Harry Ransom Center
A humanities research center at the University of Texas that displays the Gutenberg Bible and the world's first photograph. Admission is free.
The Harry Ransom Center holds extensive archives of literary manuscripts, photographs, and film. Its lobby features two treasures on permanent display: a complete Gutenberg Bible, one of only 21 complete copies in the world, and 'View from the Window at Le Gras,' taken by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826, considered the first photograph ever made. Other galleries rotate literary and film exhibits. Admission is free, and it is a good stop alongside the UT Tower and the Blanton Museum.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00 (later on Thursdays); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- UT Tower
- Bullock Texas State History Museum
- Blanton Museum of Art
- Texas State Capitol
- LBJ Presidential Library
- Sixth Street
- Franklin Barbecue
- Congress Avenue Bridge Bats