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Fiesta Medal Mania

Colorful medals are a hallmark of San Antonio’s Fiesta®. Said to have began with King Antonio XLIX in 1971, Fiesta® medals trace back even earlier to special coins given out at events. Today, nearly every organization involved with Fiesta® issues its own unique creation.

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Girl Power!

Produced in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, this exhibit heralds the next century of Girl Scouting.

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Made in Texas

How has Texas changed the world? Every day, people use products, inventions and ideas conceived right here in the Lone Star State. See how we've influenced food, music, technology, art, manufacturing and more.

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Progression of a Dream

Following an early 2013 trip to significant sites from the African American Civil Rights Movement, UTSA students have selected the content for a photo exhibit at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

 
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Texas Contemporary Artists Series: Luisa Wheeler

The 10th artist in the series. The exhibit features digitally manipulated photographs, chronicling Wheeler’s life experiences through the present.

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Why We Came: The Immigration Experience

Whether it was 10,000 years ago or 10 days ago, everyone in Texas today is here because someone endured a life-changing journey.

 
 
 
 

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