Blanton Museum of Art

Blanton Museum of Art
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art
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Former name
University Art Museum; Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery
Established1963 (1963)
LocationAustin, Texas
TypeArt museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums
CollectionsOld Master paintings, prints, drawings, Minimalism, Post-minimalism, Conceptual art, Latin American art, Western American Art, Antiquities
Collection size21,000 objects
Visitors200,000 (2019)
DirectorSimone Wicha (from 2011)
Websitewww.blantonmuseum.org

The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art (often referred to as the Blanton or the BMA) at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe. The Blanton's permanent collection consists of more than 21,000 works, with significant holdings of modern and contemporary art, Latin American art, Old Master paintings, and prints and drawings from Europe, the United States, and Latin America.