One spark of inspiration is all you need for your next big idea at the Thinkery, where each exhibit is hands-on, play-based learning, with activities and content appropriate for visitors of all ages. Create colorful works of art, take apart toys or build and launch gliders at the Spark Shop. See, feel and hear the connections between water and sound at the Currents exhibit. Find out how color, light, and shadows impact the environment at the Light Lab. Participate in sensory exploration, chemical reactions, and edible minerals in the Kitchen Lab. Imagine buying and selling delicious fruits and vegetables or collecting eggs from a pretend chicken coop in Fresh! Farmers’ Market. Step outside to the Backyard and scale the heights of a universally-accessible, custom-designed climber, or rest under the branches of a native elm tree.
Get ready for Austin’s only concert-on-wheels at Twisted Texas Tours, where each experience is jam-packed with local flavor, hidden hotspots, and Instagram-worthy photo opportunities. Join their wacky guides, and enjoy their rock bands and tie-dye rides as you appreciate the live music and the best drinks and eats around, all while you are checking out Austin's hottest destinations.
The Elisabet Ney Museum is the historic home and studio of Elisabet Ney, a wildly iconoclastic German sculptor who moved to Austin in 1882. The museum enthusiastically celebrates her art, history, and legacy through exhibitions and events for the whole family. Her commissions include notable European luminaries and those who shaped early Texas history, including well-known Texans Stephen Austin and Sam Houston, whose portraits both stand in the national and state capitals today.
Get ready to enjoy the productions that Mary Moody Northen Theatre has to offer. They are part of an exciting professional theater program at St. Edward's University, where they host around six plays each year. Each year students and professional actors work together in productions from Moliere to Rogers & Hammerstein and consistently win awards from the local arts community.