Witte Fall 2011

MEMBER NEWSLETTER
Where High Tech Meets the High Seas
FALL 2011
Board of Trustees
From the President…
Officers
Peggy W. Walker, Chair
Susan Pape, Vice Chair
Mark H. Metcalfe, Secretary
Richard “Rich” Prior, Treasurer
Michael J. “Mike” Bolner, Past Chair
Don Frost
Ty Griesenbeck
J.J. Feik
Jack Judson
Carol Canty
Randy W. Petrosky
Joe Braley
Jack Stein
Samuel G. “Sam” Dawson
Lisa Rosenbloom
Trustees
Ruth Agather
Mary Margaret Amberson
Mary Arno
Brad Barron
Craig Browning
Lynda Billa Burke
Walter Embrey
Betty Feldman
Rob & Ann Flannery
Don Gonzales
Milton Guess
Jim Halff
Agnes Harwood
Whitney Solcher Miller
Virginia S. Nicholas
Margaret & Ryan Pape
Justin Peeler
Manuel Quiñones
Wayne Roberts
Kate Rogers
Jill Vassar
Marianne Watson
From the beginning, the Witte Museum was what founding director Ellen
Shulz called “the people’s museum”. As a young botanist and high school
teacher, Miss Shulz had heard about the “Attwater Collection” of Texas
pecans, exotic “stuffed” birds, prehistoric stone tools and other “wonders”
that had been displayed in World’s Fairs. She traveled to Houston to examine
it and was so entranced, she made plans to raise the funds to purchase
the collection and start a museum in San Antonio. Mr. Attwater wanted the
collection to go to San Antonio, where he had friends, and offered to sell it for
$5,000.
The next fall, Miss Shulz found a place in the school system to house the
new “museum” and started the campaign to raise the down payment of
$500. She and her Main High School students stood on street corners throughout the winter with cigar boxes
and asked for donations…a dime, a quarter. At the end of February in 1923, the amount was tallied and it was
$826.36, more than enough to make the purchase. Mr. Attwater agreed to take the rest in installments. Thus
began the Witte Museum, with a collection purchased by the people of San Antonio.
I mention this story because a similar event happened this summer, during the Witte Museum’s 85th Anniversary
Campaign. Armed with a generous offer by an esteemed Witte Museum supporter to match every dollar raised
up to $85,000 for operations support for the museum, Witte Museum Visitor Associates wore aprons at the front
of the museum each busy summer day and asked for donations to help achieve the match. One by one, young
children walked up to the apron and put in donations…dimes, quarters and crumpled dollar bills to sustain the
museum they truly love as their own. So far, those coins and dollars exceed $5,000! We shared this story with
one another at a recent Witte staff meeting and the room became hushed before bursting into applause. We feel
privileged to serve such a beloved museum.
The rest of the historic story is that Miss Shulz continued to gather increasingly prominent friends to advocate for
a museum building, which was first planned for San Pedro Park and then, when Mr. Alfred Witte left a bequest of
$65,000 for a building and $10,000 for collections, Mayor John W. Tobin chose the current site for the museum
and provided a match from the City of San Antonio of $75,000. The idea was that the Witte Museum would
grace the bend of the San Antonio River near the headwaters and create a third entrance to Brackenridge Park.
Senior Staff
Marise McDermott
President & CEO
Bea Abercrombie
Director of Administrative Services
Kim Biffle
Director of Annual Fund
Jim Dalglish
Vice President of Communications
Chuck Drew
Manager of Exhibits
Amy Fulkerson
Curator of Collections
Sue Millican
Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Moon
Director of Special Events
Sarita Rodríguez
Director of Public Programs
Heather Welder Russo
Director of Major Gifts
Bruce Shackelford
Brown Foundation Curator
Mayor Tobin asked Miss Shulz to stay unmarried until the museum was opened, which she did, but soon after
the Witte Museum opened on October 8, 1926, she became Ellen Shulz Quillin and was the Director of the Witte
Museum for 30 years, building it into a grand museum for the people of the region.
