The Briscoe Western Art Museum celebrates dads and grads

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“The Plainsman” membership at the Briscoe Western Art Museum. Courtesy photo, used with permission. 

This June, to keep the celebration going for this year’s graduates and to give dad the special nod he deserves, the Briscoe Western Art Museum is offering special deals for dads and grads. (Briscoe Western Art Museum, 2020)

To honor this year’s graduates, the Briscoe is offering the Class of 2020 free admission to the museum through the month of June. Just show your student ID or come on down with your cap and tassel and explore the West courtesy of the Briscoe. Graduate free admission is good for all 2020 high school and college graduates. The Briscoe’s McNutt Sculpture Garden is a fabulous spot for spontaneous graduate pictures, so bring the family along and document your accomplishment with the perfect shot in a lush oasis of Western beauty just off of the River Walk.

To honor fathers and the trails they blaze, the Briscoe is giving away an annual museum membership to one lucky dad. Nominate a fantastic father you know, then be sure to take him to the Briscoe for the perfect Father’s Day celebration. Entries close June 18.

The Briscoe is offering Father’s Day membership specials that include a year-long membership to the museum, as well as gifts for dad to sit back and enjoy. The membership specials are available online, with contact-less curbside gift pickup from the Briscoe’s Museum Store in time for Father’s Day. Package options include:

  • “The Duke”: Allow dad to head West with an individual membership, along with an American Bison bar tool opener, a 2020 Night of Artists exhibition catalog and a branded tote bag from the Briscoe’s Museum Store, $65.
  • “The Cowboys”: Family membership includes museum admission for two adults and all children/grandchildren under 18, as well as two pairs of Socksmith socks in “Early Morning Riser Gold” and “Texas Navy” designs, a 2020 Night of Artists exhibition catalog and a Briscoe-branded tote bag, $95.
  • “The Plainsman”: A museum supporter membership that features expanded membership benefits including admission reciprocity at member museums across the country, as well as a tote bag, a custom Briscoe Woody Shovel Grill Scraper in red oak, and a 2020 Night of Artists exhibition catalog, $140.

All membership options include unlimited admission to the Briscoe and free or discounted admission to its events, as well as invitations to private members-only events. Memberships are instrumental support that help the Briscoe continue to share the art, history and culture of the American West and are tax deductible.

Sharing the spirit and beauty of the West through art and artifacts, the Briscoe brings vibrant history and stories to life. The museum’s monthly gallery talks, book club, exclusive member events and fantastic museum shop provide art, culture, history and entertainment year-round, but especially now thanks to the 2020 Night of Artists Exhibition and Art Sale.

Night of Artists draws artists, collectors and art enthusiasts from around the country each year to celebrate Western art. The museum’s largest annual exhibition features more than 300 new works of painting, sculpture and mixed media by 80 of the country’s leading contemporary Western artists. Everyone will be transported West through scenic landscapes, inspired Native Americans and classic cowboys, stunning wildlife and detailed portraiture.

Museum hours are 10a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10a.m. to 3p.m. on Sunday. The museum is located on the River Walk, with convenient parking at the Riverbend Garage directly adjacent to the museum or one of many downtown surface lots. Now through August, parking is free at city-owned garages, pay-stations and meters all day Saturday and Sunday and 4p.m. to 2a.m. Monday through Friday.

Briscoe Western Art Museum
210 W. Market Street
San Antonio, TX  78205
(210) 299-4499