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The Menil Collection
1515 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006, (713) 525-9400.
The serene landmark designed by Renzo Piano houses the world-famous collection of John and Dominique de Menil.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77006, (713) 639-7300.
With 53,000 artworks, from antiquity to today, this is one of the most comprehensive photography collections in the United States.

Blaffer Gallery
120 Fine Arts Building, UH Campus Entrance #16, Houston, TX 77204, (713) 743-9530.
Located at University of Houston, the gallery connects art to its cultural and social context, emphasizing the past 100 years.

Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
5216 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006, (713) 284-8250.
As a non-collecting museum, rotating exhibits spotlight top contemporary artists and movements.

Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main St., Houston, TX 77002, (713) 528-5858.
This cutting-edge space embraces emerging Houston artists of all media.

Houston Center for Photography
1441 W. Alabama, Houston, TX (713) 529-4755
Open Wednesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 6 p.m.; free admission;.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main St., Houston, TX 77002, (713) 529-4848.
Artisans-in-residence create objects in fi ber, metal, glass, clay, and wood.

Rice University Art Gallery
6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77006, (713) 348-6069.
Top national and inernational artists transform every inch of the space in mind- and vision-expanding installations.

The Rothko Chapel
1409 Sul Ross at Yupon, Houston, TX (713) 524-9839.
The world’s only interfaith sanctuary, houses 14 paintings by Mark Rothko and serves as art museum and forum for educational programs and inter-religious dialogues. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; free admission;.

Human Experience

Houston Museum of Natural Science
One Herman Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030, (713) 639-4629.
Families enjoy the blockbuster exhibits, the planetarium and butterfly exhibits.

Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004, (713) 942-8000.
State-of-the-art exhibits educate visitors about the dangers of hatred and prejudice. A permanent exhibit honors Houston Holocaust survivors, and changing exhibits explore beyond World War II.

Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
2402 Munger St., Houston, TX 77023, (713) 926-6368.
Houston folk artist Jeff McKissack loved oranges so much he created a walkthrough tribute known as The Orange Show.

Beer Can House
222 Malone St. (between Memorial Drive and Washington Avenue), Houston, TX 77006, (713) 926-6368.
John Milkovisch spent 18 years affixing 70,000 aluminum cans to the exterior of his house. The result: a baffling, beautiful product of one man’s pastime.

Project Row Houses
2500 Holman St., Houston, TX 77251, (713) 526-7662.
Artist and culture leader Rick Lowe transformed a row of 22 abandoned shotgun houses in the historic Third Ward into exhibition, living, and learning spaces. African-American artist Dr. John Biggers’ work on connecting community to art inspired this nationally recognized organization.

Art Galleries

Archway Gallery
2305B Dunlavy, Houston, TX, (713) 522-2409
The area’s longest running artists-owned gallery, features local and regional painters.

Blossom Street Gallery & Sculpture Garden
4809 Blossom St., Houston, TX (713) 869-1921
Shows mostly Texas artists.

Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery
4520 Blossom St., Houston, TX (713) 863-7097
Shows light projections by artist James Turrell, as well as paintings by Jennifer Bartlett and William Betts; and works by Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, and Kiki Smith.

Barbara Davis Gallery
4411 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX (713) 520-9200
Mixes emerging and established artists — Robert Kelly, Gavin Perry, James Surls, and Li Wei — with masters John Baldessari, Rebecca Horn, Zhang Huan, Elizabeth Peyton, and Ed Ruscha.

Meredith Long & Co.
2323 San Felipe, Houston, TX (713) 523-6671)
The brightest stars include by Anthony Caro, Willem De Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, and Donald Sultan.

McClain Gallery
2242 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX (713) 520-9988
Features Donald Baechler, Larry Bell, Louise Nevelson, Donald Judd, Julian Schnabel, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselmann.

Texas Gallery
2012 Peden, Houston, TX (713) 524-1593
An all-star team: Alex Katz, Robert Mangold, Jack Pierson, Joel Shapiro, and William Wegman.

Gallery Sonja Roesch
2309 Caroline St., Houston, TX (713-659-5424
Emphasizing reductive and concept-based art, features works on paper by Susanne Ackermann, neon by Soledad Arias, acrylics by Peter Kalkhof, and sculptures by John Clement.

Sicardi Gallery
2246 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX (713) 529-1313
Latin American art prevails, with examples by Antonio Asis, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Geraldo de Barros, and Luis Tomasello.

Laura Rathe Gallery
2707 Colquitt, Houston, TX (713) 527-7700
Laura Rathe Fine Art represents a diverse collection of art from landscapes and figurative in oils and acrylics to abstract works in metal and glass.

John Cleary Gallery
2635 Colquitt, Houston, TX (713) 524-5070
Opened in 1996 in its current location on Gallery Row, the gallery has evolved into the premier fine art photography gallery in Houston.

Parkerson Gallery
3510 Lake St., Houston, TX (713) 524-4945
Prints by Brice Marden and sculpture by Peter Shelton.

Gallery Walks

Houston has two gallery clusters: 4411 Montrose houses the prestigious Barbara Davis Gallery (among others), exhibiting internationally acclaimed artists in a sleek concrete building by architect Peter Zweig. Visit Peel Gallery Shop and enjoy a tasty snack at Tart Café on the ground level.

For a stroll, head down to the Colquitt galleries in the Upper Kirby District. You’ll find New Gallery and the Fleury, John Cleary, Dean Day, and Hooks-Epstein galleries within walking distance along Colquitt and Lake, off Kirby at Richmond.

Great for Kids

The Children’s Museum of Houston
1500 Binz St., Houston, TX 77004, (713) 522-1138.
Kids love the 14 hands-on galleries, such as EcoStation and KID-TV.

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