We will continue the Witte Museum’s Anniversary Campaign until the official birthday on October 8, so if you’d
like to donate those dollars, please do send them along!
In the spirit of tenacious and entrepreneurial Mrs. Quillin, the Witte Museum is undergoing major growth with
the South Texas Heritage Center opening next May, the Witte Research Center opening soon after and in the
meantime, the H-E-B Body Adventure continuing its ever transforming galleries and gardens.
The South Texas Heritage Center will house many of the artifacts that came in 1927, 1928 and 1929—the
years just after the opening of the museum. The families of South Texas knew very well they had lived through a
legendary century and they wanted to be sure that their ancestors were fully informed through the artifacts they
donated…the King Ranch mud wagon, the West brand that marked thousands of cattle moving up the trail, the
Spanish Colonial spurs, the rebozos, early Texas furniture and paintings by 19th century European and American
artists inspired by the South Texas frontier.
We feel confident that ultimately the growth of the Witte Museum into a more contemporary destination will
reap the revenue and support to sustain the museum many decades. But in the meantime, help us grow. Your
support already as members is inspiring, and your donation to the Anniversary campaign will be noted as
ensuring a time of transformation for the people’s museum.
Sincerely,
Mike Sprague
Director of Facilities
Shannon H. Standley
Director of Public Relations & Retail Marketing
Ralph Voight
Director of Guest Relations
Editor
Shannon Huntington Standley
Graphic Designer
Robert Gonzales
Marise McDermott
President and CEO
MISSION STATEMENT
The Witte Museum promotes lifelong learning through innovative exhibitions,
programs and collections in natural history, science and South Texas heritage.
The much-anticipated South Texas Heritage Center is under way! This 20,000 square foot center will serve as a permanent home for
the Witte’s collections, exhibitions and public programs. Tracing the legendary history of South Texas and linking the interwoven heritage
through artifacts, the South Texas Heritage Center will be an immersive and engaging experience that reveals the real-life stories of South
Texans including Texas Indians, Spanish settlers, Tejanos, ranchers, trail drivers, farmers and oil and gas industry leaders. Keep an eye
out this Spring for a schedule of grand opening celebrations. For more information about the Witte’s campus expansion contact Heather
Russo at 210.357.1851.
Exhibitions………….………...................... p 3 - 6
Events ..................…………...................... p 7-11
Holiday Traditions..….…........................... p 12
Museum News….………............................ p 13
Calendar of Events….………...................... p 14
EXHIBITIONS
October 1, 2011 through January 8, 2012
SHIPWRECK! is making its TEXAS DEBUT at your very
own Witte Museum! Dive into the fascinating world of
shipwrecks, pirate lore and sunken treasure. SHIPWRECK!
features in-depth stories behind some of the world’s most
famous shipwrecks, spanning centuries of maritime history,
that were discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration.
up the last unexplored frontier on Earth—the deep ocean.
Explore the cutting-edge technology Odyssey uses to
conduct its groundbreaking discoveries by experiencing
life-sized replicas of some of these cool tools. Visitors can
even operate the ROV ZEUS’ robotic arm in an interactive
challenge to recover coins.
SHIPWRECK! provides a close-up encounter with the
wreck of the SS Republic, a side-wheel steamship lost
in a fierce hurricane off the coast of Georgia in 1865.
Discovered 1,700 feet below the surface of the Atlantic,
the shipwreck site presents a stunning time capsule of life
in North America immediately after the close of the Civil
War. The archaeological excavation, the first of its kind ever
conducted at such depths, produced more than 51,000
gold and silver coins and nearly 14,000 artifacts—a wealth
of mid-19th century trade goods hidden on the ocean floor
for more than a century.
The subject of shipwrecks would not be complete without
pirates! Through interactive pirate-themed experiences,
uncover Pirate lore, legend and facts. Encounter some
of the notorious pirates that sailed the seas including
Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Barbary Corsairs, Privateers and
Buccaneers.
