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The Contemporary Austin's Jones Center location is downtown Austin's home for art exhibits and exploration. Parking is best done at meters along Seventh Street or in one of the garages tucked behind Congress Avenue.

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The Contemporary Austin — Jones Center
700 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
512-453-5312

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Hours

Sun: noon-5 pm
Mon: Closed
Tue: 11 am-7 pm
Wed: 11 am-7 pm
Thu: 11 am-7 pm
Fri: 11 am-7 pm
Sat: 11 am-7 pm

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Degas Unmasked: New perspective of famed artist in blockbuster exhibit
Mummies of the World at HMNS
Visiting Mummy: Special exhibition wraps up unique view of the dead
Texas Contemporary Art Fair 2016
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Leslie Ross Krokenberger Moving Sidewalk
Acclaimed bartender joins popular cocktail bar and works on fall menu
Health Museum Gala, 9/16 Dr. Devinder Bhatia, Gina Bhatia, Carolyn Farb, Melanie Johnson, Dr. Brian Parsley
Health Museum celebrates two decades of 'healthful' education
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Lyle Lovett headlines The Bryan Museum gala, big honors presented
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Edgar Degas, Dancers, Pink and Green, c. 1890, oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
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Born Yesterday Opening Dinner, 6/16 Roger Plank, Elizabeth Bunch, Connie Plank, Stephen Pelinski
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Houstonians donate 110 important works to new Menil Drawing Institute
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Glee-ful Jane Lynch brings crazy comedic cabaret act to Houston
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Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
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CounterCurrent Festival presents Ten Tiny Dances
Houston's edgiest festival dabbles in experimental art in the extreme
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Maroon 5 March Madness Music Festival
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Jim Crane's Brocca Ristorante, March 2016
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CultureMap Social, March 2016, Lenni Naylor, Allison Lewis, Dena Kurman, Kara Hoffman, Kelli Blumrosen
Sizzling social was so hot that firefighters had to cool things down
Tour de Houston, March 2015
Wellness weekend rolls with Tour de Houston bike ride and activities
The Ivy Lofts, March 2016, Tokyo Unit
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Contingent Beauty: Woven Water: Submarine Landscape
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