A list of Museums and Art Galleries in the United States
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A list of Museums and Art Galleries in Texas
Texas - Museums and Art Galleries in Texas, including non-profit art centers and galleries, government entities, and private businesses.
Central Texas
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| Art Center Waco | 1300 College Dr, Waco, TX 76708 | Telephone: 254-752-4371 www.artcenterwaco.org |
The mission of The Art Center of Waco is to promote the arts in Central Texas through educational programs, exhibitions and collections. |
| Artpace | 445 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX 78205 | Telephone: 210-212-4900 http://www.artpace.org/ |
Contemporary art center. Artpace’s resident artists have been selected in two manners: by a panel of arts professionals and by individual curators. |
| Austin Museum of Digital Art | PO Box 300148 Austin, TX 78703 | Telephone: - http://www.amoda.org/ |
The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage the public and artists in the creation, understanding, and appreciation of digital art. |
| Benz Gallery of Floral Art | Department of Horticultural Sciences Texas A&M University MS 2133 College Station, TX 77843 - 2133 | Telephone: - aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu |
The M. Benz Gallery of Floral Art at Texas A&M University was created to provide a setting for fine art collection from the Benz estate. Display cases in this park-like atrium of the Horticulture/Forest Science Building hold exhibits for the pleasure of students and the community-at-large. |
| Big Medium | 916 Springdale Rd #101, Austin, TX 78702 | Telephone: 512-939-6665 http://bigmedium.org/ |
Big Medium is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting contemporary art in Texas. Big Medium produces the East Austin Studio Tour, the West Austin Studio Tour, the Texas Biennial, and presents innovative exhibitions throughout the year in the Big Medium gallery. |
| Blanton Museum of Art | 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 | Telephone: 512-471-7324 http://blantonmuseum.org/ |
The Blanton’s permanent collection of almost 18,000 works is recognized for its European paintings, prints and drawings, and modern and contemporary American and Latin American art. Browse by collection area below, or search the entire collection. |
| Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum | 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204 | Telephone: 210-227-6960 http://bluestarart.org/ |
Contemporary art, features over 20 exhibitions a year. Blue Star Contemporary currently welcomes nearly 18,000 visitors on-site each year, and more than 200,000 through off-site exhibitions in multiple regions across our geographically large city—an audience representative of San Antonio’s diverse population. |
| Briscoe Western Art Museum | 210 W Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205 | Telephone: 210-299-4499 www.briscoemuseum.org |
The Briscoe Western Art Museum presents art and artifacts from across the history and cultures of the American West. Over five centuries, from the Spanish conquest to the present day, the collections of the Briscoe tell the story of the West in all its drama. |
| The Contemporary Austin | 700 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 | Telephone: 512-453-5312 thecontemporaryaustin.org |
The Contemporary Austin reflects the spectrum of contemporary art through exhibitions, commissions, education, and the collection. |
| Cultural Activities Center | 3011 N 3rd St, Temple, TX 76501 | Telephone: 254-773-9926 http://www.cacarts.org/ |
Also called the CAC, includes a theatre, 4 art studios, 4 art galleries, and meeting rooms |
| Dougherty Arts Center | 1110 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704 | Telephone: 512-974-4000 www.austintexas.gov |
Includes Julia C. Butridge Gallery, DAC Theater, Dougherty Arts School, Dougherty Arts Outreach |
| Educational & Cultural Arts Center | 723 S. Brazos St. San Antonio, TX 78207 | Telephone: 210-271-3151 guadalupeculturalarts.org |
Exhibition space for Latino arts and cultures and their influences on the United States, located in the former Museo Alameda facility, facility of Texas A&M University–San Antonio |
| Elisabet Ney Museum | 304 E 44th St., Austin, TX 78751 | Telephone: 512-974-1625 http://www.austintexas.gov/ |
The Elisabet Ney Museum is the former studio and portrait collection created by 19th century sculptor Elisabet Ney. The museum offers a range of educational programs, exhibits, special events, workshops and lectures throughout the year. |
| Forsyth Galleries | Memorial Student Center, 275 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77843 | Telephone: 979-845-9251 http://uart.tamu.edu/ |
Texas A&M University’s art collections reflect the diverse research, teaching and interpretive endeavors of the faculty, staff, and students. The majority of the collections are American art, with a strong emphasis on Texas art. |
| Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center | 1310 El Paso St, San Antonio, TX 78207 | Telephone: 210-224-0920 guadalupeculturalarts.org |
