Re-Imagining the Ney: A Night in 19th Century Austin
Thursday, September 21, 2023, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Discover Austin's unique history by stepping back in time with Elisabet Ney! Attendees will experience life in 19th century Texas from local historians and artisans. Join us in dressing the part in 19th century frontier garments. Museum Educators will also lead specialized museum tours of the buildings hidden basement and guest community members will be invited to lead drop-in tours of Formosa using their unique points of view. This is a great opportunity to meet up with friends and enjoy curated food and drink pairings. This event is free and open to the public.
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Re-Imagining the Ney: A Night of Process
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Experience Elisabet Ney's body of art and creative process in her very own historic art studio and home, Formosa. During this special after-hours event, attendees will learn how Ney executed her marble sculptures through live sculpting demos, hands-on activities and interactive projects. Guest community members will be invited to lead drop-in tours of Formosa through their unique points of view. The Ney's education staff will also be on hand to answer additional questions regarding Elisabet Ney's studio practices. This is a great opportunity to meet up with friends and enjoy curated food and drink pairings. This event is free and open to the public.
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Re-Imagining the Ney: A Night in the Landscape
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Explore Elisabet Ney's rugged but majestic limestone homestead and art studio, Formosa, and unique 2.5 acre landscape through a variety of hands-on horticulture activities and demonstrations. Attendees will learn about the museums surrounding native landscape restored to a 19th century Austin through specialized evening walks. Come watch the sunset with landscape architects and local ecologists as we discuss Ney's unique landscape and historical significance to Austin. This is a great opportunity to meet up with friends and enjoy curated food and drink pairings. This event is free and open to the public.
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Re-Imagining the Ney: A Community Art Bash
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 3:00 to 8:00 pm
Re-imagine Elisabet Ney's iconoclastic life and brilliant art through the lens of Austin's contemporary artists, who were selected as a result of the Artist Salon held on May 11th, creating site-specific art experiences in the Museum and across the entire historic grounds. Come celebrate the museum's evolving programs and exhibits through this afternoon community engagement event. Attendees will experience artist interventions, theatrical performances, and musical expressions immersed throughout the Museum's expansive grounds, along with curated food and drinks from local vendors and specialized museum tours crafted by interpretive actors. As the evening approaches, it will transition into an after-hours event, featuring interactive projects and performances. This event is free and open to the public.
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For a tour of the Elisabet Ney Museum’s main collection, please click here: Main Collection Video Tour
Past Events
- Re-Imagining the Ney: Draw your Own Path - Museum Day 2023
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Re-Imagining the Ney: Draw your Own Path
Sunday, September 17, 2023, 12 to 5 pm
Join us in learning the many facets of drawing inside out through this family friendly event acress the grounds of the beloved Elisabet Ney Museum. In keeping with the unique spirit of Ney, the day will host hands-on art projects led by local artists and educators that will inspire you to "draw your own path". Local artist collective, Atelier Dojo, will be on site to give live sketching demonstrations using Elisabet Ney's sculptures as models. As part of Austin Museum day, this event is free to and open to all ages.
- Drawing Salons - August 2023
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Drawing Salons - Every Saturday in August
August 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th from 10am to Noon
Come out to the Elisabet Ney Museum for our beloved weekly Drawing Salons every Saturday morning in August from 10 am to noon! Sketch Elisabet's realistic sculptures in her own Formosa studio!
Each session is hosted by our Museum Educators, and all of the required materials will be provided. Participation is free and open to everyone, regardless of age or level of experience! No RSVP is required
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Family Day
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Family Day
Saturday, June 3rd 10 am - Noon
Get creative with Family Days at the Ney all summer long! This family-friendly program is the perfect opportunity for kids of all ages to experiment with a variety of art practices. To celebrate our current exhibition, De Tierra, by artist Alejandra Almuelle, each session will be focused on a different sculpting process.
For our first activity on June 3, participants are going to make vibrant-painted cardboard cutouts. These 3D structures can be made to resemble a self portrait or an abstract geometric sculpture!
The Ney’s education staff will be here to provide instructions and hand out all of the materials. After completing the activity, visitors can explore the museum or walk across the street to Shipe Park.This activity is free and open to the public. The other Family Days at the Ney will take place throughout the summer on June 17, July 8, July 22 from 10 am to noon
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Alejandra Almuelle: "De Tierra" Opening Reception
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Alejandra Almuelle: "De Tierra" Opening Reception
Thursday, May 25th, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Explore the Ney's latest exhibit by local artist, Alejandra Almuelle. Originally from Peru, Almuelle's ceramic figurative sculptures exemplify the biological archive of experience through the human form. Working in clay is an important component to her work because of the medium's historical significance and its connection to the earth.
Throughout the museum, Almuelle's works are going to be re-contextualized amongst Elisabet Ney's own classically-inspired sculptures. The exhibit will be on view from May 25 to July 30, 2023.
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Deborah Mersky: “The Path I Took” Closing Reception
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Deborah Mersky: “The Path I Took” Closing Reception
Thursday, May 4th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Join us for the closing reception for artist, Deborah Mersky’s latest exhibit, “The Path I Took” at the Elisabet Ney Museum.
