About the IMAX® Theatre

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum features Austin's only IMAX Theatre. This 400-seat, state-of-the-art theatre uses innovative IMAX technology to create the ultimate film experience. With the largest film frame in the industry -- 10 times the size of conventional 35mm film -- IMAX technology captures breathtaking images of unsurpassed size and impact. These images are projected onto an immense six-story high screen and accompanied by six-channel wraparound IMAX Digital Sound from 44 speakers. The theatre is equipped with an IMAX projector with both 2-D and 3-D capabilities, as well as a movie-quality 35/70mm projector.

As part of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the IMAX Theatre lobby is a distinctive, dramatic space with a carpet pattern that incorporates native Texas flora in the design. With its own separate entrance, the IMAX Theatre is able to operate independently of the Museum and will remain open in the evenings until 8 p.m. daily, with extended evening hours on weekends. To entertain and enlighten Museum visitors, the theatre will present four different large-format films on a rotating basis. It's signature film, Texas: The Big Picture is a larger-than-life film that captures the myth, majesty and magnitude of the Lone Star State from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande and from West Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. Created for the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's IMAX Theatre, Texas: The Big Picture is a vital part of the Story of Texas experience.