Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Coordinates: 29°43′35.0″N 95°23′29.5″W / 29.72639°N 95.391528°W / 29.72639; -95.391528 The Contemporary Arts Museum – Houston is a not-for-profit institution in Houston, Texas, dedicated to presenting the contemporary art of our time 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.
The Contemporary Arts Museum occupies a stainless-steel building in the heart of Houston's Museum District. The highly recognizable building was designed for the Contemporary Arts Museum by the award-winning architect Gunnar Birkerts and opened its doors in 1970.
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