El Paso Museum of Art

Downtown El Paso art museum with a regional and border-spanning collection, free to enter.

One Arts Festival Plaza, El Paso, TX 79901 · El Paso, TX

About El Paso Museum of Art

The museum sits in downtown El Paso and was founded in 1959. It holds a permanent collection of art from the region and beyond, along with rotating special exhibitions. Beyond its galleries, it runs art classes, film series, lectures, concerts, and storytelling sessions for West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Ciudad Juarez. Guided tours can be booked, and the building has been accessible and welcoming to service animals.

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