Houston Art Car Museum closing in April
by themoneyoffice2.com@gmail.com March 3, 2024 · Art
The museum has been an iconic Houston attraction for more than 25 years.
HOUSTON — The Houston Art Car Museum, which showcases a variety of uniquely modified cars, will close its doors on April 28, according to a notice on its website.
The museum has been an iconic Houston attraction for more than 25 years.
What’s next for the museum has yet to be announced. In the notice, the museum said local and regional art organizations are involved “to continue and evolve the Art Car Museum’s presence, legacy, and mission in the future.”
Read the museum’s full statement below:
“Houston’s nationally renowned Art Car Museum will be closing on Heights Boulevard in late April 2024. Under current plans, the last day the museum will be open to the public is April 28th, 2024.
“Founded by Ann Harithas in 1998, the Art Car Museum opened to national fanfare with its audacious profile designed by artist David Best. Soon after opening, it was featured in national newspapers and publications, and has since become a must-see item on tourist itineraries in the Houston area. For more than 25 years the museum has showcased works from both local and international artists. It has provided a showcase for the art car collection of Ann Harithas and the wider US and worldwide art car community, and it has participated in broad community-based events such as Houston’s Art Car Parade, and the FotoFest Biennial.
“Discussions are in progress with local and regional arts organizations to continue and evolve the Art Car Museum’s presence, legacy, and mission in the future. The details of those discussions and plans will be shared further as and when they take shape.”
Ann Harithas died in December of 2021. Co-founder James Harithas died last year, accoridng to the Art Car Museum.
For those wanting to visit the museum before it closes, it’s open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free by appointment only.
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News of the museum’s closing was first reported on the Houston Chronicle Sunday.
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