The building includes three exhibition galleries, a video information room, cafe, and gift shop.

The 1907 West Gymnasium on the University of North Dakota campus was remodeled and, in 1989, the 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) structure became the new home for the museum.

Facilities in the museum have been designed by artists who have worked with the museum in the past, including the gift shop and donor wall, created by New York artist Barton Lidice Beneš, who constructed the donor wall similar to his own shadow box museums, and the outdoor sculpture garden created by Richard Nonas (Nonas article is in French language).

[2] The museum finished a significant renovation project that included installation of skylights, new flooring, and windows.

The museum's permanent collection includes works by María Magdalena Campos Pons, Aganetha Dyck, Rena Effendi, Walter Piehl, and Kiki Smith.