George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center

City museum of African American history and culture with exhibit openings, genealogy workshops, quilting classes and music nights.

Coming up at Carver Museum

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Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.

Oct27Adult Ballet ClassTUESDAYS · 6:30 PM · next Tue, Oct 27, 6:30 PMA free ballet class for adults 18 and up, led by professional instructors through a partnership with ATX Artists for Social Impact and Capital Contemporary Ballet and open to all abilities. Classes meet Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8pm at the Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street, running through March 30, 2027. The program enrolls a year-long group of up to 15 students via Eventbrite RSVP, with drop-in spots offered when there is room.Free
Oct28The Rotation: Hip-Hop EditionWednesday, 7:30 PMThe opening night of the Carver Museum's six-part live music series on Black music and contemporary Black culture, with live sets from Boooka, J Soulja and LYNN in the Boyd Vance Theater. It runs from 7:30 to 9pm at the George Washington Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street, with the LC Anderson exhibit and atrium open as a pre-show and intermission lounge. Admission is free, but an RSVP is required because the theater seats 134. The museum's Pumpkin Carver festival follows on October 31.Free · RSVP required
Oct31Pumpkin CarverSaturday, 12:00 PMA free family fall festival at the Carver Museum with pumpkin carving (two free pumpkins per family while they last), a costume contest, games, arts and crafts, food, a petting zoo and a haunted maze. It runs from noon to 3pm on Saturday, October 31 at 1165 Angelina Street. The museum bills it as free and open to all.Free and open to all
Nov12Legacy Crafts: Quilting 101Thursday, 6:30 PMA free five-session beginner quilting course with local artist Suzzette Boston covering basic techniques, materials, tools and construction, with each participant completing one quilting project to take home. Sessions run 6:30 to 8:30pm on November 12 and 19 and December 3, 10 and 17 (no class Thanksgiving week) at the Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street. Sign-up is through the museum's Eventbrite link, and all experience levels are welcome.Free
Nov13In Living Memory: Opening ReceptionFriday, 6:00 PMOpening night for In Living Memory, an ECHOES ATX exhibition of ten contemporary artists honoring the people, places and traditions of Black and Hispanic Austin through portraits of East Austin neighbors, documentary photography, Super 8 film, a Tejana family ofrenda, oral histories and multimedia installations. The reception runs from 6 to 9pm at the Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street, and the show stays up through January 9, 2027. The venue doesn't publish a price on the listing. The next afternoon the museum's genealogy center hosts Ancestry 101: An Introduction.See listing
Nov14Ancestry 101: An IntroductionSaturday, 1:00 PMHeather Jarmon of the Carver Genealogy Center shows patrons the basics of using Ancestry.com to trace family members in this free introductory workshop. It runs from 1 to 3pm at the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center, 1165 Angelina Street, with an Eventbrite link for sign-up. The museum describes it as the start of an ongoing program running through November 2027.Free

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Where is Carver Museum?＋

1165 Angelina Street, Austin, TX 78702, in Central East Austin.

What's on at Carver Museum?＋

6 upcoming listings on our calendar; the next is Adult Ballet Class on Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30 PM.

How much do events at Carver Museum cost?＋

5 listings are free.

Does Carver Museum have anything on weekends or evenings?＋

Of the 6 dated listings, 2 fall on a weekend and 4 start at 5pm or later.

How do I book at Carver Museum?＋

On Carver Museum's own website or booking page, linked from each listing. We read the dates and prices off it by hand and do not sell tickets.

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