

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: UT-Austin Public Art / 1966 Tower Shooting - FREE Guided Walking Tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 Aug, 2025 at 08:45 am – Sat, 02 Aug, 2025 at 10:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join Robert &amp; Michele for a Fun and Free walking tour along South Congress, with delicious treats from The Salty Doughnut!About this Event  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/edb0dc80-061b-11f0-9c68-bd01290b13bd-rimg-w1200-h675-dca79476-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/efc6c430-061b-11f0-9c68-bd01290b13bd-rimg-w493-h740-dcd1c1ac-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f079e790-061b-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w1110-h740-dc3476be-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f11abb70-061b-11f0-9c68-bd01290b13bd-rimg-w1110-h740-dcdcd9d5-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/f1cb46c0-061b-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w1151-h740-dc8da3c6-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f3e7be20-061b-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w1110-h740-dc8fbcf7-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f48dc220-061b-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w1109-h740-dce9ded8-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/fc10d2d0-061b-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w925-h740-dc7296e9-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/fcea69f0-061b-11f0-9c68-bd01290b13bd-rimg-w621-h740-dc323333-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/067865d0-061c-11f0-9c68-bd01290b13bd-rimg-w1109-h740-dc7c605a-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/076b7860-061c-11f0-bd29-151b80613230-rimg-w1110-h740-dca88f8e-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/0c9be680-061c-11f0-9c68-bd01290b13bd-rimg-w1110-h740-dc154b8e-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/0dbf7ef0-061c-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w1106-h740-dc160102-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0e3cec50-061c-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w1165-h740-dc010101-gmir.jpg UT-Austin Public Art / 1966 Tower Shooting – FREE Guided Walking TourSaturday, August 2 - 8:45 am. All are welcome.Meeting Point: Medici Roasting - 2222B Guadalupe Street, Austin.We invite you to join us for a FREE guided walking tour throughout the University of Texas at Austin. The focus of our tour will be the area’s incredible public art collection and interesting architecture. We’ll also visits sites connected to the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting. The tour will be at casual pace and will cover approximately 1.5 to 2.0 miles.The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 2023, it is also the largest institution in the system.The university is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and McDonald Observatory.UT Austin's athletics constitute the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, thirteen NCAA Division I National Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, and the school has claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other member in the Big 12.As of 2020, 13 Nobel Prize winners, 25 Pulitzer Prize winners, 3 Turing Award winners, 2 Fields Medal recipients, 2 Wolf Prize winners, and 3 Abel Prize winners have been affiliated with the school as alumni, faculty members, or researchers. The university has also been affiliated with three Primetime Emmy Award winners, and as of 2021, its students and alumni have earned a total of 155 Olympic medals.The University of Texas tower shooting was an act of mass M**der that occurred on August 1, 1966, at the University of Texas at Austin. The perpetrator, 25-year-old Marine veteran Charles Whitman, indiscriminately fired at members of the public, both within the Main Building tower and from the tower's observation deck. He shot and killed 15 people, including an unborn child, and injured 31 others before he was killed by two Austin Police Department officers approximately 96 minutes after first opening fire from the observation deck.Prior to arriving at the University of Texas, Whitman had stabbed his mother and wife to death—in part to spare both women "the embarrassment" he believed his actions would cause them.At the time, the University of Texas tower shooting was the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in U.S. history.______________________Event Details ...Cost: FREE.Weather: The tour will take place light rain or shine. If it’s on our calendar then we’re proceeding as planned.Parking: Many options (free and paid) throughout the area. Please arrive in the area several minutes early so that you have time to find parking and walk to our meeting point.Before the Event: Socializing and icebreakers from 8:45 am - 9:00 am at Medici Roasting which has beverages, snacks, and a restroom.Meeting Point: Medici Roasting - 2222B Guadalupe Street, Austin. Look for your hosts Robert (wearing a fedora-style hat) and Michele (also wearing a hat) along with a group of friendly people. We’ll depart on our walking tour at approximately 9:00 am.Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group so instead of everyone introducing themselves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stickers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite food. 3). dream vacation. Example: “Michele - Strawberries - Kenya” or “Robert - Chocolate - Japan”.Walking Distance: Approximately 1.5 to 2.0 miles.Ending Point: Medici Roasters.After the Event: To-be-determined. Lunch?Additional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.___________________Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History &amp; Culture and Washington, DC History &amp; Culture.Austin, Texas History &amp; CultureA non-profit community organizationExperience the history and culture of Austin, Texas - and the world!Eventbrite:https://ATXHistoryAndCulture.Eventbrite.comMeetup:https://www.Meetup.com/ATXHistoryAndCulture/Facebook:https://www.Facebook.com/ATXHistoryAndCulture/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TexasHistoryAndCultureWe look forward to seeing you - thanks!Robert Kellemanrkelleman@yahoo.com202-821-6325 (text only)https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/0e9a0070-061c-11f0-9c68-bd01290b13bd-rimg-w1200-h695-dcfefefe-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/130e7190-061c-11f0-87fb-3b824ca46f7e-rimg-w987-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/140331d0-061c-11f0-bd29-151b80613230-rimg-w1200-h673-dcffffff-gmir.jpg
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 2 hours
  - Location: Medici Roasting
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Austin
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Medici Roasting
- **lat**: 30.285537
- **long**: -97.742003
- **full address**: Medici Roasting, 2222 Guadalupe Street, Austin, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Austin, Texas History & Culture (https://allevents.in/org/austin-texas-history-and-culture/25382944)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 02 Aug, 2025 at 08:45 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Medici Roasting, 2222 Guadalupe Street, Austin, United States
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Austin, Texas History & Culture
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, art, meetups, nonprofit, football, calendar
- **Q**: What is the duration of the event?
  - **A:** 2 hours
- **Q**: What is the location of the event?
  - **A:** Medici Roasting
- **Q**: What is the languages of the event?
  - **A:** English
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about UT-Austin Public Art / 1966 Tower Shooting - FREE Guided Walking Tour ?
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