DISCOVER
We invite you to visit the Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum, and its exhibition Arnold Newman: Masterclass.
ENJOY A GUIDED EXHIBITION TOUR
We offer free docent-led private tours for groups of 10 or more.
Schedule your tour online. Individuals and small groups are invited to join us for a public exhibition tour, offered Tuesdays at noon, Thursdays at 6 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
View a calendar of exhibition-inspired lectures, films, and special events
CURRENT EXHIBITION
Arnold Newman: Masterclass
THROUGH MAY 12, 2013
Explore the career of photographer Arnold Newman and his iconic portraits of some of the most influential innovators, celebrities, and cultural figures of the twentieth century. Newman's archive resides at the Ransom Center.
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The Ransom Center is located at the northeast corner of 21st and Guadalupe Streets on The University of Texas at Austin campus. The campus area map shows the Center's location on campus.
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Parking
Paid parking is available in the Dobie Center parking garage on the corner of 21st and Whitis and in various nearby surface lots. Information about University-operated parking garages and shuttle service routes is available online. Limited street parking is available in the neighborhood west of Guadalupe Street. Capital Metro offers several bus routes that stop near the Ransom Center, including 1M and 1L.
ON PERMANENT DISPLAY
The Gutenberg Bible
One of only five complete copies in the United States, the Gutenberg Bible (ca. 1455) was the first book printed with movable type.
The First Photograph
Maintenance of the conservation housing of the First Photograph will temporarily delay the photograph's return to permanent display. The reinstallation date will be shared as soon as it is determined.
VISIT
Location
21st and Guadalupe Streets, The University of Texas at Austin campus
Hours
Galleries open Tuesday through Friday from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended Thursday evening hours until 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays.
Admission is free; donations welcome.
ABOUT THE RANSOM CENTER
The Ransom Center's extensive holdings—more than 42 million manuscripts, 5 million photographs, 1 million rare books, and 100,000 works of art and design—provide a unique record of the creative process of writers and artists. The Ransom Center presents engaging exhibitions and programs drawn from its collections of literature, photography, film, art, and the performing arts.
Highlights include the Gutenberg Bible, the First Photograph (ca. 1826), the Watergate papers, the film archives of Robert De Niro and David O. Selznick, paintings by Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso, and manuscript collections of such legendary writers as James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Tennessee Williams, Samuel Beckett, David Foster Wallace, and Norman Mailer.
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