Free museum but you can give the donation you want... you must have time to be here and enjoy all the Texas history… It’s amazing ! I was for 4 hours here!

This is a free museum, donations welcome. There are a lot of neat exhibits and helpful volunteers. My daughter wove a friendship bracelet. These Bibles are handwritten in Aramaic and Arabic from Lebanon. Plus alot if art, textiles and Indigenous displays.

Overall still a great place to take a trip back to the days of old Texas history, culture, and to learn about cultures that immigrated here. Kids are disconnected and get reconnected coming here and seeing the actors and displays. Love that the schools still do the field trips here.

Free exhibit about Texan Culture and early immigration influences. The building was part of the 1968 World Faire. We came on a Friday at noon and the place was nearly empty. We spent about 90 minutes looking through the exhibits. This can easily be combined with a visit to the Tower of the Americas. They welcome a donation to keep the exhibits open and help with restoration processes. Bathrooms on the premise. Wheelchair accessible.

Easy directions, straight to the parking lot. There for a black history function, 'Quilt in a Jar'. Viewed the exhibit hall, got insight to the multicultural makeup of San Antonio. Totally awesome. This was my second visit and it did not disappoint.

Historical Museum Focusing on Texas Immigration In the shadow of the "Tower of the Americas." The Institute houses artifacts, traditional dress, and artwork from every ethnic group that has immigrated to Texas. There used to be a Free cultural event one Sunday a month, highlighting a different ethnicity: It included traditional dance, crafts, music, and food samplings. It was so much fun! Hopefully, they'll bring it back. 🙏

My experience exploring the vast amount of different exhibitions here was very informative and fun! There’s so much to learn about the different cultures that make Texas a unique melting pot that no other place can match. The exhibits themselves are rich in all kinds of information, graphics, items, interactive videos, collections, and other forms of mediums that make the I.T.C. a must visit.

It's all about Texas history & its 6 Flags stories ... There is short theater show .. I love it

It was a good way to spend part of a Sunday afternoon to learn about the rich culture and history of the people of Texas. There are so many exhibits ranging from Tejano, to Irish, to Chinese, to Lebanese and so many more. And that is where the challenge is. Having so many walls of personal stories and information to read with a strange proportion of artifacts/exhibits to reading makes it tough for someone with a short attention span. And some exhibits were undergoing renovation. Had high hopes as a Smithsonian affiliate but was disappointed as there were typos, flickering lights and many of the video touch screens were not working. But still learned a lot and enjoyed our time there.

I came here for the Asian Festival 2020. There is a lot to learn inside of the building which was just standard setup for the event. There was some dancing in the center stage inside the building, which is nice. There was also a display of beautiful bonsai trees. Outside, there were food trucks, tents, and many places to taste Asian foods from all over. There was also a stage outside that had singers and dancers. My only complaint was that it was very crowded and kind of hard to move around the building, but I still had a good time.

Took my sons to view a part of our Texas history. I visited here almost 20+ years ago. New displays and still a great experience in our Texas culture. Also, free but taking donations. Worth it.

Really enjoy visiting here. Always have interesting exhibits. Can’t wait to see what they add.

We had a wonderful time. They had so many items to look at! Definitely worth the visit.

My 3 and 5 year old lived this place! The Back 40 was a huge hit! Thank you to the docents on site who were ready to show and explain things to my kids.

Loved this place! Lots of information about diversity in Texas and the various groups of people who came to create the Texas we have today. The exhibition is in one big circle, with the countries represented in the outer spokes if you will. In the center is a 360 degree theater with a film that plays every hour or so. If you miss it, they announce it and the very friendly staff even come and tell you it's starting! The part I found most fascinating was the exhibition on the Hemisfair, the worlds fair of 1968. The area where ITC is located is the former Hemisfair location and it goes into detail about it together with artifacts. Allow yourself a couple of hours to see everything. When we visited they had a photography exhibit on the lower level.

This museum has so many wonderful artifacts! Every single artifact there is in wonderful condition and you are able to learn so much about so many different cultures that reside in Texas. So many different cultures reside in Texas that I want even aware of, but I was able to learn about them at the museum and gain a deeper understanding of them. This a great place to visit and feel connected to all of humanity.

I went to this museum as a teen and I loved it then, I enjoyed it even more now. While I think some of the areas they are updating are great, a couple of the things they have given space to disappointed me, not because they are bad, but simply because they weren't in keeping with the museum and celebrating culture, but political causes.

Visited again after 4.5 years since first visit. Very little had changed. The museum needs some serious updates. Few interactive exhibits - main visitor experience consists of reading large paragraphs of text. What's there is interesting but they could do a better job of making it more engaging. Empty on a hot Saturday afternoon.

I spent lots of years here earning my Bachlors and Masters. It’s a great historical lesson into the past! You will love the experience!

Enjoyed this museum…needs some update, investment to freshen their exhibits but we enjoyed, learned. I’d recommend for anyone interested in Texas history, culture. A great resource and excellent place to take visitors or SA tourists. Two thumbs up!

A Smithsonian affiliate. Great history of Texan cultures. A lot more info on some cultures than others. Would highly recommend making this a part of the visit to San Antonio.

Great experience for the whole family, we will definitely continue going. Free to enter but we always give a donation. The kids absolutely loved it

It has big history for everyone and cultural aspect contributed to not only Texas but the country itself.

MAKE time to Stop HERE! This museum covers all the cultures and nationalities that lived and built Texas. First and only place that presented the tribes that lived and settled in this area. They offer artifacts & photos along with full size recreations. They have rooms full of outfits, picture, furnishings, documents from England Ireland Germany Mexico Phillipines Scotland Czech, Jewish culture,etc. They show a video showing how all our cultures and nationalities are mixed & blended inyo our makeup. We should enjoy & respect our differences. Everyone from child to adult will learn a lot working their way through the museum. They also have rotating exhbits. This week it was how ranching evolved. Volunteers are. Very knowlegable and super friendly. Clean, well organized, with a large selection of international themed souvenirs. The other historic sites only relate the American/Mexican/Spain history of San Antonio. Students & veterans Free. Discount coupons in tourist pamphlets. There is something for everyone at the Institute of Culture in San Antonio. Surprise..room full of heavy metal paraphernalia and classic lunchboxes