Plan Your Visit

We are pleased to welcome you back into the Museum with expanded health and safety protocols. In the interest of your personal safety and community health, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) is working diligently to ensure a seamless and contact-free Museum experience.

Hours

Museum Hours:

  • Mon: Closed
  • Tue: Closed
  • Wed: 11AM – 6PM
  • Thu: 11AM – 9PM
  • Fri: 11AM – 6PM
  • Sat: 11AM – 6PM
  • Sun: 11AM – 6PM

Holiday Hours:

  • Juneteenth: Closed
  • Independence Day: Closed
  • Thanksgiving Eve: Closed
  • Thanksgiving: Closed
  • Christmas Eve: Closed
  • Christmas: Closed
  • New Year’s Eve: Closed
  • New Year’s Day: Closed

Holiday hours vary annually based on when they fall on the calendar.

Safety

Keep Distance

Social Distancing

  • Social distancing is encouraged and easy to maintain in CAMH’s spacious galleries.
Mask

Face Coverings

  • Face masks are encouraged when in the Museum for all visitors three years of age and older.
  • The Museum will provide free masks available at the front desk.
Soap

Wellness

  • Washing your hands and using hand sanitizer before arriving and throughout your visit is encouraged.
  • Persons who are feeling ill or who have been exposed to COVID-19 within the past two weeks are asked to visit at a later date.

Admission:

Admission to CAMH is always free due to the generosity of our members and donors.

Directions

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Located in Houston’s Museum District

5216 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77006

Street parking is available for free.

Buses 056 and 298 to Montrose Boulevard @ Bissonnet Street.

Take the METRORail to the Museum District stop.

For private bus rental, CAMH recommends:

Exhibits

November 14, 2025 - June 21, 2026
Nina and Michael Zilkha Gallery

Mario Ayala: Seven Vans

Current Exhibition

Mario Ayala: Seven Vans is the artist’s first solo museum presentation in the United States. Expanding on his signature shaped canvases—often depicting the back of cars with technical precision—Seven Vans debuts seven life-size van paintings created specifically for Houston. Derived from the word caravan, the van bridges histories of commerce and counterculture.

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May 9 - May 25
ARTECHOUSE

The Sequence Is Yours: Teacher Advisory Group Exhibition

Upcoming Around Houston

Mid Main Threat TAG Closing Ceremony, 2025. Photo: Charlie Horse Photography Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live About The art classroom can be viewed as a portal to the future and a space to show students…

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May 22 - November 1
Brown Foundation Gallery

Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People

Upcoming Exhibition

Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People charts the import and impact of the artist’s engagement with some of the most urgent issues of our time, including environmental sustainability, social justice, immigration, and urban legislation.

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Programs

April 21 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Brown Foundation Gallery

Collectors Circle | Art Auction Preview Reception

Collectors Circle

Collectors Circle members and CAMH PARTY guests are invited to a special walkthrough of this year’s art auction, featuring works selected by CAMH’s curatorial team in support of CAMH PARTY.

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April 25 | 7:00PM - 11:00PM
CAMH

CAMH PARTY: 2026 Annual Benefit and Art Auction

Fundraising Event

CAMH PARTY, the Annual Benefit and Art Auction for Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, raises support for exhibitions, public programs, and free admission. This year, CAMH will celebrate Sissy and Denny Kempner, whose leadership, generosity, and vision have been instrumental to CAMH’s vitality and growth.

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May 2 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM
CAMH

Open Studio Extravaganza | Unconventional Portraiture

Open Studio

Explore the exhibition Mario Ayala: Seven Vans by participating in a variety of hands-on art-making activities focused on self expression, inspired by Ayala’s seven life-sized paintings of the backs of vans.

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Visitor Information

Accessibility
Places to Eat
Places to Stay
Photo and Video Policy
Commercial Photography and Special Requests
Personal Photography
Firearm Policy