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The Blanton Museum of Art vs University of Texas at Austin
Both The Blanton Museum of Art and University of Texas at Austin are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Blanton Museum of Art is preferred by most professionals compared to University of Texas at Austin. The Blanton Museum of Art ranks #2 in Austin with endorsements from 5 sources including Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Michelin Guide.
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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Fodor's
"Formerly the Huntington Art Gallery, this is among the largest university art museums in the United States."
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Travel + Leisure
"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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University of Texas at Austin
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Guadalupe and I-35, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and 26th St., Austin, TX
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Fodor's
"The 350-acre campus breeds Texas Longhorns, as passionate about football (and other sports) as they are about academics (it has one of the country's top research libraries)."
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Travel + Leisure
"The student union building of the University of Texas at Austin serves as a hub of activity for the more than 50,000 students enrolled in the school."
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Atlas Obscura
"A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus. "
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Frommer's
"In 1883, the 221 students and eight teachers who made up the newly established University of Texas in Austin had to meet in makeshift classrooms in the town's temporary capitol."
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