Harry Ransom Center – Cool Things To Do In Austin
On the University of Texas campus you will find the Harry Ransom Center, with the central mission of advancing the study of the arts and humanities. You can visit the center every day except Monday and the admission is free! The center collects, preserves and makes accessible rare books, manuscripts, photograph, film and art. The Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph are on permanent display in the lobby.
Their public exhibitions and programs support education and enrichment for scholars, students and the public. Since it’s founding in 1957 the center has been an important resource for undergraduates at The University of Texas at Austin.
At this time the Ransom Center is raising $50,000 for “The Making of Gone With The Wind.” “The exhibition will include more than 300 original items from the archive of the film’s producer, David O. Selznick, including photographs, storyboards, correspondence, production records, audition footage, fan mail, and dresses worn by Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.”
Visit the Ransom Center to make your own discoveries!
The University of Texas at Austin
300 West 21st Street
Austin, Texas 78712
Phone: 512-471-8944
Admission
Admission is free. They do take donations to support the Center’s exhibitions and public programs.
Exhibition Galleries Hours
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 10am to 5pm
Thursday – 10am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday – noon to 5pm
Mondays – Closed
Tours
Noon Tuesday
6 pm Thursday
2 pm Saturday
2 pm Sunday
Library Reading/Viewing Rooms Hours
Monday Thru Friday 9am to 5pm
Saturdays 9am to noon
Sundays – Closed
The Reading Room will be closed on these dates:
March 8, 2014
March 15, 2014
May 17-May 26, 2014
May 31, 2014
July 4-5, 2014
August 18-24
“The Harry Ransom Center—originally named the Humanities Research Center—was founded in 1957 by Harry Huntt Ransom, a visionary English professor who rose through the ranks at The University of Texas to dean, vice president and provost, president, and eventually chancellor. Ransom believed that a strong library was the foundation of a great university, and he devoted much of his attention and energy throughout his career to building the library collections of The University of Texas at Austin. The origins of the Ransom Center, however, trace back decades earlier when the University began to acquire a series of important private libraries.”
More Information about the Harry Ransom Center.
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