Austin-area museums

Austin

Arthouse at the Jones Center. Contemporary arts center. 700 Congress Avenue. 453-5312, www.arthousetexas.org .

Austin Children's Museum. Interactive exhibits for children. 201 Colorado St. 472-2499, www.austinkids.org .

Austin Museum of Art. Exhibits include an array of 20th-century and contemporary art and educational programs. AMOA-Laguna Gloria offers intimate art exhibits and sculptures and gardens. Downtown (scheduled to close Sept. 2011), 823 Congress Ave. 495-9224; Laguna Gloria, 3809 W. 35th St. ?458-8191, www.amoa.org .

Blanton Museum of Art. Offers traveling exhibitions, programs and activities and a permanent collection of more than 17,000 worldwide works. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Congress Avenue. 471-7324, www.blantonmuseum.org .

Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.‘The Story of Texas' museum offers exhibits, theaters, films and interactive computer displays. 1800 N. Congress Ave. 936-8746, www.thestoryoftexas.com .

Capitol Visitors Center. Exhibits on the Capitol and Texas history, plus travel information and gift shop. 110 E. 11th St. 305-8400, www.texascapitolvisitorscenter.com .

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. A collections library and archives, as well as a museum that facilitates research and sponsors programs about the historical development of the United States. Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 2, University of Texas campus. 495-4518, www.cah.utexas.edu .

Elisabet Ney Museum. The restored studio of the 19th-century sculptor houses a collection of her works. 304 E. 44th St. 458-2255, www.ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney .

Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. Center dedicated to the preservation, creation, presentation and promotion of Mexican American, Native American and other cultural arts and heritages. 600 River St. 974-3772, www.ci.austin.tx.us/macc .

French Legation Museum. A historic residence built in 1840-41 for the chargé d'affaires who represented France in the Republic of Texas. Guided tours are available. 802 San Marcos St. 472-8180, www.frenchlegationmuseum.org .

George Washington Carver Museum. African American neighborhood history museum features artifacts, oral histories, videos and archival materials. 1165 Angelina St. 974-4926, www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver .

Governor's Mansion. Built in 1856, it is the oldest continuously occupied executive residence west of the Mississippi River. The mansion had been closed to public tours for renovation when it was damaged by fire in June 2008. Check the website for updated information. 1010 Colorado St. www.txfgm.org .

Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum. Museum honors survivor of the Battle of the Alamo. 411 E. Fifth St. 974-3830, www.susannadickinsonmuseum.org .

LBJ Library and Museum. Presidential library of Lyndon B. Johnson. 2313 Red River St. 721-0200, www.lbjlibrary.org .

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Established by Lady Bird Johnson in 1982, the nonprofit center promotes and preserves native plants. 4801 La Crosse Ave. 232-0100, www.wildflower.org .

Mexic-Arte Museum. Fine-arts museum featuring Mexican, Latino and Latin American work. 419 Congress Ave. 480-9373, www.mexic-artemuseum.org .

Neill-Cochran House Museum. Greek Revival limestone mansion built in 1855. 2310 San Gabriel St. 478-2335, www.neill-cochranmuseum.org .

O. Henry Museum.Cottage home of short-story writer William Sydney Porter (whose pen name was O. Henry) and his family from 1893 to 1895. Museum displays many of the writer's belongings. 409 E. Fifth St. 472-1903, www.ci.austin.tx.us/ohenry .