Houston, TX

Art Car Museum in Houston

Address: 140 Heights Blvd., Houston TX 77007 - MAP
Phone: (713) 861-5526
Web: www.artcarmuseum.com

The ArtCar Museum in downtown Houston showcases avante garde and post-modern art, with an emphasis on art cars, fine arts and obscure artists.

Nicknamed the "Garage Mahal," the ArtCar Museum opened in 1988 at the height of the art car movement.

Talented curators and arts patrons founded the museum, especially those with a keen interest in raising awareness of the political, social and economic aspects of art. This art is so personal, that it defines the artists' mode of transportation in creative form.

But these are no ordinary custom wheels. The cars that are showcased in this museum are elaborate art cars, low riders, and other forms of transportation that are transformed into functional pieces of art. It's up to the viewer to decide how far to go.

Take the ArtCar Museum for a spin. It'll take your perception of art farther than it's ever gone before.