Traditional and contemporary Latino arts and culture |
| Kerr Arts & Cultural Center | 228 Earl Garrett St, Kerrville, TX 78028 | Telephone: 830-895-2911 http://kacckerrville.com/ |
Community art center with exhibits |
| Martin Museum of Art | 60 Baylor Ave, Waco, TX 76706 | Telephone: 254-710-1867 http://www.baylor.edu/ |
The Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University serve and enrich the Department of Art, Baylor University and the public communities of Waco and Central Texas through collections, exhibitions, and special events. The permanent collection consists of approximately 1300 objects and represents a wide variety of art that has been donated to or purchased by Baylor University. |
| McNay Art Museum | 6000 N New Braunfels Ave, San Antonio, TX 78209 | Telephone: 210-824-5368 http://www.mcnayart.org/ |
Upon opening to the public in 1954, the McNay’s collection began with a strong emphasis on Modern European and American art that reflected Marion Koogler McNay’s interest in French painting and Post-Impressionism. Since the museum’s founding, the collection has increased in both size and range to over 20,000 objects to date. |
| Mexic-Arte Museum | 419 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701 | Telephone: 512-480-9373 mexic-artemuseum.org |
The permanent collection includes more than 1500 works of historic and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and material culture. The Museum’s primary holdings consist of The Serie Print Project Archive, the Ernesto F. de Soto Collection, Taller Grafica Popular Print Collection, Popular Mexican Dance Masks, and rare books within the Mexic-Arte Museum Library. |
| Michael and Noemi Neidorff Art Gallery | Department of Art & Art History Dicke Art/Smith Music Building Room 226 One Trinity Place San Antonio, TX 78212 | Telephone: 210-999-7682 https://new.trinity.edu/ |
The Michael and Noemi Neidorff Gallery, named in honor of Trinity alumnus and Trinity Trustee Michael Neidorff '65, provides a space for student, faculty, and non-Trinity exhibitions, curated and managed by Trinity students. Students gain real-world, professional experience showing art and managing exhibits. |
| Museum of Western Art | 1550 Bandera Hwy, Kerrville, TX 78028 | Telephone: 830-896-2553 museumofwesternart.com |
The cowboys, the Native Americans, the settlers, the mountain men and others who tamed the West...share their adventure through the rotating exhibits on display at the Museum of Western Art where the legend of the American West lives on. |
| People's Gallery at City Hall | 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 | Telephone: 512-974-7700 http://austintexas.gov/ |
The People’s Gallery is an annual exhibition designed to showcase the work of regional artists, and to encourage public dialog and enjoyment of visual art. |
| Pump Project Art Complex | 702 Shady Ln, Austin, TX 78702 | Telephone: 512-351-8571 http://www.pumpproject.org/ |
Pump Project Art Complex is a 501(c)3 non-profit, East Austin art space that provides working studios and gallery facilities to emerging and established artists. At Pump Project artists come together to work, experiment and exhibit, actively enriching the community through new ideas, innovative projects and the creative spirit. |
| Round Rock Arts | P O Box 5981, Round Rock, Texas 78683 | Telephone: 512-218-7099 http://roundrockarts.org/ |
Area arts council with ArtSpace exhibit gallery |
| San Antonio Art League Museum | 130 King William St, San Antonio, TX 78204 | Telephone: 210-223-1140 http://www.saalm.org/ |
Founded in 1912, the San Antonio Art League & Museum welcomes you to its home in the beautiful, historic King William District of San Antonio. SAAL&M is a must-see architectural jewel box for lovers of traditional and contemporary art. Visit our current exhibition, ask about the extensive permanent collection, and browse our gift shop. |
| San Antonio Museum of Art | 200 W Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215 | Telephone: 210-978-8100 http://www.samuseum.org/ |
The Museum houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman, as well as Asian, art in the southern United States. The Museum also has a significant collection of Latin American art, from Pre-Columbian times to the present, showcased in the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art. Our growing contemporary art collection balances some true masterpieces with notable Texas and regional art. |
| Sculpture Ranch and Galleries | 377 Shiloh Rd, Johnson City, TX 78636 | Telephone: 830-868-5244 www.sculptureranch.com |
The perfect place to decompress along the Hill Country Wine Trail. Situated on more than 140 acres of trails, formerly LBJ's deer hunting ranch, over 100 sculptures by more than 40 artists from around the world are available for purchase. Inside a converted 14,000 square foot aircraft hangar, enjoy a glass of wine while exploring the indoor sculpture and other works of art in multiple galleries. |
| Sculptors Dominion International | 11354 Vance Jackson Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230 | Telephone: 210-696-9813 www.sculptorsdominion.com |
