Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art

Boulder


A historic brick house with three galleries of evocative modern art. Mixed-media exhibits can include such whimsy as neon installations and life-sized cards, while strange fashion concepts are displayed in the costume and wardrobe gallery upstairs. All exhibitions are temporary and rotate every three months. On Wednesdays when the farmers market blooms out front, the museum stays open till 8pm.


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