Easter (Closed)
Thanksgiving (Closed)
Christmas Eve (Open From 10AM to 3PM)
Christmas Day (Closed)
New Year's Eve (Open From 10AM to 5PM)
New Year's Day (Closed)
Battle of Flowers (Closed)
Reopening Update
SAMA is now open! The safety of our visitors and staff is our highest priority. Please see our Welcome page for important information on health protocols and to purchase timed admission tickets online.
Visit SAMA Anywhere for online events, art activities, and teaching resources.
Family Days and Art Crawl are currently offered on-site as touch-free, self-guided experiences with art kits or swag bags. Tours, lectures, and performances are now virtual. Check out our Calendar of Events for dates and details.
Virtual school tours can be booked on our website.
Tre Trattoria is open. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Restaurant hours are Tuesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Reserve your spot at Open Table or by calling 210.805.0333. For curbside pickup or delivery, place orders online or call 210.805.0333.
Free Tuesday hours 4 to 7 p.m. for Bexar County residents are generously funded by H-E-B.
Free Sunday hours 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for Bexar County residents are generously funded by the Mays Family Foundation.
We regret that the Islamic Gallery is currently not on view and apologize for the inconvenience.
During Bexar County Free Hours, a special exhibition surcharge may apply.
All general admission, special admission, program fees, event tickets, donations, and memberships are final and non-refundable.
Museums for All program: A reduced admission price of $3 each for up to four persons is offered to families receiving food assistance benefits (SNAP) with the presentation of a SNAP EBT card. Blue Star Museum: We offer free admission for active duty military including National Guard and Reserve, and their families (12 and older, up to five people) from Memorial Day through Labor Day with presentation of a military ID.
SAMA is a Museums on Us participant and offers one FREE general admission on the first full weekend of every month to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders.
Alamo Colleges, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Trinity University, University of the Incarnate Word (and affiliated Brainpower Connection Schools), and UT Health San Antonio students, faculty, and staff receive FREE general admission to the Museum with their school IDs.
Valero Energy and H-E-B employees receive FREE general admission with their company ID.
General admission for families receiving food assistance benefits (SNAP) is $3 per person, up to four people, with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card through partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for All program.
All VIVA Culture Route riders receive a $2 discount on general admission when they show their bus ticket.
Look for the brightly colored city VIVA Culture bus. One route stops in front of the Museum and another stops on Broadway at the corner of our street, Jones Avenue (viainfo.net). The double-decker hop-on-hop-off City Sightseeing bus also stops in front of the Museum.
SAMA is on the Museum Reach of the River Walk with a landing for GoRio riverboats and taxis (goriocruises.com).
A San Antonio Bike Share station is located in the Museum's parking lot. You can rent a bicycle at one of more than 65 locations, leave it at our station while you're here, and pick another one up when you're ready to go (https://sanantonio.bcycle.com).
Walk along the Museum Reach of the River Walk. The Museum is a 10-minute walk from the Pearl retail and restaurant complex and a 30-min walk from central downtown hotels with public art along the way.
Starting February 1, 2020:
Public parking (across the street from the Museum):
- $5 flat fee (9:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m.)
- $15 flat fee (11:30 p.m.–9:30 a.m.)
Major credit cards are accepted.
$15 charge for lost tickets.
SAMA Members, University and Corporate partners:
- FREE (9:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m.)
- $15 flat fee (11:30 p.m.–9:30 a.m.)
Take a ticket upon arrival to access the lot and obtain validation in the Great Hall.
SNAP card recipients: FREE (during Museum hours)
Just picking up a product from the Shop? Ask your Shopping cashier to validate your ticket (up to one hour).
Handicap-access parking spaces are available.
For questions related to parking, contact Hospitality Parking at 210-223-3390.
Dine with Us
Chef Jason Dady serves his artful cuisine lunch, dinner, and brunch in the Museum's historic Hops House overlooking the San Antonio River. Members receive 10% off on food and non-alcoholic beverages. Visitors may also combine a special group tour with lunch.
The San Antonio Museum of Art is committed to serving visitors of all ages and abilities.
Lightweight folding stools that also serve as canes are available by the stairway in the Great Hall, and wheelchairs may be requested from a security guard at the front desk at the time of your visit. Wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Service animals are welcome in the Museum.
For more information on the accessibility of our building, call 210.978.8100.
Please keep yourself and others safe by wearing a mask/face covering and observing social distancing. Review Covid-19 protocols and policies on our Welcome page.
Please help us preserve the collection. We ask that visitors do not lean in too closely or touch any works of art.
Pens, markers, weapons, food, drink, gum, and smoking are prohibited in the Museum.
Service animals are welcome, but pets are not permitted on the Museum campus.
No flash photography in the galleries. Photography is not allowed in Special Exhibitions unless otherwise noted.
Make the most of your experience at SAMA.
We offer themed tours to schools and groups of all levels.
Places to stay, shop, and explore.