SDI, Inc. is a Texas Non-profit 501c3 Corporation. SDI pursues "'Excellence in outdoor sculpture and art' - through education, exhibit and culture". SDI has served over 200 professional sculptors, shown over 700 big outdoor sculptures, given over 6000 free school tours, provided over 50 Valero Foundation childrens scholarships to art gifted children for its intensive and unmatched sculpture education program, |
| Semmes Gallery | 4301 Broadway, CPO #285 San Antonio, TX 78209 | Telephone: 210-829-6005 http://www.uiw.edu/ |
Part of Fine Arts Building at the University of the Incarnate Word |
| South Austin Museum of Popular Culture | 1516-B S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 | Telephone: 512-440-8318 http://southpop.org/ |
The South Austin Popular Culture Center (SouthPop) collects, conserves, and exhibits vintage posters and live music ephemera from the 1960s through today to educate future generations on the rich and unique culture that makes Austin the Live Music Capital of the World |
| Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, 4229 TAMU, 275 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77843 | Telephone: 979-845-8501 http://uart.tamu.edu/ |
Part of Texas A&M University, focuses on American paintings, prints, drawings and photographs of the 19th and 20th centuries |
| Texas Quilt Museum | 140 W Colorado St, La Grange, TX 78945 | Telephone: 979-968-3104 www.texasquiltmuseum.org |
The Texas Quilt Museum is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity. It is housed in two historic 1890s buildings, which provide a fine showcase for both antique and contemporary quilt art with their high ceilings, brick walls, and original hardwood floors. |
| Texas State University Galleries | 233 W Sessom Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666 | Telephone: 512-245-2647 https://www.txstgalleries.org/ |
The galleries, which are used separately for individual exhibitions and in tandem for combined exhibitions, will be host to a total of 16 varied exhibitions throughout the Fall and Spring semesters. |
| Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum | 605 Robert E Lee Rd, Austin, TX 78704 | Telephone: 512-445-5582 http://umlaufsculpture.org/ |
Sculpture by 20th century American sculptor Charles Umlauf and other contemporary sculptors |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Art Galleries | One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 | Telephone: 210-458-4011 http://art.utsa.edu/ |
Operated by the Department of Art and History, includes the main gallery on campus, and Terminal 136 downtown, a satellite space. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. |
| Visual Arts Center | 2300 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78712 | Telephone: 512-232-2348 http://utvac.org/ |
Includes 5 galleries, part of the Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin |
| Walkers' Gallery | 617 IH 35 North San Marcos, TX 78666 | Telephone: 512-393-5930 www.toursanmarcos.com |
The Walkers' Gallery is a large, professionally curated gallery that lives in the hallways of the San Marcos Activity Center--the most extensively used public venue in San Marcos, Texas. |
| Women & Their Work | 1710 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 7870 | Telephone: 512-477-1064 www.womenandtheirwork.org |
Women & Their Work is a visual and performing art organization located in Central Austin that serves as a catalyst for contemporary art created by women living and working in Texas and beyond. |
| Wright Gallery | 798 Ross St. College Station, Texas 77843-3137 | Telephone: 979-458-0539 http://www.arch.tamu.edu/ |
Part of Texas A&M University College of Architecture, college's showcase for the visual arts |
East Texas
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| Art Museum of Southeast Texas | 500 Main St, Beaumont, TX 77701 | Telephone: 409-832-3432 http://www.amset.org/ |
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) has been acquiring works of art for its permanent collection since 1950. In those early days as the Beaumont Art Museum (BAM), new additions came from purchases from the annual members show and from gifts of generous donors. Just as each member had their own diverse taste in art, so did the collection result in a widely assorted group of various styles of artwork. |
| Beaumont Art League | 2675 Gulf Ave, Beaumont, TX 77703 | Telephone: 409-833-4179 http://beaumontartleague.org/ |
For the last 70 years, the Beaumont Art League (BAL) has been a member-supported, nonprofit organization that supports visual art and arts education to Southeast Texas. Art exhibits in the Brown Gallery and Scurlock Gallery |
| Dishman Art Museum | 1030 E Lavaca St, Beaumont, TX 77705 | Telephone: 409-880-8959 fineartscomm.lamar.edu |
Located on the campus of Lamar University, the Dishman Art Museum serves as a teaching facility and has had a positive effect on the quality of education at LU since its dedication in 1983. |
| East Texas Regional Art Center | 364 N Austin St, Jasper, TX 75951 | Telephone: 409-384-2404 www.easttexasartleague.org |
Operated by the East Texas Art League. |
| Ice House Museum | 818 Earnest Ave, Silsbee, TX 77656 | Telephone: 409-385-2444 www.icehousemuseum.org |
