Museum of Contemporary Art (Aguascalientes)

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The Aguascalientes Museum of Contemporary Art is an art gallery located in the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico and has 6 showrooms.

In the "Jesús F. Contreras" showroom there are works from the contemporary plastic art of Mexico. These were rewarded works from the Young Encounter of Arts; in another show is the work of Enrique Guzmán Villagómez, a recognized artist due to his interesting form of expression. In the Arts Library exhibition room, there are works of photographers for a variety of tastes and knowledge.

In the first floor the Saturnino Herrán showroom holds a temporal exhibition of works done by recognized artists in the country and from all over the world.

[edit] History

The warehouse "El Número# 8" opened its doors in 1918. Since than its location has been the corner of Morelos Street and Primo Verdad in the city of Aguascalientes. The name of the place was decided because the rural state #8 used to be there in the street that was called Independencia, also because the new owner, José de Jesús Rábago, was born in the 8th day of the 8th month of 1888. Mr. Rábago acquire the rural state almost new due to its construction date that was in 1901.