Houston’s extensive number of museums and galleries house a plethora of unique artifacts, gorgeous artistic creations and scientific memorabilia. Both the Museum of Fine Art and the Contemporary Art Museum display the work of world-renowned artists, and The Menil Collection boasts one of the finest private art collections in the country. A visit to Lawndale Art Center will familiarize you with the work of many very talented local artists. Art lovers can spend days enjoying these and many other area galleries.
Aside from artistic offerings, you’ll also find some exceptional examples of museums that feature historical and scientific exhibits. The HoustonHolocaust Museum is relatively unique and features in-depth information about the tragic events of the Holocaust. The Museum of Natural Scienceoffers three levels of fun that you’ll be hard-pressed to view in a single day. Burke Baker Planetarium and the Cockrell Butterfly Center are conveniently located in the same building. There’s so much to see and touch, you might want to allow two days for this outing. If the impressive history of Texas intrigues you, take a drive out to San Jacinto Historical Park and visit the Museum of Texas History and the Battleship Texas.
Without a doubt, the city’s most interesting museum experience will be had at the American Funeral Service Museum. Not many museums in the country focus on funeral memorabilia and artifacts. The themed coffins are definitely excellent conversation pieces. For other interesting and slightly unusual museum experiences, visit the Houston Fire Museum, the Art Car Museum and the Orange Show.
The Antiquarium
(713) 622-7531
3930 Westheimer
Houston, TX
Children’s Museum of Houston
(713) 522-1138
1500 Binz
Houston, TX
The Contemporary Arts Museum
(713) 284-8250
5216 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX
Houston Museum of Natural Science
(713) 639-4600
One Hermann Circle Drive
The Houston Museum of Natural Science houses a museum, Burke Baker Planetarium, Wortham IMAX Theater, Cockrell Butterfly Center that includes a tropical rainforest. The museum welcomes more than 2 million visitors annually. Some permanent exhibits include paleontology, malacology, energy, chemistry, astronomy, space science, gems, minerals and malacology.
Menil Collection
(713) 525-9400
1515 Sui Ross
Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
(713) 639-7300
1001 Bissonnet
The first art museum found in Texas, opened in 1924. Today, the museum has a collection of over 40,000 pieces of art, ranging from the art of antiquity to the rare Glassell Collection of African Gold, from Impressionist portraits and landscapes to the provocative art of our time. The AudreyJones Beck Building in a $100 million, 185,000 square foot exhibition hall designed by Rafael Moneoopened in 2000.
Museum of Health & Medical Science
(713) 521-1515
1515 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX
Nolan-Rankin Galleries
(713) 528-0664
4621 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX
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