San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Art museum in San Angelo, United States

The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is a 30,000-square-foot building designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, with a curved roof resembling a saddle or Conestoga wagon. It has two main galleries with 45-foot and 35-foot ceilings, two smaller galleries, a rooftop sculpture garden, a research library, and an education wing. Local materials include limestone and end-grain Texas mesquite.

In July 1981, San Angelo residents formed a nonprofit to create a fine arts museum. It opened in spring 1985 in the renovated Quartermaster Building at Fort Concho, hosting traveling shows from the National Portrait Gallery, Library of Congress and Dallas Museum of Art. In 1994 the decision was made to build a dedicated facility; over $7.2 million was raised, and the new building on the Concho River opened in September 1999.

The collection focuses on Texas artists and displays works that reflect the region's artistic identity. Rotating exhibitions also present pieces from the Spanish Colonial period and Latin America, giving the galleries an international perspective.

The building connects to downtown via a pedestrian bridge, making it easy to explore the museum and surrounding area together. The spacious ceilings and multiple galleries offer plenty of room to walk around without feeling crowded.

The roof of the building features a distinctive curved design incorporating Texas mesquite wood as a design element. This deliberate choice of local materials connects the architecture directly to the region's identity.