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.Photo: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in the University of Houston
- Also known as: “Blaffer Gallery”
- Address: 4188 Elgin Street, Houston, TX 77204
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and Schroeder Park.
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
Theater building
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts is a creative and performing arts space based at the University of Houston. The Center invites artists and creative thinkers to the university to showcase their work, develop new projects, lead workshops, and teach courses. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts is situated 570 feet west of Blaffer Art Museum.
Schroeder Park
Stadium
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Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park is a baseball park in Houston, Texas. It is the home field of the Houston Cougars baseball team. Several iterations of the ballpark have existed. Schroeder Park is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Blaffer Art Museum.
University of Houston Libraries
Library
The University of Houston Libraries serves University of Houston students, faculty, staff and the scholarly community. The MD Anderson Library is the general collection library of the University of Houston. University of Houston Libraries is situated 1,400 feet south of Blaffer Art Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown and Downtown Houston.
Midtown
Suburb
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Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line. Midtown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Blaffer Art Museum.
Downtown Houston
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Downtown is the central business district of Houston. It is bounded by the I-10, I-45, and I-69 freeways.
Houston Museum District
Suburb
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The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations located in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture. Houston Museum District is situated 2½ miles west of Blaffer Art Museum.
Blaffer Art Museum
- Categories: art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.72493° or 29° 43′ 30″ northLongitude
-95.34238° or 95° 20′ 33″ westOpen location code
76X6PMF5+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 364021571OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4923831
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Blaffer Art Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布萊佛美術館”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف بلافر للفنون”
- German: “Blaffer Art Museum”
- German: “Blaffer Gallery”
- Italian: “Blaffer Gallery”
- Italian: “Museo d’arte Blaffer”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blaffer Art Museum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blaffer Gallery”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation”
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