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A visit to SAMA takes you around the world and through five thousand years of art in a complex of buildings that once housed the Lone Star Brewery.

San Antonio, Texas
Joined March 2009
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SAMA is pleased to welcome Christine C. Brindza as the Museum’s new Marie and Hugh Halff, Jr., Curator of American Art. Learn more: samuseum.org/press/press-rel… 📸 Photo courtesy of Christine C. Brindza
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Brindza joins us from the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, where she served as the Senior Curator and James and Louise Glasser Curator from 2018-2026. She will start her new role on July 27, 2026.
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Join us at SAMA for a night of art, history, and culture!🎨 ✅Scan QR to register ✅Don´t forget your University ID ⏰March 26 | 6-8 pm 📍San Antonio Museum of Art
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Give the gift of dynamic and meaningful art experiences to all of San Antonio, South and Central Texas, and beyond. Please consider making a special year-end contribution to SAMA at the link below and support our artful mission this holiday season. 🎁✨ bit.ly/4pGZM0e
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San Antonio Museum of Art retweeted
A central figure in California’s Light and Space movement, Larry Bell is, at eighty-five, having a landmark moment with three concurrent exhibitions: two in New York and one at the San Antonio Museum of Art through January 4, 2026.
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San Antonio Museum of Art retweeted
✨Located right along the Museum Reach section of the river, @SAMAart is a must visit✨ Explore Larry Bell: Improvisations — from collages to iconic glass cubes, experience how the LA artist transforms light, surface, and space into pure magic. ✨ 📅 Now - Jan. 4, 2026
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San Antonio Museum of Art retweeted
✨NEW ✨ Explore Larry Bell: Improvisations — from collages to iconic glass cubes, experience how the LA artist transforms light, surface, and space into pure magic. ✨ 📅 Now through January 4, 2026 📍 @SAMAart
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San Antonio Museum of Art retweeted
Free admission. $1.30 ride. Endless summer inspiration. ☀️🎨🚌 Looking for something fun (and free) to do this summer? Ride VIA to some of San Antonio’s best museums offering no-cost entry for Bexar County residents: 🖼️ San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) 🎟️ Free for Bexar County residents on Tuesdays & Sundays 🚌 Route 8 🦖 Witte Museum 🎟️ Free on Tuesdays for Bexar County residents 🚌 Routes 9, 14 🎨 McNay Art Museum 🎟️ Free on Thursdays & the 1st Sunday of each month 🚌 Routes 8, 14, 509 VIA fare: $1.30 one way | $0.65 for reduced fare Explore local culture for less this summer! Plan your trip at VIAinfo.net/how-to-ride/ 📸 Photo credits: San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) McNay Art Museum Witte Museum
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Check out the July/August issue of @ArtsCultureTX to read a great article about our exhibition "Readymade Remix: New Approaches to Familiar Objects"! 👀 Or read it online here 🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxbbud5
The July/August 2025 issue is here! Our cover features Magenta Ernst by Francesca Fuchs. See more from her at @MenilCollection through November 2, 2025. Find a copy of this issue in all the usual places and online of course 🩷.
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Happy Earth Day! 🌺🐦🌎 Celebrate the beauty of nature today with a close look at Martin Johnson Heade’s “Passion Flowers with Three Hummingbirds.”
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Heade became fascinated with hummingbirds, which he depicted feeding from exotic flowers in misty settings. This work is unique among Heade’s fifty-some scenes in the series. It is not only one of the largest, but also the only one to feature three birds.
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___ Martin Johnson Heade, American, 1819–1904, “Passion Flowers with Three Hummingbirds”, circa 1875, Oil on canvas, h. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm.); w. 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm.), Purchased with funds provided by the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, 82.77
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We ❤️ @SAMAart! Explore our world-class museums: bit.ly/3NB848X
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It's #MarchMadness ! 🏀 After a visit from the Charles Barkley blimp and Men's Final Four Trophy, Marcus is ready for the #MFinalFour ! 🏆
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