The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University was designed by renowned Los Angeles-based architect Michael Maltzan. The Moody was the recipient of a 2017 Design Honor Award from the AIA California Council. The architect’s striking contemporary design, with its bold geometric shapes and inviting transparency, creates a beacon on Rice’s campus while affirming the Moody’s mission to foster connections across disciplines. The mission of the Moody Center for the Arts is to encourage creative thinking and original expression, enrich curricular innovation, and promote cross-campus and community collaboration through transformative encounters with the arts. This building contains: • A museum-quality art gallery • A gallery for experimental artwork, with a sprung wood floor for dance • A multi-media gallery for video and installation art • A flexible studio theater seating up to 150 people • Studio classrooms designed to host a variety of activities from lectures to hands-on making • A tech-issue library for students to check out advanced equipment Working Days: Tuesday - Saturday Working Hours: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM