Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Triptych, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a not-for-profit institution in the Museum District, Houston, Texas, founded in 1948, dedicated to presenting contemporary art 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. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston opened in 1972, in a building designed by Gunnar Birkerts.
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Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q93691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Houston Triptych: 0.0 mi
- Back IV: 0.0 mi
- Back III: 0.0 mi
- Back II: 0.0 mi
- The Pilgrim: 0.1 mi
- Cullen Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bell Park: 0.2 mi
- McGovern Centennial Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Allen Family Courtyard: 0.5 mi
- Lovett Field: 0.6 mi
- PNC Roof Garden: 0.1 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.4 mi
- Arid Garden: 0.4 mi
- Family Garden: 0.4 mi
- O. Jack Mitchell Garden: 0.5 mi
- Caroline Weiss Law Building: 0.1 mi
- Nancy and Rich Kinder Building: 0.1 mi
- Audrey Jones Beck Building: 0.1 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 0.3 mi
- Holocaust Museum Houston: 0.4 mi
- Eco Station: 0.5 mi
- Weather Station: 0.5 mi
- Flow Works: 0.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 0.7 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 0.8 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.6 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.6 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.6 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.7 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.5 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 3.9 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 3.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 22.4 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 259° | 29 m | 22.1 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 92° | 3 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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