Austin Now - Arts/Culture

The Ransom Center

Delve into the Ransom's treasures
		Step inside the Ransom Center and see what was once reserved only for scholars.
<<step inside

Play to the library crowds
		One doesn't normally think of Performing Art as being proper library material, but the Ransom Center has plenty.
<<learn about the Performing Arts collection.

Totally modern art
		By the 20th Century, many presentational artists aspired to call themselves "modern." The Ransom Center has examples to pique the artistically curious.
<<f ind out more about the Modern Art collection.

Ansel Adams exhibition
		The Ransom Center presents over 100 photographs by the great master himself during the current exhibition, Ansel Adams: A Legacy. The exhibit will run through January 1st.
<<take a look

Film history with a passion
		The depth of the Ransom Center's Film History collecton goes deeper than a passionate Hollywood kiss.
<<explore the Film collection.

1,000 words and a camera
		The Ransom Center holds rare and memorable treasures like the world's 1st photograph.
<<check out the Photography collection.

Conserve what is important
		Keeping antiquities in good shape is another function of a place like the Ransom Center.
<<find out more about Conservation