MuseumBriscoe Western Art Museum
San Antonio · Bexar County · THC Atlas #4200001346
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Briscoe Western Art Museum is a museum in San Antonio, Bexar County. It is one of 18 museums documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 525 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4230, -98.4891 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alamo National Bank Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cos House, Stevens Building, and The Pajalache Acequia.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001346. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Briscoe Western Art Museum opened on October 26, 2013 on the banks of the San Antonio River Walk, occupying the restored 1930 building that served as San Antonio's original public library and later the Hertzberg Circus Collection. Named for Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr. and his wife Janey Slaughter Briscoe, its nine galleries across three floors mix Western art and artifacts. The collection includes works by Frederic Remington, George Catlin, Maynard Dixon and Allan Houser.
Sources: briscoemuseum.orgsanantoniomuseums.comhistorynet.com
