Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

About Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a not-for-profit institution in the Museum District, Houston, Texas, founded in 1948,

dedicated to presenting contemporary art to the public.

As a non-collecting museum, it strives to provide a forum for visual arts of the present and recent past and document new directions in art, while engaging the public and encouraging a greater understanding of contemporary art through education programs.

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston opened in 1972, in a building designed by Gunnar Birkerts.

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Founded
1948
Opened
1972

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