Elisabet Ney Museum, Art museum in Hyde Park Historic District, Austin, United States.
The Elisabet Ney Museum is an art museum housed in a limestone building with high ceilings and large windows displaying marble sculptures by a German artist. The collection spans her career from the 1850s through the early 1900s and includes major works from her time in Texas and Europe.
A German sculptor founded her studio called Formosa in Austin in 1892 and created important marble works there. Her atelier was later transformed into a museum preserving her career's output.
The collection represents how a German sculptor documented the leaders and thinkers of Texas and America during her lifetime. Her work shows which figures people valued enough to commission in marble.
The museum is located in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood and is easily accessible by car or on foot. Visitors should plan to spend time both inside viewing the sculptures and outside exploring the grounds.
The museum grounds feature a restored prairie landscape with native Texas plants that reflect the natural setting of the late 1800s. Walking through the outdoor space reveals the vegetation that once surrounded the studio.
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