The Wittliff Collections, Texas, United States
5.0 (26 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #8 in San Marcos Art Galleries
Wonderful Free Collection, Beautiful Photogrophy
Founded in 1986, the Wittliff Collections are devoted to collecting and preserving the creative legacy of the Southwest and to fostering “the spirit of place” in the wider world through the acquisition of significant archives and works of the Southwest’s literature, film and music, as well as the photography of the Southwest and Mexico. The Wittliff Collections welcome visitors, tours, and classes, host lectures, readings, and symposia, assist researchers, and present major exhibitions year-round from their archival repositories in over 6,600 square feet of viewing space.
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, San Marcos, Texas, United States, Postal Code: 78666.
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Website
http://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9:19
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5.0 based on (26 reviews)
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5K A 5:00 PM May 15, 2015
Seven visits and counting!
When driving from Austin to San Antonio, we always stop at the Wittliff Collection at Texas State University in the Alkek Library. We have seen everything from amazing photography exhibits to a great display of posters from the 60's and 70's music scene in Austin. The permanent collections are so cool, especially if you love Texas literature. And the view from the seventh floor window is incredible! The small museum is never crowded and the entry and parking are free. How can you beat that?
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4Gat R 5:00 PM Nov 30, 2012
The Southwest
Like going to the pueblos at Taos, driving through the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, and seeing the LBJ Museum in Austin, one cannot truly say they have felt the essence of the Southwest without walking through the Wittliff Collections in San Marcos, Texas. The proper word to describe it is "tasteful." Park in the Johnson Student Center at Texas State University for an hour or two and see the photography, the art, and the Lonesome Dove room before or after lunch on the Town Square and you can change change the way you view the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico forever.
