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1st time seeing this Art Gallery!! It was WONDERFUL & the different Loteria games that have been made is just amazing!! Grandkids enjoyed!!
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!! SHOWCASING Hispanic artist as this is needed!! (FREE Admission but they do take donations, which you should)
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!! SHOWCASING Hispanic artist as this is needed!! (FREE Admission but they do take donations, which you should)
Centro de Artes hosted a Artist Signing and Free Fiesta Medal event! Bringing our culture together to experience meeting new people, experiencing The Loteria gallery which was the coolest! Had us laughing because could relate to so many of the exhibit pieces! Staff absolutely wonderful and so helpful. If you can't handle stairs, there is an elevator. There are bathrooms available as well. The parking was accessible across the street at the Goodwill parking lot but we did pay $10 and lots of construction but Google maps took us straight to venue. After you step out of the gallery you can walk through the Mercado and enjoy shopping for all your cultural and fiesta needs!
I randomly found this FREE museum as I was walking by the area. I strolled inside not knowing what to expect. It was a free exhibit. This one featured Millennial Loteria artists and creators Mike Alfaro & Gerardo Guillén. It was an easy exhibit to go through. Everything was easy to read and the artwork was self explanatory and fun. Everyone coming in loved the artwork. It was refreshing finding something free for all to enjoy.
My kids love this place! It deserves more recognition for its extensive railroad history exhibits and hands-on experiences. The train ride was a hit, and exploring the miniature trains inside the museum was a highlight of our visit.
This is a great little gem. The folks that volunteer do a bang up job at making this an enjoyable location to visit. It may not be the flashiest place incorporating state of the art technology, but it is staffed by people passionate about trains and transportation. Any one of the gentlemen there working on a display or making repairs will stop and spend time talking to guests about an attraction or how they got involved at the TTM. My kids love the train sets set up outside and inside. They also love the train ride.
Great for kids that loves train. I went with the family and it was fun to walk around and see the different trains. This train museum is managed by volunteers and they do their best to keep up to date. The price is reasonable. Come and support this place you will not regret it.
The Texas Transportation Museum is a great place to bring the kids for a unique adventure! The staff are all passionate about the history of the trains and different parts of the grounds provide a fun and interesting look into the past. You can walk through old train carts, an old engine, get a ride in an old locomotive, and even book a private party on one of the old train cars. If you make your way to the very back there is a building with model trains set up and some vintage vehicles. There’s also a large outdoor section with large model trains running around. If you’re looking for something laid back and interesting this is a great stop!
Visiting downtown and came across the entrance to view the exhibit and other than the folks at the front desk not being too greeting to the other customers and myself, the exhibition was very interesting and very well put together. Super clean, including the restrooms. Very intimate and informative pictures of the immigrants and their journeys and struggles in the photos display. But really disappointed in the 2 employees at the entrance not being helpful in telling us the process to sign in and at least communicating to us a little of what we are walking in to. Other than that, it went well.
Time again for Santa’s Railroad Wonderland! We absolutely love going here year after year to see all the lights and festive atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit!
I took my older brother hear because he loves all things trains and we had a blast! While small, this museum is perfect for any train aficionado or someone who likes to learn. Getting to walk through the old passenger car and hear my brother talk about all the train facts he knew was so fun, would love to come back and check out the different events they do for various holidays (they were dressing up for Halloween when we got there)!
Free Admission! I happened to walk by and decided to visit. They have many impressive pieces and stories to see. Totally recommend!
Fun quiet place with great staff. This is a location that is in the city center but just off the touristic areas. Interesting and underrepresented history of Texas and San Antonio.
What an unexpected find! I wish this historic site made more of San Antonio to do list! This museum is very interactive for kids of all ages. Lots of digital media too, which is always a plus in my book. I will be sure to share this with many community members and take our out of town guest. I give a 10 out of 10.
This place is amazing. Took my grandson and stayed four hours. He had a blast. For a three year old u could see the look in his eyes on how he was amazed at looking at history he definitely is an old soul. He loved the train simulators and the train ride. Will be booking hos four birthday party here
The staff are so nice. Will be making this place one of our weekend fun days.
