South Austin Museum of Popular Culture
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The South Austin Museum of Popular Culture (SAMOPC) is a Texas 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting art and memorabilia that reflect Austin's eclectic contributions to popular culture worldwide.
SAMOPC champions Austin artists who were mainly responsible for "weird" Austin. The museum is the subject of many articles in the Austin Chronicle, who in 2004 distinguished the museum as the "Best Place to Art Trip."[1]
The current artist in residence is Jim Franklin (artist).
The New York Times included SAMOPC in a Frugal Traveler video.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Best of Austin: 2004". Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/BestOfAustin_Category?Year=2004&seentheform=1&BOACategory=Arts%20%26%20Entertainment&Poll=Critics. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Frugal Traveler: Austin, Tex.". The New York Times. 2007-07-11. http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=bd103312cf0c1e1bb338dceb18a3d938205da4a4.
