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Mexic-Arte Museum vs Harry Ransom Center

Both are rated highly by professional travelers. Overall, Harry Ransom Center is preferred by most professionals compared to Mexic-Arte Museum. Harry Ransom Center ranks #13 in Austin with approval from 4 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.

Mexic-Arte Museum
Mexic-Arte Museum
7 / 10
419 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Founded in 1984, this museum is a beguiling, moderate-size museum devoted to traditional and contemporary Mexican and Latino art." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Art from South of the Border includes several José Clemente Orozcos and Rufino Tamayos." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"There’s so much more to know about the capital city’s connection to Mexican, Latino and Latin American art and culture, both historical and contemporary. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report
14.0
"Perched along Congress Avenue, just a couple blocks south of The Driskill, the Mexic-Arte Museum is devoted to the conservation of Mexican and Latin American art and culture." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"It has a small permanent collection of 20th-century Mexican art, photographs from the Mexican revolution, and a fascinating array of masks from the state of Guerrero." Full review
Harry Ransom Center
Harry Ransom Center
8 / 10
21st and Guadalupe, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78713-7219
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Part of the University of Texas, this is one of the world's greatest collectors and exhibitors of important literary papers and other artifacts related to the arts and humanities." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"Past showings comprised pieces ranging from the whimsical artwork of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to photographer Eli Reed’s intense The Lost Boys of Sudan. " Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Visiting scholars and the public turn to the research center’s wealth of resources and archives to learn about everything from ancient Mexico to the works of great artists and writers." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts." Full review
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