THE MUSEUM CONTAINS TWO GALLERIES: THE PARET GALLERY WHICH FEATURES SHORT TERM EXHIBITIONS; THE LOWER GALLERY WHICH FEATURES LONG TERM EXHIBITIONS |
| Longview Museum of Fine Arts | 215 E Tyler St, Longview, TX 75601 | Telephone: 903-753-8103 http://www.lmfa.org/ |
Focus is contemporary regional art. Longview Museum of Fine Arts' Permanent Collection consists of over 400 pieces of art work including drawings, intaglio, paintings, photographs, pottery, lithographs, serigraphs, sculpture, woodblock and works-on-paper. |
| Marshall Visual Art Center | 208 E Burleson St, Marshall, TX 75670 | Telephone: 304-696-6760 http://www.marshalltexas.net/ |
These artists not only have great workspace but also have the opportunity to interact with other artists and show their work. Original works of art are available for sale including paintings, pottery, sculpture and handmade items of all descriptions. |
| Michelson Museum of Art | 216 N Bolivar St, Marshall, TX 75670 | Telephone: 903-935-9480 www.michelsonmuseum.org |
The museum has expanded to include the Gloria and Bernard Kronenberg Collection of early 20th century American art and the Ramona and Jay Ward Collection of African Masks and Chinese Opera Puppets to mention some. |
| Old Jail Arts Center | 201 S 2nd St, Albany, TX 76430 | Telephone: 325-762-2269 http://theojac.org/ |
The permanent collection has over 2000 works of art. The largest area of the collection comprises modern drawings, paintings and prints by well known Americans such as John Marin, John Sloan, Charles Demuth, and Thomas Hart Benton and Europeans, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Klee, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, and Joan Miro. |
| Regional Arts Center | 321 W 4th St Corner of W 4th & Texas Blvd | Telephone: 903-792-8681 http://www.trahc.org |
Operated by the Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council in the former county courthouse |
| SFA Art Galleries | 329 E Main St, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 | Telephone: 936-468-1131 http://www.art.sfasu.edu/ |
Three galleries at Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Stark Museum of Art | 712 Green Ave, Orange, TX 77630 | Telephone: 409-886-2787 starkculturalvenues.org |
The Stark Museum of Art houses one of the finest collections of nineteenth and twentieth century Western American art in the country. The collection focuses on the stunning land, dramatic people, and diverse wildlife of the American West. |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Galleries | 329 E Main St, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 | Telephone: 936-468-1131 http://www.art.sfasu.edu/ |
Griffin Gallery in the Griffiths Fine Arts Building, Ledbetter Gallery and Reavley Gallery in the Cole Art Center, School of Art Gallery in the Lower Art Building |
| Texas Artist Museum | 3501 Cultural Center Dr. Port Arthur, Texas | Telephone: 409-983-4881 www.texasartistmuseum.org |
Texas Artists Museum is a non-profit organization that is focused on promoting artists and their work. Our New Concept Gallery presents 32 artists with over 200 pieces of beautiful art. |
| Tyler Museum of Art | 1300 S Mahon Ave, Tyler, TX 75701 | Telephone: 903-595-1001 https://www.tylermuseum.org/ |
Collection includes works by Terry Allen, David Bates, Vernon Fisher, Melissa Miller, James Surls, other contemporary Texas artists, Mexican folk art |
North Texas
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| African American Museum of Dallas | 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210 | Telephone: 214-565-9026 http://www.aamdallas.org/ |
Includes African American folk art, African masks, sculptures, gold weights, and textiles, art reflecting African American culture and history |
| Amon Carter Museum of American Art | 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107 | Telephone: 817-738-1933 www.cartermuseum.org |
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art was established through the generosity of Amon G. Carter Sr. (1879–1955) to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell; to collect, preserve, and exhibit the finest examples of American art; and to serve an educational role through exhibitions, publications, and programs devoted to the study of American art. |
| Arlington Museum of Art | 201 W Main St, Arlington, TX 76010 | Telephone: 817-275-4600 http://arlingtonmuseum.org/ |
Focus is contemporary Texas art exhibitions; is non-collecting museum featuring exceptional quality traveling exhibitions and companion curated shows;offers educational and instructional programs for adults and children built upon practical learning experiences in art |
| ArtCentre of Plano | 902 East 16th Street, Plano, TX 75074 | Telephone: 972-423-7809 www.artcentreofplano.org |
The ArtCentre of Plano inspires, supports and promotes excellence, diversity and vitality in the arts and arts education in the community. |
| Barnard's Mill Art Museum | 307 SW Barnard St, Glen Rose, TX 76043 | Telephone: 254-897-7494 http://www.barnardsmill.org/ |
Historic mill and art museum, operated by the Somervell History Foundation. Supporting the Arts, Education and Preservation of Historic Resources in Glen Rose, Somervell County and Texas |
