Blaffer Art Museum
Blaffer Art Museum is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in the Arts District of the University of Houston campus. Housed in the university’s Fine Arts Building, it is part of the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts. It was founded in 1973 and has won several awards, including the Coming Up Taller Award as part of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. The museum presents focus and major monographic and group exhibitions of national and international contemporary artists as well as artwork by University of Houston School of Art students.
| Established | 1973 |
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| Location | University of Houston |
| Visitors | 30,000+ |
| Director | Steven Matijcio 2019–present; Claudia Schmuckli 2009–2016; Terrie Sultan 2000–2008 |
| Website | blafferartmuseum |
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