Sailing the high seas armed with advanced technology and
the world’s leading shipwreck experts, Odyssey is opening
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There is a $5 surcharge in addition to museum general
admission for SHIPWRECK!
Odyssey’s SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure is generously
supported by KENS-5 TV and the City of San Antonio Office of
Cultural Affairs.
EXHIBITIONS
SHIPWRECK! Family Day
Saturday, October 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Bring the entire family to celebrate the opening of SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure and the
beginning of Texas Archaeology Month! Examine and graph a mock shipwreck, build a cofferdam
and explore other wonders of marine archaeology. Hands-on activities are on deck for all ages.
SHIPWRECK! Family Day is included with museum admission.
NEW
Members Only
New & Exciting Family Weekend
October 1 and 2
Check your mailbox for more information.
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October 8, 2011, marks the Witte Museum’s 85th Anniversary. In honor
of this milestone, the Witte presents three exhibitions that highlight the
depth, diversity and importance of the Witte’s almost 200,000 artifacts.
at the Witte Museum
Crockett Street Looking West, Hermann Lungkwist
Oil on panel, Witte Museum Collection
Sword presented to General John Lapham Bullis in 1881 by the people of Kinney County,
Texas, in honor of his service as a Lieutenant at Ft. Clark in command of the Black
Seminole Scouts. Witte Museum Collection
September 16, 2011 through April 29, 2012 | Piper Memorial Wing
Discover some of the best artifacts drawn from the vast Witte collections amassed since 1926 including natural history, art,
military, arms and armor, anthropology, archives and history. Learn how the diversity of the Witte’s collections reflect the
heritage of South Texas and our place in the world.
Out of the Vault: 85 Years of Collecting at the Witte Museum is generously supported by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bolner and Bolner’s Fiesta Products, the
Beulah M. and Felix J. Katz Memorial Trust, Dan and Gloria Oppenheimer Fund and the Valley View Trust of the San Antonio Area Foundation and the City of
San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs.
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August 20, 2011 through March 25, 2012
Betty Coates Textile Gallery
This exhibition highlights one of the Witte’s largest collections,
textiles. Discover the beauty and artistry of the Witte’s fashion
collection through a selection of clothing and accessories spanning
more than 150 years of fashion.
The Witte Museum started collecting historic clothing immediately
after the museum opened to the public in 1926. In 1976 the Witte
invited the Curator of Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago to assess
the collection, and the determination was that it could become a
core collection to serve a variety of organizations and groups from
university costume history classes to Needlework Guilds. Since
then, the Witte began working to carry out these goals and create
a fashion-based collection, collecting clothing chronologically from
each decade. Today, the Witte Museum continues to collect textiles
that tell the story of what it means for people of all walks of life to live
in South Texas.
Shirtwaist Dress, early 1950s
Natural History Display, 1930s, Witte Museum
September 16, 2011 through May 26, 2012 | Focus Gallery
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA
See how the Witte began, where it is going and the 85 years in between. This photographic exhibition celebrates the Witte
Museum’s 85th Anniversary by exploring historic photographs that showcase how the Witte has grown and changed with
the community since 1926. Then, catch a glimpse of the fast-approaching future Witte through campus expansion artist
renderings.
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EVENTS
Preserving Your Past
Saturday, October 8, 1-4 p.m.
Celebrate 85 years of preservation at the Witte Museum
on the very day the Witte turns 85! Discuss with experts
the art of preserving paintings, photographs, documents,
textiles and artifacts. Learn how to keep family treasures
safe for generations to come. Preserving Your Past is
included with museum admission.
Fossil Family Day
Saturday, November 5, 1-4 p.m.
Have you ever wondered about a fossil you have found?
Bring your fossils and the entire family to this identification
day where fossil experts will be on-hand to examine and
identify these natural objects. Plus, excavate a miniature
dinosaur and learn how to handle fossils in the field. Fossil
Family Day is included with museum admission.