| Christian Arts Museum | 3221 Hamilton Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107 | Telephone: 817-332-7878 http://www.cacmuseum.org/ |
The Christian Arts Commission of Fort Worth, Inc. is dedicated to enhancing the spiritual awareness of all people through the power of inspired art. |
| Creative Arts Center | 200 W 5th St, Bonham, TX 75418 | Telephone: 903-640-2196 creativeartscenterbonham.com |
We offer a wide variety of ways to display and appreciate the arts from our art shows and concerts to our yoga classes, painting classes and live theater! |
| Crow Collection of Asian Art | 2010 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201 | Telephone: 214-979-6430 http://crowcollection.org/ |
Arts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia |
| Dallas Contemporary | 161 Glass St, Dallas, TX 75207 | Telephone: 214-821-2522 www.dallascontemporary.org |
Contemporary art gallery exhibitions |
| Dallas Museum of Art | 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201 | Telephone: 214-922-1200 https://www.dma.org/ |
The Dallas Museum of Art's collection contains over 24,000 works of art from all cultures and time periods spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. The collection is dynamic; new acquisitions are being added all the time and the galleries are constantly changing. |
| Eastland Outdoor Art Museum | 209 West Main Street Eastland, TX 76448 | Telephone: 254-629-2332 - |
This Art Exhibit consists of over 30 replicas of famous artwork placed near or on businesses throughout Eastland. Each display includes a short history of the original artwork and artist. Maps are located at the Chamber of Commerce and at the large Campbell's Soup Can next to Dairy Queen on the Westbound Interstate 20 Service Road. |
| Gallery at UTA | 502 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76010 | Telephone: 817-272-3110 http://www.uta.edu/gallery/ |
Part of the Fine Arts building of the University of Texas at Arlington |
| Grapevine Museum Galleries | 636 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051 | Telephone: 817-410-3185 www.grapevinetexasusa.com |
Every month, the Grand and Tower Galleries host a variety of art, cultural, historical and educational exhibitions that are free to the public. Offering a mix of exhibits, one month we might display a traveling Smithsonian exhibition, the next month, a contemporary art show. |
| Irving Arts Center | 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX 75062 | Telephone: 972-252-7558 www.irvingartscenter.com |
Irving Arts Center offers gallery spaces that really deliver, AND they’re open seven days a week! Our four galleries range from the intimate to the grand. |
| Jesuit Dallas Museum | 12345 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75244 | Telephone: 972-387-8700 https://www.jesuitcp.org/ |
The Jesuit Dallas Museum (JDM) is a remarkable center for innovative visual arts. Every day, this collection of world-class art enriches the educational experience of students attending Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. |
| Kimbell Art Museum | 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107 | Telephone: 817-332-8451 https://www.kimbellart.org/ |
The Kimbell’s permanent collection is small in size, comprising fewer than 350 works of art, and is distinguished by an extraordinary level of artistic quality and importance; include major works by Duccio, Fra Angelico, Caravaggio, Poussin, Velázquez, Bernini, Rembrandt, Goya, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Mondrian, and Matisse. |
| Latino Cultural Center | 2600 Live Oak St, Dallas, TX 75204 | Telephone: 214-671-0045 http://lcc.dallasculture.org/ |
The Center includes a 300 seat theater, a gallery, sculpture courtyards, a multipurpose room and a plaza for outdoor events. The LCC opened September 16, 2003 and was designed by Ricardo and Victor Legorreta. |
| McKinney Avenue Contemporary | 1601 S Ervay St, Dallas, TX 75216 | Telephone: 214-953-1212 http://the-mac.org/ |
The MAC is a nonprofit organization that stands as a Dallas advocate for creative freedom offering the opportunity for experimentation and presentation of art in all disciplines. |
| Meadows Museum | 5900 Bishop Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205 | Telephone: 214-768-2516 meadowsmuseumdallas.org |
Ranging from early Renaissance examples to modern works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Juan Gris, the majority of works of art in the collection were created during the Spanish Golden Age by Baroque artists such as Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Jusepe de Ribera. One of the great protagonists of eighteenth-century Spanish art, Francisco de Goya, is represented within the founding collection by several painted works such as Yard with Madmen, |
| Mesquite Arts Center | 1527 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, TX 75149 | Telephone: 972-216-6444 www.cityofmesquite.com |
Performing and cultural art center with gallery |
| Museum of Geometric and MADI Art | 3109 Carlisle St, Dallas, TX 75204 | Telephone: 214-855-7802 geometricmadimuseum.org |
