International Museum of Art El Paso
The International Museum of Art is the People’s Museum. Our goal is to foster cultural understanding through art and education. It is our mission to make art accessible to everyone by supporting and encouraging the visual arts in El Paso. As a community-driven institution, we depend on people like you for support. Please partner with us during the 2026 El Paso Giving Day campaign and help us reach our $7,500.00 goal, supporting nearly a month of our operations. Your gift today of $11.41 is equal to one hour of our annual operating cost; a donation of $274.00 supports one full day. With your help, we are empowered to make art & culture accessible to all by caring for our historic Turney mansion, museum, art gallery, and elegant event venue.

Causes: Arts and Culture, Education

The International Museum of Art is proud to be “The People’s Museum.” It is an honor to be supported through the investment of our members, donors, community partners and people like you. Through our community’s dedication, we are able to offer free admission, care for our stunning Historic Turney Mansion, grow our collection of regional & international art, and offer opportunities to local artists. We ask that you please partner with us this El Paso Giving Day and help us reach our goal of 7,500.00, supporting nearly a month of our operations. Your contribution, no matter the size, will directly fund our mission of making art accessible to all.

Since the late 1990s, the International Museum of Art has developed a distinct collection of local art and international artifacts in our breathtaking Turney Mansion. We proudly host exhibitions of local artists and share their talents with our community. In 2026, the IMoA continued its work to make art accessible to all through a diverse array of programs, all powered by our community. We were honored to:

Develop local creativity with our Community Galleries, featuring over 100 working artists from across the region

Uplift El Paso artists by offering affordable rental galleries, such as Vanessa Zavala Clark, Nina C. Walker, Krystyan Robbins and Michael Woznicki.

Highlight unique perspectives with galleries featuring art by the El Paso Black Arts Association, The Soldier Art Workshop, Stress Relief through Arts: First Responder’s exhibit and El Paso Community College Senior Adult Program

Share live music with free concerts performed by the El Paso Opera, Maxxwrld and Fernando Escapita,

Explore life across the globe with Sue Koenig’s Window to the World, our Africa and Middle East Gallery and our new Mobile Museum. Learn more about this amazing collection by clicking here.

Offer hands-on learning opportunities through our UTEP Museum Studies program

Partner with local non-profits like The Magoffin Home, Las Artistas, El Paso Health and Human Services, The Tom Lea Institute and the El Paso Art Association to celebrate arts and culture across El Paso

Create a mural with our community and Unity Through Creativity

Our success would not be possible without our community. Thanks to members and donors like you, we can continue to offer free admission to the Museum and our programs. You can stay up to date on all of our exciting events by subscribing to our newsletter here.

We depend on our Museum members, donors, community partners, and people like you to continue our work. Please donate to the IMoA on El Paso Giving Day 2026. With your help, we can continue making art accessible for everyone.

We want to thank all of our 2025 El Paso Giving Day Donors who helped us reach our goal, raising a grand total of $2,560! Your generosity supported 9 days of our operations, the equivalent of 224 hours! Thank you for your support of “The People’s Museum.”

Guests explore our annual Sun Bowl Art Exhibition, a celebration of El Paso's creativity
Students learn to play a Jordan coffee-drum from Sue Koenig's Window to the World during a fieldtrip
Long-time supporter Mary Jo Melby, Board Member Prince McKenzie and Senator César Blanco celebrate the dedication of a historic marker from the Texas Historical Commission.
 The front of the Turney Mansion, now the International Museum of Art, as seen on Montana Ave.
Two participating artists discuss work that they exhibited in our members showcase from Roots to Branches
Guests enjoying the opening of our member showcase “From Roots to Branches”
Patricia Medici gives lovely remarks when showcasing art that was done by the late Hal Marcus, which was exhibited in our member showcase “From Roots to Branches.”
A sneak peak of Sue Koenigs’ Window to the World: Mobile Museum
A Museum Volunteer teaching a kid how to play manacala, a game featured in the Sue Koenig's Window to the World: Mobile Museum
Board Member Cynthia D. Horton telling guests about Sue Koenig's Window to the World: Mobile Museum
Local artist and vendor CushiCushi getting ready to sell her work at the Las Artistas Spring Art Show at the IMoA
A sneak peak from of our community mural, to be unveiling on October 10
Visitors enjoying a free concert held by Maxxwrld in the 2nd annual El Paso Black Arts Association, Silent Black Art Auction Fundraiser and All Black Affair
We were treated to a live capoeira performance by Capoeira El Paso during the opening reception of the second annual El Paso Black Arts Association, Silent Black Art Auction Fundraiser and All Black Affair
Guests enjoy a special demonstration from Artist Kyrstyna Robbins as she share a bit of her art making process
The museum unveils a special work of art by Tom Lea, donated to our permanent collection by Linda Medlock and Bob Taran
Intern Angleena helping out with a family activity during Vanessa Zavala Clark's Desert Dreamscape Family Day Market
See the wonderful work from local artists for the Meet the HeArtists with El Paso Human Services Inc, Fundraiser and auction in our historic Deane G. Miller Parlor