American University Museum

The American University Museum is located in the Katzen Arts Center at the American University in Washington, DC. It is a three-story, 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m) museum and sculpture garden located within the university’s Katzen Arts Center. The region’s largest university facility for exhibiting art, the museum’s permanent collection highlights the holdings of the Katzen and Watkins collection. Rotating exhibitions emphasize regional, national... more

The American University Museum is located in the Katzen Arts Center at the American University in Washington, DC. It is a three-story, 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m) museum and sculpture garden located within the university’s Katzen Arts Center. The region’s largest university facility for exhibiting art, the museum’s permanent collection highlights the holdings of the Katzen and Watkins collection. Rotating exhibitions emphasize regional, national, and international contemporary art. The Katzen Arts Center, named for Washington area benefactors Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Katzen, brings visual and performing arts programs at AU into one space. Designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in the arts, the Katzen includes the museum, the Abramson Family Recital Hall, the Studio Theatre, a dance studio, an electronics studio, rehearsal space, and classrooms. The 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m) Katzen complex was designed by Einhorn, Yaffee and Prescott Architecture and Engineering.... less