The artists represented in the permanent collection at The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art span not only geographical but chronological boundaries as well. Artists from Europe, Russia, Japan, South America and the United States are well represented by the museum. |
| Mustangs of Las Colinas | 5221 North O'Connor Road #110E, Irving, TX 75039 | Telephone: 972-869-9047 mustangsoflascolinas.com |
Adjacent to the sculpture, in the East Tower of Williams Square Plaza, is the Mustangs of Las Colinas Museum. In the museum, visitors learn the story of the eight years of work African wildlife artist Robert Glen invested in creating the Mustangs. |
| Nasher Sculpture Center | 2001 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201 | Telephone: 214-242-5100 nashersculpturecenter.org |
Modern and contemporary sculpture museum and garden |
| Patterson-Appleton Center for Visual Arts | 400 E. Hickory Street, Denton, TX 76201 | Telephone: - https://dentonarts.com/ |
Renovated in the 1980s, the Arts Center now offers two large galleries, art studio, dance rehearsal hall, and sculpture garden. The centerpiece of the venue is Festival Hall, a 5000 square foot event and exhibition space with soaring ceilings and original industrial hardware. |
| Sid Richardson Museum | 309 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102 | Telephone: 817-332-6554 sidrichardsonmuseum.org |
Works of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell and other works about the American West |
| Tandy Leather Museum & Gallery | 1900 SE Loop 820, Fort Worth, TX 76140 | Telephone: 800-433-3201 www.tandyleather.com |
The Tandy Leather Museum & Gallery is a free museum in Fort Worth, TX featuring an extensive collection of historical and modern leather art |
| Texas Women's University Art Galleries | 1200 Frame St, Denton, TX 76209 | Telephone: 940-898-2530 http://www.twu.edu/ |
The Department of Visual Arts at Texas Woman's University will educate and empower you to become a leader through excellence in the visual arts. |
| UNT ArtSpace Dallas | 1155 Union Circle #305100 Denton, TX 76203-5107 | Telephone: 940-565-4005 http://gallery.unt.edu/ |
In 2013, the space was expanded, and it's mission now focuses on the work of outstanding faculty, alumni and students, while also carrying on the site's legacy as "Fashion on Main" through selected exhibitions of the UNT Texas Fashion Collection. |
| UNT Galleries | 1155 Union Circle #305100 Denton, TX 76203-5107 | Telephone: 940-565-4005 http://gallery.unt.edu/ |
Part of the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design, includes the University of North Texas Art Gallery, Cora Stafford Gallery, Lightwell Gallery and North Gallery |
| Wichita Falls Museum of Art | 2 Eureka Cir, Wichita Falls, TX 76308 | Telephone: 940-397-8900 http://www.wfmamsu.org/ |
The Wichita Falls Museum of Art has an outstanding collection of more than 3000 artworks. The Permanent Art Collection focuses on American art of the past and present. A majority of the artworks in the collection are works on paper including original lithographs, etchings, mezzotints, drawings, watercolors, pastels, and photography. |
Texas Gulf Coast
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| ArtCar Museum | 140 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007 | Telephone: 713-861-5526 http://artcarmuseum.com/ |
The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art. It is an exhibition forum for local,national and international artists with an emphasis on art cars, other fine arts and artists that are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by other cultural institutions. |
| Art League Houston | 1953 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006 | Telephone: 713-523-9530 www.artleaguehouston.org |
Art League Houston’s (ALH) Exhibitions and Public Arts Programs have a strong reputation for brightening Houston's public spaces, along with presenting exhibitions that feature diverse, innovative, and socially conscious artists. |
| Blaffer Art Museum | 4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004 | Telephone: 713-743-9521 http://blafferartmuseum.org/ |
BLAFFER ART MUSEUM furthers the understanding of contemporary art through exhibitions, publications, and public programs of merit and distinction. As the GATEWAY between the University of Houston and the City of Houston, Blaffer Art Museum is a CATALYST for creative innovation, experimentation, and scholarship. |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006 | Telephone: 713-284-8250 http://camh.org/ |
The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national, and regional art. Founded in 1948, the Museum prides itself on presenting new art and documenting its role in modern life through exhibitions, lectures, original publications, and a variety of educational programs and events. |
| DiverseWorks | 3400 Main St #292, Houston, TX 77002 | Telephone: 713-223-8346 www.diverseworks.org |
Presents new visual, performing, and literary art |
| Galveston Arts Center | 2127 Strand St, Galveston, TX 77550 | Telephone: 409-763-2403 www.galvestonartscenter.org |