Calling All Collectors
Saturday, November 12, 1-4 p.m.
Why do people collect? What sparks the initial interest?
Answer these questions and more during an afternoon
exploration of local collections. Hear from local collectors
about why and what they collect. Calling All Collectors is
included with museum admission.
If you are a collector and would like to share your
story and collection with museum visitors, contact
Shenna Hayden, South Texas Heritage Educator, at
[email protected].
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EVENTS
Experience the Witte Museum after dark, with an evening exclusively for
adults (21 and older) that mixes cocktails, conversation and innovative
museum cultural programs. The evening, 7-10 p.m., showcases unique
experiences, from music to hands-on programming, and includes
complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Enjoy live performances,
interesting music, unexpected surprises and more. Leave the kids at
home and meet friends or bring a date. As always, parking is free.
Admission is $20 in advance or at the door and $15 for Witte
members. For more information or to purchase tickets visit
www.WitteMuseum.org or call 210.357.1910.
Save the Date!
September 29: Primal Instincts
October 27: Buccaneer Ball
Sunday Jazz at the Witte Closes
Out Successful 7th Season
Don’t miss the final three performances of Sunday Jazz
at the Witte 2011! Once again, the Witte is hosting
talented musicians every second Sunday of the month
4-7 p.m. through November. Come early with the entire
family, bring a blanket or lawn chair and pick a spot in
the courtyard to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of jazz.
Food and beverages are available for purchase,
provided by Töst Bistro. No outside food or drink,
please. Museum galleries close at 5 p.m.; however, the
H-E-B Science Treehouse remains open until 7 p.m.
Sunday Jazz is included with museum admission.
September 11:
October 9: November 13:
Westside Horns
Regency Jazz Band
Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz
Sponsored by Gunn Auto and presented in conjunction with Trinity University’s all-jazz radio station, Jazz 91.7
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Presented by
Witte Game Dinner Chairs
Ann and Rob Flannery
Honorary Chairs
The Clifton Bolner Family
Entertainment by
Charlie Robison
Presented by Holt Cat
Head on over and join us Back at the Ranch for the 41st Annual Witte Game
Dinner! This boot-stomping good time features silent and live auctions, amazing
South Texas game cuisine and a live concert by San Antonio favorite, Charlie
Robison. Don’t forget to wear your boots, there will be room for dancing!
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Printing Sponsor
Preview Party Sponsor
Valet Sponsor
Entertainment Sponsor
Scholarship Scramble Sponsor
Magazine Sponsor
Monday, October 17
6 - 10:30 p.m.
Boone and Crocket
Table Sponsors
Trophy
Accu-Print
Holt Cat
TEXAS MONTHLY (2)
Wells Fargo
Big Game
Baptist Health System
C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc
The Capital Group Companies,
Home of the American Funds
Gloria and Miguel Dilley / Emilie
and Christopher Petty
Ann and Rob Flannery / 7 Half X
Ranch
The Gambrinus Company
Gutierrez Leyendecker Ranch, LTD.
Karen and Tim Hixon
Lake / Flato Architects
Lewis Energy Group
Luther King Capital Management
NuStar Energy
Julie and Justin Peeler
Rackspace Hosting
Silver Eagle Distributors
Valero Energy Corporation (2)
South Texas Outfitter
1836 Asset Development, LLC /
Pate Engineers, Inc. /
Alamo ENT Associates
Amegy Bank
Arnold Investments, Ltd.
Ann Griffith Ash
BKD
Bolner’s Fiesta Products (2)
Broadway Bank
Brown & Ortiz, P.C.
Cox Smith Matthews Inc.
Crawford Custom Millwork (CCM)
DPT Laboratories, Ltd.
Ford Powell & Carson, Inc.