The staff are so nice. Will be making this place one of our weekend fun days.
This is from an accessibility standpoint. I needed to go around by two blocks across terrifying terrain to access the site. The sidewalk to access looked too narrow (it was) for my motorized wheelchair to pass… so.. I turned around to access the site on the street with cars. At the end of that block I did find a ramp. Up on the sidewalk there was no way to enter and it appeared closed during business hours. There was no room to turn my chair so I needed to go through the too small space at the corner across from the statue. It took me maybe 10 minutes to navigate the corner but I did get through eventually. I was afraid that I would go over the sidewalk edge but I did not. It is possible that with that minor stressor somehow I missed some accessibility entrance and if so it would be awesome if the Casa Navarro staff might respond with where it might be.
Great history experience of Texas and Mexican History! Not a big place to explore, but a lot of history to learn about this man. And it was inexpensive! Highly recommended if you're a fan of history!
My husband am I went during the Spook-track-u-la Halloween event and had a great time! We can't wait to go at Christmas! The way they decorated the trains for the Halloween was really creative and we loved the fact that there were volunteers there that could explain the history of the trains to you.
If you haven't been, take a moment and check it out. Great for both kids and adults!
If you haven't been, take a moment and check it out. Great for both kids and adults!
I live in San Antonio and have never been here until today. The staff was super friendly and answered all my questions that I had after I walked through. I learned a lot. There are tons of videos and a lot of interactive exhibits. I was the only one there so it was a very pleasant experience. The only thing is that a lot of the information is sort of repetitive so after a while you stop reading as you get more into the museum.
An understated and modest museum in acknowledgement to a very important San Antonio, Texas and Tejano figure.
The home is well kept with two main structures for touring. The outside kitchen and the main house. There are some period pieces but mainly interpretive text panels give a rich context to Navarro’s role in Texas and Tejano history set in Laredito neighborhood of San Antonio.
The signatures exhibit was an interesting nod to the use of unique touches used back in mid to late 1800s. I liked also the flag associated with Mexican independence as well as the early symbol of the eagle with the nopal.
The gift shop has books and some logo items of the museum as well as some artisan items from a local shop in San Antonio.
A good place to visit for San Antonio and Texas history. He was an amazing advocate for Tejanos.
The home is well kept with two main structures for touring. The outside kitchen and the main house. There are some period pieces but mainly interpretive text panels give a rich context to Navarro’s role in Texas and Tejano history set in Laredito neighborhood of San Antonio.
The signatures exhibit was an interesting nod to the use of unique touches used back in mid to late 1800s. I liked also the flag associated with Mexican independence as well as the early symbol of the eagle with the nopal.
The gift shop has books and some logo items of the museum as well as some artisan items from a local shop in San Antonio.
A good place to visit for San Antonio and Texas history. He was an amazing advocate for Tejanos.
It is a nice site. I was hoping to see more furnishings belonging to Navarro. But they may not be available. He was a very prominent Tejano in Texas History.
Art is 4 stars, very symbolic and meaningful stuff (some other abstract stuff that i dont really get or want to understand, despite being hispanic and all) but the place is so small so I can't give it a 5, buuuut it's free so I won't give it 3 stars. That's my experience with the place at least. Hope you find a better time than me and appreciate it more
it is incredible that this gallery exhibit is free! two stories of various collections that were all captivating. i especially loved the life size checkers near the front staircase. my only complaint was parking was paid only due to the busy main street market adjacent to the gallery.
David is the sweetest man, he is so helpful and gave us great service. We were disappointed from the museum. It's mostly short videos to watch but not much to see.
Thank you David 🙂
Thank you David 🙂
This is great place to visit for some cultural knowledge.The best part is that it is FREE!!! The pictures that I have shared is only a small representation of the diversity of displays and collections. The exhibits, paintings and collections on display constitute of a powerfull testimony of historia, experiences, transformation and passion that each artist displays. A must see if you love art, history and culture!!!!