Welcome to the Elisabet Ney Museum's Digital Collections!
The Elisabet Ney Museum, the former studio home of German sculptor Elisabet Ney, is dedicated to showcasing Ney's art and engaging the public through exhibitions and educational programs, both in-person and virtually. The Elisabet Ney Museum’s Digital Collections consist of correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the life of Elisabet Ney, as well as the museum’s Permanent Sculpture Collection and other artifacts from the museum’s exhibits.
Every item and collection is presented with its associated "Dublin Core" metadata - in other words, a list of information that describes the object, such as Creator, Date, Description, and more. Linking this information to the objects and documents allows users like you to search through site more easily and find relevant information to your interests.
As an early leader of the Texas Women’s Movement and a vigorous education and arts advocate, Elisabet Ney was one of a kind. This site, alongside curriculum-aligned tours of the historic site, is aimed towards those who wish to learn more about art, history, science, and more through archival materials. The goal is to promote educational interactions with primary sources as students, historians, and more discover the woman behind the legend.Featured Item
Lady Macbeth, plaster, 1902
One of Ney’s final works of art depicts the famous sleepwalking scene from Shakespeare’s tragic play, when Lady Macbeth, haunted by her role in the…
Featured Collection
Textiles and Artifacts Collection
The Elisabet Ney Museum houses the World’s largest collection of this remarkable woman’s work, spanning the 1850s through her death at the site in…
Featured Exhibit
"Art for Humanity's Sake": A Walk Through the Studio and Archives
In 1894, Elisabet Ney wrote and contributed an essay titled "Art for Humanity's Sake" for the first-ever State Council of...
