The Institute of Texan Cultures is located on the HemisFair Park campus of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
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- San Antonio, TX, 78205
- Phone:
- (210) 458-2300
- Mon - Sat:
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Sun:
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Saturday, November 21 at 2:00pm - A Salute to Military Flight
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Thursday, October 22 at 5:30pm - Exhibit Opening Reception for ...
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Thursday, September 17 at 5:30pm - Opening Reception: The AIDS Me...
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Thursday, August 13 at 5:30pm - Texas Trails and Tales
The Back 40 at UTSA's Institute of ...
Tuesday, June 23 at 10:00am - Opening Reception: The Work o...
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Thursday, July 23 at 5:30pm - Opening Reception: The Work o...
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Thursday, July 23 at 5:30pm - Texas Folklife Festival
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Friday, June 12 at 5:00pm - Memorial Memories
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Sunday, May 24 at 2:30pm - Luminaria
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Saturday, March 14 at 5:00pm
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First Institute of Texan Cultures Christmas now available at http://store.the-museum-store.org/2009-h
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Details on the institute's holiday schedule and happenings are posted on UTSA Today. Remember, we have the Pribyl Nativity program this Saturday, and there's a family day on Dec. 5, featuring Alamo City Men's Chorale. The exhibit floor will be docorated for the season and we're bringing out some photographs of Texas ...snowscapes. Also, for the first time, we're issuing an ITC ornament. Details follow.Read More
Source: www.utsa.edu
Snow on Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 31, 1949. San Antonio Light Collection, Institute of Texan Cultures, L-3694-B. Courtesy of the Hearst Corp.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures More background on the Pribyl Family nativities - posted to The University of Texas at San Antonio news site, UTSA Today. Don't forget to check the Events section and RSVP for Saturday's lecture and viewing.
Source: www.utsa.edu
(Nov. 17, 2009)--In the late 1890s and early 1900s, Ferdinand Pribyl, a Czech Moravian, painted a series of nativities of immense scale, brilliant color and painstaking detail. Through four generations, Pribyl's nativities have been passed to family members and close friends. ...
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In the late 1890s and early 1900s, Ferdinand Pribyl, a Czech Moravian, painted a series of nativities of immense scale, brilliant color and painstaking detail. Through four generations, Pribyl’s nativities have been passed to family members and close friends. This holiday season, Pribyl’s descendants have chosen to s...hare their family tradition with the Institute of Texan Cultures, which will display two complete Pribyl nativities, Nov. 21 – Jan. 3.Read More
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures The Institute of Texan Cultures will be closed Sunday, Nov. 15 to facilitate the San Antonio Rock 'N' Roll Marathon. The route passes right by the HemisFair Park Campus and various nutrition and entertainment stations will be located on the property. Regular operations resume Monday, Nov. 16.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Nov. 7 - Family Day at Tusks! Alston Thoms lectures: Noon - Mammoths & Texas Ecology; 2 p.m. - 10,000 Years of Human Occupation in Bexar: The Richard Beene Archaeological Site.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Family Day at TUSKS! - Saturday, Nov. 7, 10a - 4p. Make & take fossils, "excavation" exercise, lectures by Alston Thoms, children's book reading by Peni R. Griffin, Center for Archaeological Research available to talk about archaeology. Get hands-on with ancient history.
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ITC All Staff meeting was held this morning (10/30)
Update from Tony Rivera, ITC Area Champion for the State Employee Charitable Campaign: The Institute of Texan Cultures has exceeded UTSA's goal of 91% participation.
Welcome: John McGee is the new admin for the ITC production team.
Welcome: Sean Heyliger has taken a posi...tion with the UTSA Archives, housed at the ITC.
Employee of the Month: Juan Contreras from the ITC fabrication team.
Compared to this time last year, ITC attendance figures are up over 30%.Read More
Update from Tony Rivera, ITC Area Champion for the State Employee Charitable Campaign: The Institute of Texan Cultures has exceeded UTSA's goal of 91% participation.
Welcome: John McGee is the new admin for the ITC production team.
Welcome: Sean Heyliger has taken a posi...tion with the UTSA Archives, housed at the ITC.
Employee of the Month: Juan Contreras from the ITC fabrication team.
Compared to this time last year, ITC attendance figures are up over 30%.Read More
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Why do we tell ghost stories and what do they mean? ITC Folklorist Rhett Rushing was interviewed by Express-News writer Miranda Koerner about San Antonio ghost stories - every culture has ghost stories in their folklore.
Source: www.mysanantonio.com
There are a lot of ghosts in San Antonio. From the famed ghost railroad tracks on the South Side to the Midget Mansion on the Northwest Side, the Alamo City is full of spooky specters.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Sunday - a day of remembrance. Celebrate El Dia with us and share the story of a family member or friend. Nov. 1, 2-4 p.m.
Source: www.mysanantonio.com
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UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Watch San Antonio's KABB-TV tonight. They were out to cover Storm Elementary's visit at the Tusks! exhibit. Great activities in the Texas Paleo Lab. Come see us for Family Day at Tusks!, Nov. 7 - hands-on activities, lectures, children's book reading and more!
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UPDATED; El Dia - additional photos - entire altar and display description.
The Institute of Texan Cultures will display a traditional altar for El Dia De Los Muertos, the “Day of the Dead,” Saturday, Oct. 24 – Saturday, Nov. 7.
El Dia is believed to have emerged from a combination of Aztec ancestor worship and Spanish C...atholicism into an observance that honors both traditions. Celebrated on All Souls Day, Nov. 2, the Mexican tradition continues to gain prominence in San Antonio. El Dia honors deceased relatives and friends, believing that their spirits return to the physical world to visit.Read More
The Institute of Texan Cultures will display a traditional altar for El Dia De Los Muertos, the “Day of the Dead,” Saturday, Oct. 24 – Saturday, Nov. 7.
El Dia is believed to have emerged from a combination of Aztec ancestor worship and Spanish C...atholicism into an observance that honors both traditions. Celebrated on All Souls Day, Nov. 2, the Mexican tradition continues to gain prominence in San Antonio. El Dia honors deceased relatives and friends, believing that their spirits return to the physical world to visit.Read More
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures
UPDATED; El Dia - additional photos - entire altar and display description.
The Institute of Texan Cultures will display a traditional altar for El Dia De Los Muertos, the “Day of the Dead,” Saturday, Oct. 24 – Saturday, Nov. 7.
El Dia is believed to have emerged from a combination of Aztec ancestor worship and Spanish C...atholicism into an observance that honors both traditions. Celebrated on All Souls Day, Nov. 2, the Mexican tradition continues to gain prominence in San Antonio. El Dia honors deceased relatives and friends, believing that their spirits return to the physical world to visit.Read More
The Institute of Texan Cultures will display a traditional altar for El Dia De Los Muertos, the “Day of the Dead,” Saturday, Oct. 24 – Saturday, Nov. 7.
El Dia is believed to have emerged from a combination of Aztec ancestor worship and Spanish C...atholicism into an observance that honors both traditions. Celebrated on All Souls Day, Nov. 2, the Mexican tradition continues to gain prominence in San Antonio. El Dia honors deceased relatives and friends, believing that their spirits return to the physical world to visit.Read More
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Melissa Renteria at Conexion wrote a great story on our new Director of Education and Interpretation, Lupita Barrera.
Source: www.mysanantonio.com
Lupita Barrera, a longtime museum consultant in Texas, wants to show people that history and culture are all around them.
