Harry Ransom Ctr

(512) 471-8944

University of Texas
Austin, TX 78713 30.2839 -97.7419

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Last updated 5.09.09

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Founded in 1956 by Dr. Harry Huntt Ransom, the center showcases famed photography, theater arts, film, music and visual art. The lobby features a "Worldly Possessions" display, with artifacts like Anne Sexton's checkbook and Gertrude Stein's pen. Modern art sprawls over the main room while other levels show pieces from the 15th through the 20th century from all over the world, as well as the Gutenberg Bible, the oldest surviving book printed with movable type on a printing press.

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Parking:

Try to snag a spot in the neighborhood west of Guadalupe Street or try the Dobie Center parking garage at 21st and Whitis.

Know Before You Go:

The museum began with the 1958 purchase of the T.E. Hanley Collection of manuscripts, books and artwork about and by literary figures, including Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Dylan Thomas and many others.

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Museums, Art

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