    12/18/11	Silver Screen Classics Film: The Red Shoes McNay Art Museum
    12/18/11	Family Activity: Snail Mail McNay Art Museum
    12/15/11	GET REEL Film: Howl’s Moving Castle McNay Art Museum
    12/08/11	Exhibition Conversation: Collecting Cassatt McNay Art Museum
    12/08/11	Exhibition Lecture: Unwrapping Some of the Peter Norton Gifts McNay Art Museum
    12/04/11	McNay Holiday Brunch McNay Art Museum
    12/01/11	Expressions of the Orient: Cross-cultural Infusions McNay Art Museum
    11/20/11	Silver Screen Classics Film: Black Orpheus McNay Art Museum
    11/17/11	3Views: Into The Great Outdoors McNay Art Museum
    11/13/11	Free Family Day: Carps, Crabs, and Cranes McNay Art Museum
    11/10/11	Tobin Distinguished Lecture: Thinking of Costumes as Shapes in Space McNay Art Museum
    11/03/11	Teacher Sharing Session: Spotlight Him-a-Hero McNay Art Museum
    11/02/11	McNay Gala: The Orient Expressed: Japan’s Influence on Western Art, 1845–1918 McNay Art Museum
    10/30/11	Family Activity: Mood Swings McNay Art Museum
    10/27/11	GET REEL Film: Semper Fi: Always Faithful McNay Art Museum
    10/23/11	Silver Screen Classics Film: Throne of Blood McNay Art Museum
    10/20/11	Exhibition Conversation: Confessions of Animated Minds McNay Art Museum
    10/13/11	Expressions of the Orient: Vision & Voice of Mary Cassatt McNay Art Museum
    10/08/11- 10/29/11	Waking Burton Film McNay Art Museum
    10/08/11- 10/29/11	Drop-in Activity: The Edge of Imagination Station McNay Art Museum
    09/25/11	Ballet Conservatory Performs Swan Lake at the McNay McNay Art Museum
    09/18/11	Summer Jazz and Lunch Series - Richard Oppenheim's A&R Band McNay Art Museum
    08/28/11	Summer Jazz and Lunch Series with Henry Brun and the International Trio McNay Art Museum
    08/25/11	Get Reel Film: Walley Films McNay Art Museum
    07/24/11	Summer Jazz and Lunch Series - John Magaldi & the Primetime Jazz Orchestra McNay Art Museum
    07/21/11	3 Views: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher McNay Art Museum
    06/30/11	GET REEL FILM: Potter-Belmar Lab McNay Art Museum
    06/26/11	Ken Slavin McNay Art Museum
    06/08/11- 09/11/11	George Nelson McNay Art Museum
    05/29/11	Shadow Puppet Performance McNay Art Museum
    05/26/11	Focus: Madeline O'Connor McNay Art Museum
    05/12/11	Backstage at the McNay: From Monologue to Aria McNay Art Museum
    03/02/11- 06/12/11	Curtain Up on the Avant-garde: Art, Literature, and Music on Stage McNay Art Museum
    02/16/11- 05/08/11	New image sculpture McNay Art Museum
    02/16/11- 05/08/11	ARTMATTERS 14: Sandy Skoglund: The Cocktail Party McNay Art Museum
    02/13/11	Copperleaf at the McNay Art Museum McNay Art Museum
    02/02/11- 05/29/11	San Antonio Draws: A Survey of Contemporary Drawing McNay Art Museum
    10/06/10- 01/16/11	Calder to Rauschenberg McNay Art Museum
    10/06/10- 01/16/11	Cassatt's Masterpiece: The 1890-91 Suite McNay Art Museum
    10/06/10- 01/16/11	Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism McNay Art Museum
    09/08/10- 01/16/11	You've Got Mail: The Greeting Cards of Richard Anuskiewicz McNay Art Museum