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In the heart of the Mitte Cultural District, visitors will enjoy viewing traveling exhibits as well as art from our permanent collection and local artists.

Story

In 1935, in the midst of the great depression, a group of eight women from Brownsville began meeting together in each other homes to discuss their passion for art. Those early meetings would lead to the formation of the Brownsville Art League, comprised of men, women, students, and young children from Brownsville, Matamoros, and the surrounding communities. It is said that the founders and the early members of the Brownsville Art League were known to meet in all types of sundry places, including backyards, churches, and even the old morgue at Fort Brown.


In the late 1960′s, the Brownsville Art league commissioned one of their own members, a young architect by the name of Ruth Young McGonigle, to design a 4,000 square foot “fire-proof, air-conditioned studio to house permanent art collections”, McGonigle designed a single-story rectilinear building constructed almost entirely of concrete. However, due to budget and security concerns, all but a few windows were eliminated from the architectural program. After completion, this building served as the new home of Brownsville Art League.


In 2002, the Brownsville Art League changed its name to the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art and began focusing its efforts toward the development of a new museum facility that would be better suited for public exhibitions of art. Today, thanks to the efforts and contributions by of hundreds supporters, the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art has completed construction of a beautiful, 17,000 square foot museum. This facility, which is located in the heart of the Mitte Cultural District of Downtown Brownsville, provides a space in which all those who walk through it can learn and be inspired by the creative forces of the human imagination.

Address: 660 E Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Phone: (956) 542-0941
gro.afmellivsnworb@ofni
State: Texas
Zip Code: 78520


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Reviews
Please be patient. As of Sept...this museum is no longer under direction of Rene. The new director is doing a great job with the transition. Christina has a focus on downtown community and EDUCATION!!! There are 3 FABULOUS ART EXHIBITS .... One is wood" Plywood and Bent Steam": another is permanent collection with DALI and CHAGALL. Cuban painter is excellent too.
8 years ago (26-09-2017)
I went to the Oaxaca exhibit, very beautiful except the music playing was not Mexican or Oaxacan. Did have Lila Downs playing, but in another room. Also, keep to your visiting hours. I went during "open hours" only to find it locked.
8 years ago (31-03-2017)
Beautiful!
8 years ago (10-11-2017)
Harambe would visit your Museum if he could
9 years ago (18-11-2016)
They have a cafe inside
9 years ago (07-06-2016)
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