El Paso Museum of Art

Following its $8 million renovation completed in 1998, this 104,000-square-foot museum became the centerpiece for the new cultural arts district. The two-level museum includes an art reference library, 200-seat auditorium, and the Arts Festival Plaza which surrounds the facility with a reflecting pool, waterfall, and performance areas.

We were very impressed with this museum's vast holdings from the likes of Degas, Remington, and Picasso. This museum has several fine collections such as The Works on Paper Collection, The American Collection, The Samuel H. Kress Collection, The Spanish Viceroyal Collection and The Contemporary Collection.

The American Collection includes works by Tom Lea, Moses Soyer, and Frederic Remington dating from the late 18th to the mid 20th century.

The museum's collection of European paintings and sculpure is one of the facility's most extensive, thanks to its Samuel H. Kress Collection highlighting Western European works from the 13th through 18th centuries. Works by Canaletto, Lorenzo Lotto, and Anthony van Dyck are featured.

The Spanish Viceroyal Collection includes works by 17th through 19th century artists such as Francisco Martínez, Juan Sánchez Salmarón and Nicolás Enríquez as well as a collection of Mexican folk retablos.

The museum's Contemporary Collection has an emphasis on works from the American Southwest as well as Mexico since 1945, illustrated by works of James Drake, Luis Jiménez, Donald Judd, and Willie Varela.

This museum gives visitors a well-rounded survey of the world's art and is the focal point for the city's cultural arts district.

Located at One Arts Festival Plaza.

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