Katzen Arts Center

Katzen Arts Center
TypePrivate
Established2005
Address
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
,
Washington
,
District of Columbia
,
United States
Websitehttps://www.american.edu/cas/katzen/

The Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Arts Center is home to all of the visual and performing arts programs at American University and the American University Museum It is located at Ward Circle, the intersection of Nebraska Avenue and Massachusetts Avenues in Washington, D.C. This 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) space, designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in the arts, provides instructional, exhibition, and performance space for all the arts disciplines. Its 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) art museum exhibits contemporary art from the nation's capital region and the world. The museum gallery is the Washington region's largest university facility for art exhibition.[1]

The Center houses many academic departments for the university, including Art History, Graphic Design, Studio Art, Arts Management, Dance, Music, and Theatre. The center also features a 30,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) museum; a 6,000-square-foot (600 m2) sculpture garden; a 211,000-square-foot (19,600 m2) parking garage; 33,000 square feet (3,100 m2) of performing arts space; 37,000 square feet (3,400 m2) of studio space including theatre studios, a music ensemble room, art studios, and dance studios; an admissions welcome center; and the Abramson Family Recital Hall.[2]

The construction of the Center was made possible by Dr. Cyrus and Mrs. Myrtle Katzen, who house much of their modern art collection within the building.[3]

  1. ^ Livingston, Heather. "Einhorn Yaffee Prescott's Katzen Arts Center Really Performs". American Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
  2. ^ "Katzen Arts Center". American University. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Cooper, Rachel (July 19, 2017). "American University in Washington, DC". Retrieved April 13, 2018.