The mission of the Galveston Arts Center is to promote and support contemporary visual art through exhibitions and educational programming. Based on the tenet that contemporary art can inspire, engage, provoke and inform, the Galveston Arts Center’s dynamic exhibitions highlight the work of professional artists. |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | 4848 Main St, Houston, TX 77002 | Telephone: 713-529-4848 www.crafthouston.org |
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. HCCC’s major emphasis is on objects of art made primarily from craft materials: clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood or found/recycled materials. |
| Houston Center for Photography | 1441 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77006 | Telephone: 713-529-4755 http://www.hcponline.org/ |
The Houston Center for Photography is an organization dedicated to the art of photography. Our exhibition gallery—free to the public—features some of the finest works of contemporary photography. HCP also offers over 300 photography classes and workshops year-round. Varying in competency levels, these classes are all taught by esteemed photographers and lecturers. |
| Jung Center of Houston | 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006 | Telephone: 713-524-8253 http://junghouston.org/ |
The Art and Exhibitions Committee of The Jung Center showcases rotating exhibits of work by established and emerging artists. The gallery and our permanent collection, which includes works by Peter Birkhauser, is open to the public with free admission during business hours, including Saturdays. |
| Katy Contemporary Arts Museum | 805 Avenue B, Katy, TX 77493 | Telephone: 832-857-1340 http://www.kcamfortbend.com/ |
Established in 2013, the KCAM Contemporary Art Museum Fort Bend is a not-for-profit institution in Katy, Texas, dedicated to presenting the contemporary art of our time to the public. The KCAM Contemporary Art Museum Fort Bend provides an interchange for visual arts of the present and recent past, presents new directions in art, strives to engage the public and encourages a greater understanding of contemporary art through education programs. |
| Lawndale Art Center | 4912 Main St, Houston, TX 77002 | Telephone: 713-528-5858 www.lawndaleartcenter.org |
Lawndale is one of the only institutions in Houston that is dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art with an emphasis on work by regional artists. Lawndale includes four museum-quality galleries, three artist studios and an outdoor sculpture garden that facilitate its role as a vital cultural resource for Houston. |
| Live Oak Art Center | 1014 Milam St, Columbus, TX 78934 | Telephone: 979-732-8398 www.liveoakartcenter.org |
Incorporated in 1986, the Live Oak Art Center (LOAC) is an independent nonprofit organization that showcases innovative contemporary art in the 1891 Brunson Building in Columbus, Texas’ Historic District. |
| Menil Collection | 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006 | Telephone: 713-525-9400 https://www.menil.org/ |
Spanning the prehistoric era to the present day, the Menil’s collection grew out of personal and intellectual passions rather than encyclopedic ambitions. The heart of the collection are the 10,000 art works and objects that John and Dominique de Menil gathered from the 1940s until Mrs. de Menil’s death in 1997 (he died in 1973). |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005 | Telephone: 713-639-7300 http://www.mfah.org/ |
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), located in the Houston Museum District, Houston, is one of the largest museums in the United States. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 64,000 works from six continents. The museum benefits the Houston community through programs, publications and media presentations. Each year, 1.25 million people benefit from museum's programs, workshops and resource centers. Of that total, more than 500,000 people participate in the community outreach programs. |
| Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts | 6815 Cypresswood Dr, Spring, TX 77379 | Telephone: 281-376-6322 http://www.pearlmfa.org/ |
Features three galleries of changing exhibits. The mission of the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is to provide direct, first-hand access to original works of art and other culturally, historically and aesthetically significant objects to a regional, national, and international audience, and to offer outstanding and inclusive educational and public programming. |
| Rice University Art Gallery | 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005 | Telephone: 713-348-6069 http://www.ricegallery.org/ |
Rice University Art Gallery closed May 14, 2017, ending its exhibition program. For more than twenty years, Rice Gallery was the only university gallery in the nation devoted to commissioning site-specific installation art. |
| Rothko Chapel | 3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006 | Telephone: 713-524-9839 http://www.rothkochapel.org/ |
Nondenominational chapel with art by Mark Rothko |
| Station Museum of Contemporary Art | 1502 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004 | Telephone: 713-529-6900 http://stationmuseum.com/ |
