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It was born from a community art collective known as the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture which had coalesced in 2004 around the private files of Henry Gonzalez. [2] The collections expanded to include other live music venues of the 1970s including Threadgills, the Vulcan Gas Company, the Austin Opry House, and Antone's.
Armadillo World Headquarters (The 'Dillo or Armadillo WHQ) was an influential Texas music hall and beer garden in Austin at 525½ Barton Springs Road – at South First Street – just south of the Colorado River and downtown Austin. The 'Dillo flourished from 1970 to 1980.
The official motto of Austin, Texas is the "Live Music Capital of the World" due to the high volume of live music venues in the city. Austin is known internationally for the South by Southwest (SXSW) and the Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festivals which feature eclectic international lineups.
The Austin Museum of Popular Culture (AusPop) is a Texas 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting art and memorabilia that reflect Austin's eclectic contributions to popular culture worldwide. Auspop, formerly known as SouthPop, champions Austin artists who were mainly responsible for "weird" Austin.
Republic of Texas Museum Austin Travis Operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas [218] South Austin Popular Culture Center: Austin Travis Pop art related to Austin, focusing on the art and ephemera of Austin's live music scene from the 1960s through today. [219] Texas Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center Austin
The 2023 installment featured shows at the South Austin outpost Far Out Lounge and Southeast dance music complex Concourse Project. Lineup and tickets coming in the summer.
The museum still maintains its original home on the Clara Driscoll estate, where it was known for 34 years as Laguna Gloria Art Museum. Once owned by Stephen F. Austin , [ 3 ] the Laguna Gloria site has been declared a national treasure and is on city, state , and national registers of historic places. [ 4 ]
South Austin Museum of Popular Culture – Austin; Texas Music Museum – Austin [190] Texas Polka Music Museum – Austin [191] Heart of Texas Country Music Museum – Brady [192] Texas Country Music Hall of Fame – Carthage; Western Music Association Hall of Fame – Coppell; The Selena Museum, dedicated to Selena Quintanilla – Corpus Christi