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Escape the city at this urban oasis in Houston!
1533 Sul Ross St
Houston, TX
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
The Menil Collection is a museum and neighborhood of art spanning 30 acres in the heart of Houston, Texas.
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The Menil Collection is free to visit & consists of 5 museum buildings and a neighborhood of art.
1533 Sul Ross St
Houston, TX
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
The main gallery building anchors the campus and is surrounded by four additional museum buildings: the Menil Drawing Institute; Cy Twombly Gallery; Richmond Hall, which features an installation by artist Dan Flavin; and the Byzantine Fresco Chapel.
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The main building houses art from the prehistoric to the present day.
1533 Sul Ross St
Houston, TX
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Opened in 1987 and designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, the main building houses art from the prehistoric to the present day.
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The Menil Drawing Institute is a unique 30,146-square-foot building with a trio of spacious courtyards.
1412 W Main St
Houston, TX
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
In 2018, a dedicated building for the Menil Drawing Institute, designed by Johnston Marklee, was inaugurated. It is now the site of regular drawings exhibitions, an annual monumental wall drawing commission, public programs, and study.
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The Cy Twombly Gallery opened in 1995. Twombly is best known for his large-scale calligraphic paintings.
1501 Branard St
Houston, TX
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday:
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Twombly is best known for his large-scale calligraphic paintings. Fascinated with writing, the artist found inspiration in ancient Mediterranean history and geography, Greek and Roman mythology, classical literature, and poetry.
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Explore the parks next & find The Menil Collection’s Bygones (1976). It’s been at the museum since its opening in 1987.
1423 Branard St
Houston, TX
Monday:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday:
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Lined with early-20th-century bungalows and shaded by live oak trees, the 30-acre campus is integral to the Menil aesthetic and experience.
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Houston-based artist Jim Love made a series of sculpture in varying sizes in the shape of a toy jack. Find it in front of Bistro Menil!
1516 Sul Ross St
Houston, TX
The largest, ten-foot version greets visitors to the Menil as they approach the museum from the main parking lot. The exuberant red surface of the work reinforces the playful nature of the subject matter.