The museum is an activist institution supporting civil society issues as well as artists who engage in social, political, aesthetic, economic, and/or spiritual content and expressions. The Station also presents film-screenings, musical events, lectures, and fundraisers for serious social causes; |
| Strake Jesuit Art Museum | 8900 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036 | Telephone: 713-774-7651 http://www.strakejesuit.org/ |
Part of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in the located in the Moody Memorial Library, includes works by Rufino Tamayo, John Alexander, James Rosenquist, Jesús Moroles, Luis Jimenez and Pablo Picasso |
South Texas
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| Art Center of Corpus Christi | 100 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 | Telephone: 361-884-6406 https://www.artcentercc.org/ |
Community art center with exhibit galleries |
| Art Museum of South Texas | 1902 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 | Telephone: 361-825-3500 artmuseumofsouthtexas.org |
The Permanent Collection of the Art Museum of South Texas contains more than 1,500 works of art in the media of painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, collages, mixed media, ceramics, and textiles. The focus of the Permanent Collection is on fine art and craft of the Americas with particular interest in Texas and surrounding states, including those in Mexico. |
| Beeville Art Museum | 401 E Fannin St, Beeville, TX 78102 | Telephone: 361-358-8615 - |
Located in the Esther Barnhart House, teaching museum, exhibitions featuring works of renowned artists and collections from museums, galleries and private collections |
| Briscoe Art & Antique Collection | 200 E. Nopal St., Uvalde, TX | Telephone: 830-278-6231 - |
Located within First State Bank of Uvalde, collection of fine art and antiques collected by former Governor and Mrs. Dolph Briscoe |
| Brownsville Museum of Fine Art | 660 E Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX 78520 | Telephone: 956-542-0941 https://bmfa.us/ |
We are entrusted with over 500 fine art paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures and photographs of regional, national and international significance, including works by Marc Chagall, N.C. Wyeth, Alexander Calder, and over 100 historic pieces created by the museum’s founders and their contemporaries. |
| K Space Contemporary | 415D Starr St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 | Telephone: 361-887-6834 kspacecontemporary.org |
K Space Contemporary is a 501 C 3 non-profit arts organization dedicated to presenting and promoting contemporary art in our community. We are a forum for creative exchange and experimentation in the visual arts. We aspire to educate and build awareness for innovative art in South Texas. K Space Contemporary is located in downtown Corpus Christi |
| Laredo Center for the Arts | 500 San Agustin Ave, Laredo, TX 78040 | Telephone: 956-725-1715 www.laredoartcenter.org |
Visual and performing arts center |
| Market Square Research Center | 1150 Market Square St, Brownsville, TX 78520 | Telephone: 956-546-4242 brownsvillehistory.org |
The collections houses fine art, historical costumes, furniture, sculpture, and the extensive Backal art collection. Artists include Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Armando Garcia Nunez, and Carlos Romero Orozco. |
| Nave, Royston, Memorial | 306 W. Commercial St. Victoria, TX 77901 | Telephone: 361-575-8227 www.navemuseum.com |
Works by Royston Nave and changing exhibits NRHP Victoria County |
| Rockport Center for the Arts | 902 Navigation Cir, Rockport, TX 78382 | Telephone: 361-729-5519 www.rockportartcenter.com |
The two parlor galleries are now dedicated entirely to the works of its member artists, while the main gallery allows the Center to host local, regional, national, and internationally acclaimed artists in both solo and group exhibitions. |
| Texas A&M International University Art Galleries | 5201 University Boulevard Laredo, TX 78041 | Telephone: 956-326-2001 http://www.tamiu.edu/ |
Since its inception, TAMIU art gallery has featured exhibits by many regional, national and international emerging and established artists. The gallery has maintained an active schedule of ambitious, challenging exhibits. |
| Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures | 1809 N Chaparral St, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 | Telephone: 361-881-8827 asianculturesmuseum.org |
Admire the beauty of artifacts from India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Hmong, Thailand, the Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, Laos and Myanmar. The treasures, stories and richness of each country’s people await you. Visit the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures & Education Center to take a trip through Asia you will always remember! |
| Washington's Birthday Celebration Association Museum | 1819 E Hillside Rd, Laredo, TX 78041 | Telephone: 956-722-0589 www.wbcalaredo.org |
Costumes, history and memorabilia of the Washington's Birthday Celebration festival, located on the grounds of La Posada Hotel |