Research and Collections

Galleries, classrooms, and public spaces:

• Admission is free.
• Please do not come to the Briscoe Center if you or someone in your household is sick or feels ill.
• Face masks are strongly recommended but optional inside university buildings for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.
• All children under age 11 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
• Please wash your hands well and often, and use our hand sanitizers where available.
• Visitors are asked to store all large items (backpacks, diaper bags, purses, umbrellas, and other bulky or rigid items) in a locker before admittance.
• Food and beverages, including bottled water and gum, are not allowed in the galleries or Reading Room.
• Please be considerate of other visitors and silence cell phones and electronic devices while visiting the center.
• Only use pencil for sketching and taking notes at the center.

Personal Photography and Notice of Filming:

• The use of flash photography, tripods, monopods, or selfie sticks are not permitted at any time. Photography for personal use is allowed unless posted otherwise.
• Patrons may request reproductions of collection materials by visiting our duplication services page.
• Please be aware that events and classes at the Briscoe Center may be photographed and/or filmed. Your attendance constitutes your authorization for the center to use your photograph, voice, or other likeness for purposes related to the mission of the Briscoe Center, including but not limited to marketing and promotion in both print and electronic forms.

Reading Room:

• The Briscoe Center’s collections are accessible to registered academic and public researchers through the Reading Room. Please visit our Research page for information about how to register as a researcher.

While on Campus:

• Family and visitor resources from The University of Texas at Austin are available here: https://www.utexas.edu/visitor-resources.
• The University of Texas at Austin is a tobacco-free campus. The use of all forms of tobacco, including but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water pipes (hookah), bidis, kreteks, electronic cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco and any non-FDA approved nicotine delivery device are not allowed inside buildings, on walkways, sidewalks, or parking areas. For detailed information provided by The University of Texas at Austin please visit: https://tobaccofree.utexas.edu/.
• Campus Carry (S.B.11), individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun must carry it on or about their person at all times. For detailed information provided by The University of Texas at Austin please visit: https://campuscarry.utexas.edu/.