Visiting Tips

• Help us keep the artwork and galleries safe! Please do not touch the artwork unless it is labeled as an interactive piece.
• Food and drink are not permitted in the Jones Center galleries or indoors at Laguna Gloria. Visitors are welcome to enjoy food and drink responsibly on the Laguna Gloria grounds. Please keep our facilities clean and dispose of trash and recycling in the containers provided.
• Photography without a flash, for personal use only, is permitted at the Jones Center and Laguna Gloria, unless specified for individual artworks. Please use caution and be aware of all artwork around you when photographing in the galleries. To request permission to film or photograph the museum’s spaces for editorial use, please contact our Director of Communications, Nicole Chism Griffin, at ncgriffin@thecontemporaryaustin.org. For information about professional photography sessions for brides, engagements, quinceañeras, family portraits, or other portraiture, please click here.
• Service animals are welcome at the Jones Center and Laguna Gloria. Additionally, leashed pets may accompany guests on the Laguna Gloria grounds. Please be respectful of the wildlife and ecology of the site.
• Concealed or open weapons and firearms (including handguns) are not allowed at the Jones Center, Laguna Gloria, or the Art School. Sharp implements are not permitted in the galleries.
• All bags larger than 12 x 18 x 3 inches (including backpacks and large purses) and all umbrellas must be checked at the Reception Desk at the Jones Center. Please wear smaller bags and purses on your front or carry in your hand.
• Drawing in the Jones Center galleries is permitted using pencils only. No pens or markers allowed. Drawing is also permitted on the grounds of Laguna Gloria.
• Smoking, including electronic cigarettes, is not permitted inside any of our buildings, or within 20 feet of a doorway or outdoor sculpture. Smoking is also prohibited on the Moody Rooftop at the Jones Center on Congress Avenue.
• The Jones Center galleries and some of the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria are stroller friendly and wheelchair accessible. Please use care when navigating the galleries. Depending on the fragility of artwork in an exhibition, oversize strollers may need to be stored at the Reception Desk. Please check in at the Reception Desk at both sites with questions or for assistance.

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