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Visit The Contemporary from Home to enjoy virtual tours of the grounds and sculptures at Laguna Gloria. Click here to view menu and order online! The new museum café at Laguna Gloria, Spread & Co., is now open!
The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, formerly known as the AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria, is the former home of Clara Driscoll and site of a 1916 Italianate-style villa on the shores of Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. It was the original home of the Austin Museum of Art and still houses some of its collections.
Located only five miles from downtown and right on beautiful Lake Austin, Laguna Gloria is a historic landmark site featuring contemporary outdoor sculptures by renowned international artists, a stunning natural landscape, and historic ties to Texas culture - perfect for your ceremony and/or reception.
The Contemporary Austin’s Visitor Engagement team is ready to guide you through the unique settings at each of our locations – Jones Center and Laguna Gloria – and share some interesting facts about each site’s history and current art on view.
The site consists of 14-acres overlooking Lake Austin, and, in addition to the historic Driscoll Villa, includes the Gatehouse Gallery and the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria, where visitors may view temporary, long-term, and permanent contemporary sculpture and art installations.
With diverse ecology—including woodlands, meadows, gardens, and waterfront and a rich array of flora and fauna—Austin’s historic Laguna Gloria is a precious reserve of natural beauty, and a welcoming art-in-nature site, in the heart of the city.
Beautifully landscaped grounds and historic villa on Lake Austin. Site of The Contemporary Austin art museum and Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park.
The Laguna Gloria is a branch of the Contemporary Austin consisting of a lovely old villa on Lake Austin with landscaped grounds full of sculptures. The house itself can be toured to appreciate the architecture though it is mostly empty.
Located five miles west of downtown at the base of Mount Bonnell’s limestone cliffs, Laguna Gloria sits on a lush hillside bordered by Lake Austin and a shady inlet lagoon. The natural beauty of this landscape attracted socialites Hal Sevier and Clara Driscoll to build a grand estate here in 1916.
The Contemporary Austin reflects the spectrum of contemporary art through exhibitions, commissions, education, and the collection.