Frost Bank
Game Dinner Raffle Committee
Jack Guenther
Gunn Automotive Group (2)
Halff Brothers Ranch
H-E-B (2)
Health Texas Medical Group
Jack and Linde Judson
KENS Television
Koontz McCombs
Linebarger, Goggan, Blair &
Sampson LLP
Macy’s
McPherson Family
Mercury Retail Services
National Financial Alliance
Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison
and Tate
Pape – Dawson Engineers, Inc.
Presidio Title
Lisa and Jeff Rosenbloom
San Antonio Express-News
Seeker Oil
Southwestern Motor Transport (2)
SWBC
The Ten Amigos
U.S. Trust Bank of America
Uhl, Fitzsimmons and Jewett
University of Texas at San Antonio
Jill and George Vassar
Courtney and Mark Watson, Jr.
Welder Group
Wells Fargo Commercial Banking
Whataburger Restaurants
R.L.Worth / Hurd Urban
Development
XPEL
TICKET INFORMATION
Individual Reservations:
$175 per person
Witte Society Members:
$150 per person
Quillin Society Members:
Two Complimentary Reservations
For more information or to make
reservations contact 210.357.1922
or TishaCortines@WitteMuseum.
org. Tickets may be purchased
NEW
The Scholarship
Scramble
Presented by
Lewis Energy Group
Be an essential part of the
museum experience for
175,000 school-age children
who come to the Witte each
year!
All money raised in the
Scholarship Scramble will be
used to support the Witte’s
educational programs by
underwriting admissions,
program fees, exhibition fees
and bus transportation to
ensure that all students have
access to the Witte Museum’s
programs.
WIth your help, every student
will become a lifelong learner
at the Witte Museum. Look
for more details in your Game
Dinner invitation!
online at
www.WitteMuseum.org.
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EVENTS
Witte Society Membership Meeting
Monday, September 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Save the date for the Annual Witte Society Membership Meeting! Join us as we share the
Witte Society’s goals and plans for the new fiscal year. Your membership is important and the
Witte looks forward to revealing the dates for upcoming events and introducing the new Witte
Society Chairs for fiscal year 2012, while members get to meet more of the Witte Society
family. Light refreshments will be served.
Friday, November 18, 7-10 p.m.
Join us for the same great party with a new location! The
Witte Society event, Jazz In the Treetops, is moving to a
new space with plenty of room to welcome the growing
Witte Society membership and their guests.
The green, grassy, tree-filled Witte courtyard will be the
new home of this jazzy, high-energy event—thus, the new
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name Jazz Under the Treetops. With the added space, look
for a few exciting new additions, a cash bar for premium
cocktails and sleek lounge furniture.
Free for Quillin Society, Explorers, Voyagers and Witte
Society members. All other members and guests are $25
per person. For more information call 210.357.1922
HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
South Texas
Family Tradition:
Los Pastores
Sunday, December 4, 1-4 p.m.
Join us for the story of the shepherds’ journey to see
the Baby Jesus, a traditional play from Spain adapted in
Mexico and the American Southwest. Usually the story
of Christmas centers on Mary and Joseph, and no room
at the inn, but Los Pastores focuses on the shepherds’
story, which is equally enthralling.
See this story reenacted as the shepherds face cold,
hunger and temptations from devils. The Witte Museum
sponsored these performances in 1924 and throughout
the 1930s, and welcomed back the tradition in 1994
after an absence of almost 60 years. The performance
is one hour long and related hands-on activities will be
available for the entire family. Los Pastores is included
with museum admission.
La Tamalada
Saturday, December 10, 9 a.m.-Noon
Making and eating tamales is a long-time San Antonio
tradition loved by all! Join us for a La Tamalada—a
workshop for adults to explore the making of tamales
from scratch. Participants will create and flavor their own
healthy half dozen to take home to share.
While they cook, enjoy a conversation between Comadre
Gloria Solis and Dr. Dustin Knepp, Ph.D., Department of
Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies at the
University of Albany, State University of New York, as they
discuss the tradition and significance of tamale-making.
