Museum of Fine ArtsDescriptionThe Museum of Fine Arts is the biggest public art museum in Texas. Its enormous collection is housed in a complicated series of wings and galleries, many designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The museum features a wonderful selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works. The enormous collection of the museum also includes Baroque and Renaissance art, Pre-Columbian, Oceanic, and African art, as well as paintings, prints and sculpture from various modernist movements. There is a large sculpture garden designed by Isamu Noguchi, and a teaching wing, where the works of students and top Texas artists are displayed.
Entrance FeeAdults: $7
Seniors and youth: $3.50
On Thursday admission is free.
Operating HoursTuesday, Wednesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
Friday, Saturday 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Sunday 12:15 p.m.–7 p.m.
Closed Monday, except Monday holidays.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Getting There1001 Bissonnet St., north of Rice University, between Montrose Blvd. and Main St., Museum District, Houston.
Phone: (713) 639-7300
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