Chinati Foundation, Contemporary art museum in Marfa, Texas, US.

Chinati Foundation is an art museum in Marfa that spans former military buildings and displays large-scale art installations integrated with the desert landscape. The works remain permanently installed and form a cohesive experience with the surrounding terrain.

Donald Judd first visited Marfa in 1971 and moved there full-time in 1977. Construction and installation at the former Fort D. A. Russell began in 1979 with help from the Dia Art Foundation, and the Chinati Foundation opened to the public in 1986 as an independent non-profit institution. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

The collection began with works by Donald Judd, John Chamberlain and Dan Flavin, and later grew to include Carl Andre, Roni Horn, Ilya Kabakov, Richard Long, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, David Rabinowitch and John Wesley. Each artist's work occupies its own building or outdoor area, and the foundation has published an annual newsletter in English and Spanish since 1995.

Visitors reach the installations via marked pathways across the desert landscape, with guided tours providing access to the full collection. Advance reservations are necessary to experience all outdoor areas and interior spaces.

The artworks were deliberately positioned to interact with changing daylight, causing their appearance to vary throughout the day. This subtle relationship with light and time creates a different experience on multiple visits.