Katzen Arts Center

Katzen Arts Center

Type	Private
Established	2005
Address	4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW , Washington , District of Columbia , United States
Website	https://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]