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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center vs The Blanton Museum of Art
Both are praised by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Blanton Museum of Art ranks significantly higher than Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The Blanton Museum of Art comes in at #1 in Austin with praise from 7 reviewers including Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Michelin Guide.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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4801 La Crosse Ave, Austin, TX 78739
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Travel + Leisure
"Enjoy the native gardens and plants. The center uses solar power, has a green roof, and offers community outreach programs to restore the environment."
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"This 43-acre complex, founded in 1982 by Lady Bird Johnson... has extensive plantings of native Texas wildflowers that bloom year-round."
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Michelin Guide
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"Created by the former First Lady... this facility is the only one in the US dedicated exclusively to conserving and promoting the use of indigenous plants."
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Time Out
"Mark your calendar for Thursday nights in June. On those evenings, the center hosts Nature Nights, which features interactive presentations, hikes led by various experts and “nature crafting” for kids."
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Afar Magazine
"It has a series of gardens, educational facilities,a cafe, library, trails and an arboretum...the Center's gardens and landscape are a learning laboratory."
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The Blanton Museum of Art
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200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd at Congress Ave, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78701
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"Formerly the Huntington Art Gallery, this is among the largest university art museums in the United States."
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"The permanent collection includes works by Romare Bearden, Mark Rothko and Thomas Hart Benton. Don’t miss Luis Jimenez’s massive sculpture Progress II (actually, it’s hard to miss). "
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The permanent collection of more than 13,000 works here ranges from ancient to contemporary art."
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An original 15C Gutenberg Bible, one of the few copies in the US, is displayed on the ground floor of the Ransom Center.
Time Out
"As one of the “foremost university art museums in the country … [with] one of the largest and most comprehensive” permanent collections of art in Central Texas."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The permanent collection of more than 18,000 works ranges from ancient to contemporary art, covering a variety of themes and periods."
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