Cost is $25 for museum members and $35 for nonmembers. There is a maximum of 20 adult participants so
reserve your spot today! Call 210.357.1910 to register.
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MUSEUM NEWS
Witte Museum, c. 1926
With a Hand Dealt, Came the Witte Museum
Imagine San Antonio without the vibrant cultural institutions
that it has today. In the early 1920s, no such museum
existed in San Antonio. In fact, the Witte Museum sprung
from the determination of a tenacious school teacher Ellen
Schultz Quillin and a community-wide effort to raise the
funds needed for San Antonio’s first public museum.
During Mrs. Quillin’s many visits to the mayor’s office to ask
for funding and land for a museum, a city clerk had heard
the museum pitch and mentioned it to the men he played
cards with regularly. Little did he realize that one of his
friends had not only listened to him describe the plans for
the museum but had decided to leave the city a gift to make
sure that it happened.
That card player was Alfred G. Witte. In 1925, Mr. Witte
left the City of San Antonio $75,000 in his will to build a
museum in Brackenridge Park in memory of his parents,
George and Mary Kleine Witte, which dovetailed perfectly
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with Mrs. Quillin and the City of San Antonio’s plans for this
museum. The Witte Museum was born! Funding from the
city was used to build the main building while Mr. Witte’s
gift was used to build two wings and to create a fund to
purchase art for the collection.
This 85 year old, yet vibrant museum all began by someone
naming the Witte Museum in his will. But gifts of all sizes
make a big impact at the Witte! Consider leaving a specific
amount or portion of your estate to the Witte Museum in
your will so that future generations can enjoy the Witte’s
renowned collections, blockbuster exhibits and educational
programs that you know and love.
If you have already named the Witte Museum in your will or
other estate plans, please let us know so that we can thank
you and include you as a member of the Witte Museum
Legacy Society. If you have any questions please call
Heather Welder Russo at 210.357.1851.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
September 11, 4-7 p.m.
Sunday Jazz at the Witte
Westside Horns
Included with museum admission
September 16, 2011-April 29, 2012
Out of the Vault: 85 Years of Collecting
at the Witte Museum
Piper Memorial Wing
Included with museum admission
September 16, 2011-May 26, 2012
Witte Through Time:
85 Years and Still Growing
Focus Gallery
Included with museum admission
September 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Witte Society Membership Meeting
Call 210.357.1922 for information
September 22, 7-11 p.m.
18th Annual Taste of the Heights
Visit www.tasteoftheheights.com
for information
September 29, 7-10 p.m.
Cocktails and Culture:
The Witte Uncorked!
Primal Instincts
$20 in advance or at the door;
$15 for Witte members
Call 210.357.1910 for information
Through September 5
Amazon Voyage:
Vicious Fishes and Other Riches
Kathleen and Curtis Gunn Gallery
$3 surcharge
Through September 5
Water in Motion:
A Visual History of the San Antonio River
Focus Gallery
Included with museum admission
Through March 25
Opening the Witte Wardrobe:
85 Years of Textiles
Betty Coates Textile Gallery
Included with museum admission
OCTOBER
• NEW
October 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
October 2, Noon-5 p.m.
Members’ Weekend
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
Call 210.357.1863 for information
October 8
Witte Museum 85th Anniversary
October 8, 1-4 p.m.
Preserving Your Past
Included with museum admission
October 9, 4-7 p.m.
Sunday Jazz at the Witte
Regency Jazz Band
Included with museum admission
October 17, 6-10:30 p.m.
41st Annual Witte Game Dinner
Back at the Ranch
Museum Grounds
Call 210.357.1922 for information
October 27, 7-10 p.m.
Cocktails and Culture:
The Witte Uncorked!
