Steven Chen

Review of san antonio musueum of art

The SAMA is a great place to spend an afternoon. T...

The SAMA is a great place to spend an afternoon. The museum is housed in the old Lone Star Brewery, a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places constructed in 1895 with a fortress-like design: the current building is a mix of old and new, with its handsome brick facade, arched windows, and battlements complemented by a steel and glass skybridge going across the east and west towers. The many windows inside offer good views of San Antonio and the River Walk.

Inside, the museum has a substantial collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art, with some Egyptian pieces dating back over four thousand years. Other floors house Asian, American, and Latin American art in smaller collections. Huge glass elevators with exposed machinery take you between floors, and are really quite cool to just watch.

I'd highly recommend the museum if you're in the River Walk area and are interested in seeing ancient exhibits and historic architecture!