Mordern, Free, Best Art Museums in Round Rock

"Next, check out Zilker Park, a 360-acre oasis in the heart of downtown that’s the site of festivals and free music at Zilker Hillside Theater, plus it’s home to Zilker Botanical Garden, Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum and Barton Springs Pool, a spring-fed swimming spot with grassy hills for sunbathing. Make it a boozy afternoon and pull up a chair in the taproom of urban winery Infinite Monkey Theorem for a flight of Texas-made wine. Or head to Duchman Family Winery in Driftwood (just a half-hour drive out of Austin), where you can take a tour and sample wines in a lovely Italianate villa, including Duchman’s award-winning Vermentino. Stop in the North Austin warehouse and taproom of Austin Beerworks, where weekend tastings feel more like a backyard barbecue, with live music and bites from local food trucks."

"www.umlaufsculpture.orgThis is the legacy of world renowned artist Charles Umlauf, whose cast pieces have become a part of the cultural fabric of this city. More than 130 pieces are scattered around the grounds of this facility just south of Lady Bird Lake and east of Barton Springs, and despite the closeness to a busy thoroughfare, the locale is tranquil, soothing, and an easy place to commune with and appreciate Umlauf's dramatic, elongated figures. The perfect in-town getaway for the perpetually frazzled."

"This is a south Austin escape with a dozen hands-on appreciation for the various sculptures by some of the great sculptor and resident of Austin Charles Umlauf. The place is filled with positive ambiance throughout and the tranquility takes you through the place. The morning yoga sessions will embark on you with positive vibes throughout the day."

"This compact but enlightening museum has been on Congress Avenue since 1988 and deals with traditional and contemporary Mexican and Latin American art and culture. The Mexic-Arte Museum has built a collection of painting, drawing, printing, sculpture and photography, by contemporary artists like Raul Gonzalez, Juan Ramos, Sam Coronado, Gerardo Medina and Mike Parsons. Shows like the annual Día de Los Muertos & Community Altars and Mix ‘n’ Mash exhibitions are sourced from that expanding permanent collection."

"Mexic-Arte Museum is dedicated to cultural enrichment and education through the collection, preservation, and presentation of traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture to promote dialogue and develop an understanding for visitors of all ages. To learn more about Mexic-Arte Museum click here."

"Kill Joy, a featured artist in the museum’s newly opened exhibit MX 21-Resistance, Reaffirmation & Resilience, will lead a printmaking workshop for visitors on Museum Day. Tours will be at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., and the Mexic-Arte’s featured Changarrito artist, Luke Cisneros, will be onsite displaying and selling his artwork."

"Saturday was the opening night of "Barnacles of Existence” by Jill Bedgood. Thanks to everyone who came out! Be sure to stop by the gallery and check out the show now until April 27th! #womenandtheirwork #wtwgallery #atxgallery #jillbedgood #sculpture #womenartists #atxart #barnaclesofexsisitance #exhibition #newwork #marble #reliefs #openingnight. A post shared by Women & Their Work (@womenandtheirwork) on Mar 11, 2020 at 10:14am PDT. Women & Their Work is an art gallery established in 1978 that focuses on women and their artistry."

"Women & Their Work is a nonprofit arts organization located in Austin that serves as a catalyst for contemporary art created by women living and working in Texas and beyond. For 41 years, Women & Their Work has brought groundbreaking art to Austin, with exhibitions, performances, and educational programs. Since 1997, Women & Their Work has been committed to expanding the discourse about contemporary art."

"utvac.orgThis 10,000-square-foot space in the University of Texas' Art Building features five galleries devoted to work by undergraduate and graduate students of UT, as well as department faculty and emerging artists from around the country and world. The multiple exhibition areas allow visitors to experience a variety of art in a concentrated space, showcasing the individual and collaborative experimentation taking place within the UT art community and beyond. It is an impressive display of the vast resources and sophistication of the UT art program, tucked into the belly of the UT campus."

"Situated in the Department of Art and Art History, the Visual Arts Center (VAC) provides pivotal exhibition and research space, and serves as a creative hub in the university’s active arts community. Within its five gallery spaces, the VAC exhibits new work commissioned from established national and international artists, as well as the work of talented students just entering into their professional artistic careers."

