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Ballroom Marfa

United States
Contemporary
E-commerce
Museum

Ballroom Marfa is an internationally recognized non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Marfa, a rural town of less than 2,000 people in Far West Texas. Established in 2003 by Virginia Lebermann and Fairfax Dorn, our contemporary art and performance space is housed in a 1920s-era ballroom and is free and open to the public. With generous support from individuals and foundations, Ballroom commissions new site-specific and site-inspired projects and gives artists and musicians the opportunity to engage with the magnificent landscape of the Big Bend.

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Tech Specs

Tech Specs

Performance

75

Accessibility

85

Best Practices

100

SEO

92

Performance

60

Accessibility

90

Best Practices

100

SEO

93

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