Through painted and stitched works, Mersky retraces memories of a childhood in Austin spent wandering along creeks and railroad tracks. She combines these abstracted sensory memories with versions of her current daily walking routes; leading to visual/tactile translations of an untamed world close at hand.
Mersky describes these paper and textile artifacts as direct evidence of her days, past and present
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Ney Day 2023
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Ney Day
Saturday, April 22nd, 1 - 4 pm
Celebrate Elisabet Ney and her legacy by joining us for our ninth annual NEY DAY! To commemorate this iconic artist, we will host an afternoon event dedicated to women in the arts, sciences and civic culture.
Like in years past, there will be a ton of artist-led projects, demonstrations, games, music and food! We will have booths set up by Latinitas Magazine, Typewriter Tarot, Batik by Design, Girlstart, Girls Empowerment Network
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Landscape Learning Day
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Landscape Learning Day
Saturday, April 1st, 9 - 11 am
Join the Elisabet Ney Museum for our monthly Landscape Learning Day! The Ney's surrounding landscape is a holistic unit, one that relies on many different environmental systems, ranging from bacteria to bees. We will spend the morning learning about the local flora and fauna, then volunteers will have an opportunity to work in the landscape.
This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with planting native seeds and removing invasive plants! If you have gardening snips and gloves, please bring them.
We also recommend that volunteers wear pants, closed toe shoes, sunscreen and a hat.
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Elisabet Ney's Nature Day
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Elisabet Ney's Nature Day
Saturday, March 25th 1 - 4 pm
Celebrate Austin’s diverse flora and fauna at Elisabet Ney’s Nature Day on Saturday, March 25, from 1 to 4 pm. This outdoor family event will feature gardening projects, bird counts, block printmaking activities, interactive demonstrations, and much more!
You'll also discover local environmental outreach programs, wildlife rescue organizations, and science education opportunities. There will be fun nature and art activities presented by Travis Audubon, UT’s Children’s Research Institute, the City of Austin Park Rangers, Earth Native School, Horned Lizard Conservation Society, and the Yarborough Library.
We will also have an indoor animal conservation classroom installed inside the museum by local artist, Juliet Whitsett. She will be onsite all afternoon leading creative, educational hands-on workshops!
Elisabet Ney was considered a devout naturalist and often drew artistic inspiration from her central Texas environment. Therefore, this will be a great opportunity to learn more about Ney’s creative process while engaging in nature and science programming. Elisabet Ney's Nature Day will be free and open to all ages!
More Information
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- For a tour of the museum’s second floor and the tower, provided by museum guide Amy Andrews, please click here: Museum Second Floor Video Tour
- For a text-based tour of Elisabet Ney’s work in English, please click here: Ney Collection (pdf)
- Para un recorrido por texto de las esculturas de Elisabet Ney en español, haga clic aquí: Ney Collection(pdf)
- Landscape Tour and Information
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Learn more about the Elisabet Ney Museum's historic landscape.
For a video tour of the Museum’s Native Prairie Historic Landscape restoration, given by Mino Giunta, the Museum’s landscape specialist, please click here: Landscape Restoration.
- Watch the Sixth First Annual Polkapocalypse 2020!
- This super favorite of visitors from all over the globe was held online in 2020, and featured Brave Combo, Piñata Protest, and many, many more in a three-hour Polkaxtravaganza! Check it out, recorded, by clicking here: Polkapocalypse 2020!
- About our past contemporary art Special Exhibition “Barbara Attwell: Rewylding”
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- For a video tour of the current Special Exhibition “Barbara Attwell: Rewylding”, please click here: Video Tour
- To read more about the Elisabet Ney Museum’s current Special Exhibition “Barbara Attwell: Rewylding”, please click here: Exhibit Information
- For an activity video about making toilet paper roll animals at home, taught by Barbara Attwell and shared courtesy of the Westbank Public Library, please click here: Toilet Paper Roll Animals
- Plein Aire Painting Demonstration
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To celebrate wildflower season, for a video demonstration of Plein Aire painting created by Baron Wilson of Austin Plein Aire Society using the Elisabet Ney Museum as a model, please click here: Plein Aire Painting Demonstration
- Fun Activity Demonstration Videos!
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- To learn how to make your own book, taught by museum educator Sarah Porter, please click here: Make your own Book
- To learn how to make a digital Canva presentation poster about Elisabet Ney, taught by museum educator Renee Robinson, please click here: Elisabet Ney Canva Presentation Poster
- More videos are coming so check back soon!
- Who is Elisabet Ney?
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For a biography of Elisabet Ney, please click here: Elisabet Ney Biography
- Women in Texas History
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For great lessons/activities and curriculum about Women in Texas History, especially pertinent in this, the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage, please click here: Women in Texas History (pdf)
- Clay Activities
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For a guide to activities using clay, click here: The Importance of Clay (pdf)
- Museum Education
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For more curriculum and museum education opportunities, visit this page: Museum Education