"Visual Arts Center is a local gallery found inside the University of Texas at Austin campus. Established in 2010, this exhibition place aims to empower artists with the various programs that they have. Visual Arts Center houses five different gallery places meant for artists in residence and for other solo and group art display."

"The South Austin Museum of Popular Culture collects, conserves, and exhibits vintage posters and live music ephemera from the 1960s through today to educate future generations on the rich and unique culture that makes Austin the Live Music Capital of the World. SouthPop seeks to enrich a growing and changing the community by becoming the premier source in Texas for art and artifacts of local music history from the 1960s to the present and its impact on local, national, and international culture. To learn more about South Austin Museum of Popular Culture click here."

"To get a glimpse of this integral part of Austin’s culture, head to SOUTHPOP!. Also known as AusPOP, the museum has over 3,000 artifacts and 10,000 photos to peruse. The collection includes a huge assortment of music posters spanning decades, from the 1960s to today."

"Un lugar casual, se agradece que abra hasta tarde para comer sushi, no es el mejor sushi pero está bien, el menú es amplio y las porciones generosas. Si lo que buscas es un lugar casual para comer sushi, nada muy sofisticado más bien relajado con ambiente casi de bar, este es el lugar."

"A fun place to go with friends or on a casual date, Kura serves up sushi on a conveyor belt. Once you get used to the ordering system and picking up your food before it gets away, you can start enjoying the incredible variety of tasty small dishes. The restaurant makes an excellent blue crab California roll, and the salmon skin and eel hand rolls come wrapped in soy paper studded with sesame seeds."

"Yes, it’s gimmicky — pieces of fish and other Japanese dishes zooming by on conveyor belts — but that’s part of the fun of the Austin location of the renamed chain (formerly known as Kula Revolving Sushi Bar). Rack up 15 plates of food for sushi-themed prizes."

"You might be asking how Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, a massive chain with more than 400 locations around the world, can make it on a best sushi list. Three words: Revolving."

"The park is a long, narrow 76-acre greenbelt along both sides of Shoal Creek. The leash-free area is located in the Pease Park portion of the greenbelt, between 24th and 29th Street. Parts of the trail are made up of large, rough-hewn boulders that can be hazardous to dog paws and human ankles, but most of the trail is simply hard-packed dirt."

"This park located in the heart of Austin offers picturesque views of both the city and natural landscapes. Of course, there is also a mile of off-leash terrain between 24th and 29th streets. While this park offers only trails, it is a great alternative to the traditional fenced-in dog park."

"This hiking spot includes 81 acres filled with scenic trails and a dog park. You can’t go wrong with a stroll through Shoal Creek!. 🗓 Open 24 Hours 📍 2600 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78705"

"Gourdough’s Public House is known for its extravagant doughnuts and doughnut-based sandwiches. They are truly one of a kind in which one needs to check out for the ultimate donut in Austin experience. Just picture this, the Mother Clucker (included fried chicken and honey butter over a doughnut) and the Drunken Hunk (bacon-wrapped meatloaf, a fried egg, and bourbon- or cider-based barbecue sauce over a doughnut)."

"You might not actually blackout, but you are sure to get chocolate-wasted off one of the best donuts in Austin. The Gourdough’s trailer makes them, but the restaurant on South 1st will make you feel like an Austinite."

"Clear your schedule for the rest of the day, though, because whether you get a decadent donut or burger with a donut bun, the only thing you’ll want to do for the rest of the day is take a nap."

"It’s open early early early every day, so you can head here for “brunch” any day of the week!. I always get their chicken and waffles because they are KILLER, but they also have some healthier options and lots of American brunch classics. Definitely a favorite in Austin."

"Open around the clock, it’s the perfect place for a comforting late-night bite if you’re in the mood for something a little more classy."

"2808 Guadalupe | StDirty Martin’s has been an Austin staple since 1926, offering classic burgers, fries, onion rings, and sliced fried pickles, along with some fashioned American chow served in their original space on Guadalupe, next to the University of Texas campus. (Photo by Dirty Martin’s Facebook)"

"Dirty’s, as locals call it, has been feeding UT students and fellow Austinites since 1926. The dirt floors have been cemented, and the prices have risen slightly over the years, but you can still get a single patty burger for under $5 at this local institution."