Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

• Enjoy 14 walkable acres in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, encompassing gardens, reflecting pools, and three main gallery buildings: the Audrey Jones Beck Building, the Caroline Wiess Law Building, and the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building.
• The Beck Building features changing exhibitions as well as the Museum’s collections of ancient art, European art from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism, and American art to the mid-20th century.
• The Law Building features major exhibitions and immersive installations, the Museum’s Islamic and Judaica galleries, plus collections of Asian, African, Native American, Pacific Islands and Australian, and Pre-Columbian art. The Law Building is also the site of Brown Auditorium Theater.
• The Kinder Building showcases the Museum’s international collection of 20th- and 21st-century art, plus photography, and prints and drawings, filling more than 100,000 square feet of luminous modern architecture. The Kinder Building is also the site of Lynn Wyatt Theater and the Museum’s restaurants, Cafe Leonelli and Le Jardinier.
• The Museum’s global collection includes works by renowned artists such as El Anatsui, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Ólafur Elíasson, Vincent van Gogh, Cristina Iglesias, Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Frederic Remington, James Turrell and Ai Weiwei.
• Explore the Museum’s three underground tunnels with extraordinary light installations that link the campus together.
• Find tranquility in the Cullen Sculpture Garden, an oasis of art and nature showcasing masterworks of 20th- and 21st-century sculpture by artists including Henri Matisse and Auguste Rodin.

Tips

• Your admission includes one-day access to all three gallery buildings on the 14-acre Museum campus during regular hours of operation.
• To get the full experience, allow about two to three hours for your visit. If you're short on time, don't miss the current Special Exhibitions, the Cullen Sculpture Garden, and the three underground tunnels connecting the buildings together.
• Thursdays admission to the MFAH Permanent Collections is free for everyone, courtesy of Shell USA, Inc. Special Exhibitions require a separate, discounted ALL ACCESS ticket on Thursday. (Please note that a CityPass admission on Thursday includes the ALL ACCESS ticket.)
• Learn more on the CityPASS Blog about what you'll see at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Amenities

• Dining: Cafe Leonelli and Le Jardinier in the Kinder Building (see details)
• Gift Shops: MFAH Shop

Best Time to Visit

• Wednesdays and Fridays are often less crowded than weekends, and less crowded than Thursdays, when the Museum offers free MFAH Permanent Collections admission.

Accessibility

• All public galleries are accessible to guests with limited mobility. Wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis at all entrances. Get more information here or email accessibility@mfah.org for additional details.

Parking/Transportation

• Get more information on parking, transportation and directions. The museum is accessible via METRORail and and Houston BCycle.

Reservations Not Required.

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