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International Museum of Art

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El Paso Intl Museum of Art
El Paso Intl Museum of Art

The International Museum of Art is a museum in El Paso, Texas housed in a historic residence designed by Henry C. Trost. The home was the W.W. Turney residence built for state legislator, lawyer, and rancher William Ward Turney in 1908. The International Museum of Art shares history with the El Paso Museum of Art, which occupied the Turney building until 1998. After it moved into its new building, the International Museum of Art reopened in 1999.

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International Museum of Art
Montana Avenue, El Paso

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Montana Avenue 1211
79902 El Paso
Texas, United States
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