Buccaneer Ball
$20 in advance or at the door;
$15 for Witte members
Call 210.357.1910 for information
Through March 25
Opening the Witte Wardrobe:
85 Years of Textiles
Betty Coates Textile Gallery
Included with museum admission
Through April 29
Out of the Vault: 85 Years of
Collecting at the Witte Museum
Piper Memorial Wing
Included with museum admission
Through May 26
Witte Through Time:
85 Years and Still Growing
Focus Gallery
Included with museum admission
NOVEMBER
November 5, 1-4 p.m.
Fossil Family Day
Included with museum admission
October 1, 2011-January 8, 2012
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
Kathleen and Curtis Gunn Gallery
$5 surcharge
November 12, 1-4 p.m.
Calling All Collectors
Included with museum admission
October 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
SHIPWRECK! Family Day
Included with museum admission
November 13, 4-7 p.m.
Sunday Jazz at the Witte
Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz
Included with museum admission
November 18, 7-10 p.m.
Witte Society’s
Jazz Under the Treetops
Call 210.357.1922 for information
Through January 8
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
Kathleen and Curtis Gunn Gallery
$5 surcharge
Through March 25
Opening the Witte Wardrobe:
85 Years of Textiles
Betty Coates Textile Gallery
Included with museum admission
Through April 29
Out of the Vault: 85 Years of
Collecting at the Witte Museum
Piper Memorial Wing
Included with museum admission
Through May 26
Witte Through Time:
85 Years and Still Growing
Focus Gallery
Included with museum admission
DECEMBER
December 4, 1-4 p.m.
South Texas Family Tradition:
Los Pastores
Included with museum admission
December 7, 6-8 p.m.
Members’ Holiday Party
Call 210.357.1930 for reservations
December 10, 9 a.m.-Noon
La Tamalada
$25 for museum members; $35
for non-members
Call 210.357.1910 to register
Through January 8
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
Kathleen and Curtis Gunn Gallery
$5 surcharge
Through March 25
Opening the Witte Wardrobe:
85 Years of Textiles
Betty Coates Textile Gallery
Included with museum admission
Through April 29
Out of the Vault: 85 Years of
Collecting at the Witte Museum
Piper Memorial Wing
Included with museum admission
Through May 26
Witte Through Time:
85 Years and Still Growing
Focus Gallery
Included with museum admission
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Free Tuesdays are generously supported by Bolner’s Fiesta Products, Inc., Frost Bank Charitable Foundation, and Macy’s.
The Witte Museum’s Public Programs are supported, in part, by grants from the William Knox Holt Foundation, the Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation,
The Boeing Company and Humanities Texas. Scholarship support is provided by Rackspace Hosting and the Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation. The Witte
Museum also receives general operational support from the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, the Albert and Bessie Mae Kronkosky Charitable Foundation,
the Dickson-Allen Foundation, the USAA Foundation, the Bank of America Foundation, and the Edouard Foundation.
World of Witte Birthday Parties
Come sail the ocean blue and be a part of our Pirate Crew!
Be sure to catch the Witte’s limited edition children’s Pirate Party package add-on available October 1, 2011 through January 8,
2012 in conjunction with the exhibition SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure. Add this exclusive offer to any World of Witte Birthday
Party package or host a spirited Pirate Party that’s sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
World of Witte Birthday Party packages start at $150; Pirate Party add-on starts at $100. Call 210.357.1866 to verify availability of
a specific date. Visit www.WitteMuseum.org for more information.
Daytime Birthday Parties
The use of a private party room for up to two hours
Admission to the Witte Museum and H-E-B Science Treehouse for
you and your guests to enjoy
Treehouse After-Hours Birthday Parties
Exclusive use of the H-E-B Science Treehouse for up to two hours
Access to all of the Treehouse exhibits including
the KENS VIPER-5 Weather Center
(H-E-Buddy SkyCycle® and Mt. Witte climbing wall for additional charge)
NEW
Pirate Party Add-On Package
Eye patch and pirate hat for the birthday child
Two pieces of loot from a treasure chest for party guests (12 and under)
A pirate themed photo back drop in the party room
Admission into SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure for party guests