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48 AUSTINWAY.com PhotograPhy courtesy of KLru-tV/austin city Limits (White); KLru-tV, austin PBs (exhiBit, guitar) Few things are more exciting in this city than securing a ticket to a taping of Austin City Limits, the longest-running music program in American TV history. Now visitors to the Bullock Texas State History Museum can relive some of their favorite moments at a permanent exhibit on the third floor. The new ACL Theater Gallery—produced in partnership with KLRU-TV, the Austin PBS affiliate that created the show—features artifacts and memorabilia from the original set on the UT campus (it's now taped at ACL Live downtown) and a 25-minute large-screen experience that starts with the 1974 TV pilot featuring Willie Nelson. "Our goal was to create an experien- tial concert environment featuring the musicians who made the innovative PBS series so popular," explains Bullock Museum Director Dr. Victoria Ramirez. Tom Gimbel, the show's general manager, adds, "It's difficult to condense 40 years of diverse musical highlights into a short reel, but KLRU's Eve Tarlo and Michael Toland did an amazing job." Gimbel notes exhibit highlights including the Studio 6A "tree branch" that gave the illusion that the show was filmed outdoors, the 1980 neon sign used in an opening sequence, and the show's 2011 Peabody Award. 1800 Congress Ave., 512-936-8746; thestoryoftexas.com . The Bullock Texas sTaTe hisTory MuseuM celeBraTes The Beloved 42-year-old Austin City Limits wiTh iTs new ACL TheATer GALLery. almost like being there from top: Jack White performing on Austin City Limits; Johnny Cash's 1987 appearance is featured on the 25-minute video in the exhibit; a guitar owned by Austin singer Dale Watson, who performed at the debut of the exhibit in January. Scene on view