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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- Location:
- 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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- A Salute to Military Flight
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Thursday, October 22 at 5:30pm - Exhibit Opening Reception for ...
Institute of Texan Cultures
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 - Spring Break on the Back 40
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Tuesday, March 10 at 1:00pm
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!
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
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.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Sherrie Matthews has accepted a Multimedia Editor III position at the Institute of Texan Cultures and began work on Oct. 5, 2009. Her responsibilities include the maintenance of the institute’s website at TexanCultures.com and the preparation of texts to be incorporated into the institute’s exhibits.
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Great article from Scott Huddleston at the Express-News detailing the institute's new "A Salute to Military Flight" exhibit.
Source: www.mysanantonio.com
A new exhibit at the Institute of Texan Cultures celebrates the centennial of the first military flight at Fort Sam Houston in 1910.
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Please join us for a reception hosted by UTSA President Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriet Romo and the Institute of Texan Cultures, Thursday, Oct. 22, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. to open the exhibition, "A Salute to Military Flight."
The first flight for military purposes took place in San Antonio, Texas 100 years ago. The institute...’s exhibition is part of a city-wide observance and celebration of military flight and the legacy it created in San Antonio.Read More
The first flight for military purposes took place in San Antonio, Texas 100 years ago. The institute...’s exhibition is part of a city-wide observance and celebration of military flight and the legacy it created in San Antonio.Read More
Opening Reception
Time:5:30PM Thursday, October 22nd
Location:Institute of Texan Cultures
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WeatherBug is now live at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Live weather conditions and a great view of HemisFair Plaza from the ITC! http://weather.weatherbug.com/weather-sa
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Heat Index: 92°F Humidity: 68% Dew Point: 73°F Avg Wind: 8 SE Pressure: 29.96" Sunrise: 7:30 AM Sunset: 7:12 PM Rain/Month: 1.56" Moonphase: Elevation: 675ft Lat: 29.4167 Lon: -98.4322
UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures Upcoming exhibit: A Salute to Military Flight, Oct. 17, 2009 - July 4, 2010. Military aviation was born at Ft. Sam Houston, when Lt. Benjamin Foulois took flight in a Wright Flyer. Photos, paintings, oral histories.
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UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures wrote on A Salute to Military Flight's Wall.
