In the "Jesús F. Contreras" gallery there are art works by contemporary Mexican artists.

In the Arts Library gallery, there are works by photographers from a variety of backgrounds and styles.

Since then, its location has been the corner of Morelos Street and Primo Verdad in the city of Aguascalientes.

The name of the organization was decided because the rural state #8 used to be there in the street that was called Independencia, also because the new owner, José de Jesús Rábago, was born in the 8th day of the 8th month of 1888.

The Museum of Contemporary Art was partially destroyed by fire during the seventies and hide-out of Revolutionary during the Civil War.