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Houston Museums
(Houston, Texas - TX, USA)



Those interested in history and the arts will not be disappointed with Houston, as the city features one of America's largest museum districts. Located in an ideal downtown location next to the popular Hermann Park, Houston's museum district is home to a host of popular museums and historic exhibitions.

Housed in many of Houston's museums you will find outstanding collections of historical items, fantastic frescoes, the prized Menil Collection, endless interactive exhibits representing science and nature, a brilliant children's museum and some of the best contemporary arts collections in the country. Here are the main museums in the Houston area.




Houston Museums: Children's Museum - 1001 Bissonnet at S Main, Houston, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 713 639 730
With its tantalizing exterior, the Houston Children's Museum is aimed at toddlers from six months to 12-year-old kids and is loaded with fun hands-on exhibits. Highlights include Bubble Lab and Kid-TV, giving the kids the opportunity to learn about TV production; and Tot Spot for babies, to help develop their coordination through fun games and a Mexican Indian village.
Houston museum open: Monday - 09:00 to 17:00, Tuesday to Saturday - 09:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 12:00 to 17:00
Houston museum admission: charge, children under two years old are free

Houston Museums: Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum - 4011 Yupon Street, Museum District, Houston, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 713 521 3990
Houston's Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum is unique in that it houses the only intact frescoes from 13th-century Byzantium in the Western Hemisphere. The frescoes were originally stolen from a town on the island of Cyprus and later restored by the Menil Foundation.
Houston museum open: Friday to Sunday - 11:00 to 18:00
Houston museum admission: free

Houston Museums: Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) - 1 Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, 77030, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 713 639 4629
Located in Hermann Park, this museum boasts many varied and impressive exhibitions, including collections of dinosaur skeletons and Texan wildlife, precious stones and minerals, oil and gas exploration exhibits, an insect zoo and a butterfly center. The Butterfly Center is the star attraction at Houston's Natural Science Museum and sports a walk-through recreated rainforest. The fantastic Insect Zoo contains all manner of creepy crawlies and the museum also houses an IMAX theater and planetarium.
Houston museum open: Monday to Saturday - 09:00 to 18:00, Sunday - 11:00 to 18:00
Houston museum admission: charge, discount for seniors and children

Houston Museums: Menil Collection - 1515 Sul Ross, Houston, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 713 525 9400
The Menil Collection is perhaps the most prized collection of art in Houston, with more than 15,000 20th-century pieces focusing on post-war American and modernist art. The building itself is a popular Houston landmark.
Houston museum open: Wednesday to Sunday - 11:00 to 19:00
Houston museum admission: free

Houston Museums: Rienzi Museum - 1406 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 713 639 7800
Houston's Rienzi Museum is loaded with antiques and European art mostly predating the 19th century and is particularly noted for its impressive collection of English porcelain. The museum itself is located in a 1950s River Oaks mansion that was designed by John F. Staub and was later expanded.
Houston museum open: Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday - 10:00 to 16:00, Sunday - 13:00 to 16:00
Houston museum admission: charge, discount for seniors and children

 
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