Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX Videos

Explore the #SanAntonioHistory that flows through our city! 🤠 Witte Museum President and CEO Marise McDermott takes you on a fascinating journey to discover San Antonio River headwaters, the purpose behind the diversion dam and the intricate network of the Acequia Madre right here on campus.

If you’re a fan of charreada, conjunto or San Antonio culture, you have to see “Mi Cultura—Bringing Shadows Into the Light: The Photography of Al Rendón.” This limited-time exhibition celebrates our city, Tejano culture across South Texas and 50 years of photographer Al Rendón’s remarkable career. Tickets and details online at https://bit.ly/3KWeLB8. 🎥 Video created by Abraham Aguillon Orsagh at Orag Media.

Can you navigate the ocean floor? 🌊 Get your bearings and practice effective communication skills as you instruct family and friends towards the submerged container and away from rocks and obstacles: https://bit.ly/3rSpFSe. 🛳️ Test your skills inside “Explore Your World” at the Witte!

This weekend, spend hours navigating the ocean floor, building a city and so much more inside "Explore Your World," the newest special exhibition at the Witte Museum! 🌏🛳️ Exhibition details and tickets at https://bit.ly/3rSpFSe.

Are you dressing up as Barbie for Halloween? Our newest friend in the SWBC Live Lab thinks it’s a fabulous idea. 💖 Everyone say, “HI BARBIE!” 🕷️

“Explore Your World” opens this weekend, and we’re celebrating by giving away 20 FREE TICKETS! 🎟️ In the exhibition, you will quest across land and sea, building your personal map along to way. So, get ready to test your GPS navigation skills: This week, we are hiding five dinosaur eggs in city parks—each includes four free tickets to the Witte Museum plus other goodies. The first person to find each egg gets the treasure and tickets! Check back this afternoon for how to access the coordinates.

Today marks 97 years of serving the community! 🎉💙 The Witte Museum was founded by schoolteacher and botanist Ellen Schultz Quillin, who worked with community leaders and city officials to provide her students and the City of San Antonio with access to the natural world. Following a gift from local businessman Alfred W. Witte, the museum first opened its doors on October 8, 1926. Today, the Witte stands as San Antonio’s most visited museum and provides visitors of all ages with transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture. Share your favorite Witte Museum memory in the comments below.

Today, we celebrate the dedication, resilience and passion of Texas teachers who inspire and empower future generations—including our Witte Education Team members who guide students through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture every week. Happy World Teachers' Day! #TeachersCan #WorldTeachersDay Teachers Can

Do you know a high schooler who wants to be a voice for Texas? Encourage them to apply for the Land Stewardship Ambassadors program! This 10-session program aims to increase awareness of land stewardship principles, promote civic engagement in today’s youth and inspire students to obtain careers that support land stewardship. Applications close on October 15: https://bit.ly/3t3yIjD. Thank you to East Foundation, Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation, SWBC Mortgage Corporation and The Carroll and Marguerite Wheeler Foundation for supporting this life-changing opportunity.

Don’t miss the last chance to immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of “Fiesta: A World of Inspiration” at the Witte! 🎉👗 Explore ornate dresses inspired by cultures near and far and travel the world through the lively lens of Fiesta. Special thank you to the Fiesta San Antonio Commission for supporting this exhibition. Final day to view the gallery is Sunday, October 1: https://bit.ly/3Lz8L1M.

It’s the FINAL weekend to see the Cryolophosaurus! Take one more trek through Jurassic Antarctica and marvel at real fossils found beneath its snowy surface. 🦕 “Antarctic Dinosaurs” is at the Witte only through tomorrow, September 10. Book your tickets online at https://bit.ly/3L8uJrV.

NEW EXHIBITION! “Mi Cultura—Bringing Shadows Into the Light: The Photography of Al Rendón” is open today, September 2, only at the Witte Museum. 📷 Listen as acclaimed photographer Al Rendón describes what you can look forward to in this retrospective of his 50-year career. Exhibition details and tickets at: https://bit.ly/3KWeLB8. 🎥: Video footage by Orag Media #SanAntonioPhotography

Don’t miss the dinosaur invasion at the Witte Museum! Time is running out to view real fossils from Jurassic Antarctica and interact with tyrannosaurs from around the world. “Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family” closes on September 4, and “Antarctic Dinosaurs” closes on September 10. Purchase your See It All Pass online at https://bit.ly/3KVEWYH.

What makes a tyrannosaur, a tyrannosaur? 🦖🤔 Curator and paleontologist Dr. Thomas Adams describes the unique features that separate this theropod from other prehistoric predators on the Wonder with the Witte podcast. Listen to the full episode wherever you stream or at: https://bit.ly/44f6YFo.

Encounters with the Acrocanthosaurus
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to encounter a dinosaur? 👀 🦖 Witte Museum President and CEO Marise McDermott explains why the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery is a little different than other museums—and how we know what we know.

How do we know what we know?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to encounter a dinosaur? 👀 🦖 Witte Museum President and CEO Marise McDermott explains why the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery is a little different than other museums—and how we know what we know.

Footage of everyone running to the Witte for Free Tuesday. 🏃‍♂️ Free general admission today from 3 - 7 p.m. Join the dinosaurs and get a See It All Pass for just $16! Plan your visit online: https://bit.ly/3Ogtqs2

We heard the “Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family” is this amazing exhibition… Can it really be as cool as “Antarctic Dinosaurs?” Let us know what you think, and maybe we’ll give them a visit, too. Or maybe not. -Cryolophosaurus

Say our names five times fast — bet you can’t! 🤣 It’s okay, the Wonder with the Witte podcast hosts couldn’t either. But they did a whole episode on us, so I guess we can forgive them. Listen to the full episode at https://bit.ly/3JM0pD2 or on any major streaming platform. – The Sauropodomorphs

Last night, the penguin and I explored the galleries. Have you all seen HOW MANY DINOSAURS are in the Witte Museum right now? We really are taking over! There are Texas dinosaurs who apparently live here, tyrannosaurs who are visiting from Australia and us, from Antarctica. That’s ❄️ cool ❄️ and all, but we need everyone to know Antarctic Dinosaurs are THE BEST… Hopefully that won’t be problematic. 👀 -Cryolophosaurus