Museum Reach: An Outdoor Art Gallery Within Nature

A fairytale waterfall grotto, giant glittering fish swimming in the air, prisms of color swaying in the breeze and a restored historic footbridge – these are just a few of the River Foundation’s creative contributions to the Museum Reach.

Less flashy but equally as important, the River Foundation provided funding for extensive native plant landscaping, expanded walkways and improved lighting along the 1.3 mile pathway, which opened in May, 2009.

The Museum Reach is part of the Urban Segment of the San Antonio River Improvements Project (SARIP). Non-commercial and quiet, it meanders between the iconic River Walk, past the San Antonio Museum of Art and completes its turn at the Pearl multi-use complex.

The San Antonio River Foundation raised nearly $12 million in private funds to install 11 public art projects and pedestrian enhancements, integrating artistic expression with the natural beauty of the river itself.

The Museum Reach is a vibrant daytime stroll that becomes more magical at night as the spark of artistic genius reflects off the river flow.