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    Blaffer Art Museum

    4.5 (13 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Kim N.

    My favorite place on campus!! The museum always has worthy exhibits for viewing all year round and hosts a fabulous gala every spring. Museum hosts are friendly, a cafe is in the lobby area, and the entire building is super clean! I recommend this place to everyone, it's free admission for all!

    Two levels. Easy access. Not too crowded

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    Museum of Fine Arts Houston

    Museum of Fine Arts Houston

    4.4
    (586 reviews)
    2.9 mi

    The Museum of Fine Arts is one of 19 museums located in the museum district in Houston. It…read moreencompasses 3 buildings each with several floors. They are connected via underground tunnels. Pricing for the museum is $24. There are several garages in the area to park at and parking is charged a hourly rate. Unfortunately I was short on time but was able to visit the Frida collection, Aztec civilization, and Islamic Art collections. All of the art work was unique. The Frida collection was extremely popular and that's where most of the museums visitors spent their time. Overall I really enjoyed my experience here and wish I had more time to explore. They do have several dining options at the museum including a Michelin star French restaurant, Le Jardinier. The menu looks great and looks like they had a lunch 2 course option there for $45.

    Took advantage of Free Museum Thursday, and it was absolutely worth it! If you're looking for a…read morebudget-friendly outing, this is the perfect time to explore. There were plenty of amazing exhibits to see in the free galleries, and parking was only $10. I decided to upgrade my ticket for an additional $10 to access the special exhibits, and it was money well spent. The extra exhibits added so much more to the experience! Whether you're into art, history, or just looking for something fun to do, this is definitely a great way to spend a Thursday. Highly recommend checking it out!

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    Meow Wolf Houston - Radio Tave

    Meow Wolf Houston - Radio Tave

    4.1
    (172 reviews)
    3.3 mi

    It's the coolest place I've ever experienced in an art form. Highly recommend! You can spend…read morehours discovering different rooms and nuances. Went to the one in Las Vegas, The Omega Mart but I think this one in Houston is even better. But go to the Vegas one if you have the chance, it's cool in it's own way. I want to go to all of them, now!

    My family and I decided to visit Meow Wolf when in the area. We bought our tickets online in…read moreadvance. We parked and walked in. I wasn't sure if this Meow Wolf would be the same as the others but it was a totally different story. This experience was labeled as Radio Tave. Upon entering we went through a quick check-in line, a metal dector and security. Then we walked into the line and were eventually directed to a waiting room where a friendly employee explained that there was a mysterious story that you could try to figure out or you could just explore. Then they led us into the room to start exploring at our own pace. It was a really cool experience and full of creatively fun art. It was definitely different and an out of this world experience. After exploring for a while we decided to stop by the souvenir shop. We didn't buy anything but they have a variety of items you can look at or purchase. Overall Meow Wolf Radio Tave is worth a visit of you like hands on experiences, and figuring out mysterious stories while experiencing the creative art work.

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    Meow Wolf Radio Tave - Houston
    Lots of vinyl

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    Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall

    Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall

    2.9
    (33 reviews)
    3.4 mi

    This is one of the least busy joint we visited in the district…read more The lighting installation suddenly make you feel better. "Light therapy" comes to mind. The vastness of the space, and the reflections on the concrete floor give off a calming and optimistic feeling as if nothing in the world is wrong. I cannot imagine miss visiting this place. Highly recommend it.

    Like many hastily thrown together tinder profiles I swipe right on say: beauty is in the eye of the…read morebeer-holder. Art is subjective. I have read many books on this point, including one that was incidentally life changing in my third (and final) year of high school, The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd, back when my life could have gone in many artistic directions at NYU and beyond to EGOT but as I languished in high school theatre and was bullied enough I graduated a full year early I thought adult-me should play it safe in the corporate world which was ultimately a stupid decision having lost jobs and career momentum opportunities in the great recession and then again in the onslaught of the pandemic. Nowadays you have shows on the teevee such as Glee and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series that supportively tell gen-z kids to be themselves since they know employment prospects in the corporate world are a rather stacked deck unless your daddy, or a rich man you know from Boy Scouts that requests you call him daddy, owns the whole company. If you are a smart cookie and you read yelp reviews before you go, then you already know what you are getting into here. Many people regret coming to the installation enough that it is captured in reviews below telling you to just look at the pictures here and save yourself the trouble. While that is art "on demand" if you are one of those people, it lacks the visceral experience of walking into the installation and being slightly disappointed there in the flesh that you, yes you, put on pants that were only lightly lager-stained and left your house for this. First, the bouncer/security guard/stern man standing there gives you a longwinded spiel about what you cannot do here - anything fun. You can only take pictures from one specific spot far away from the lights so you see what those photos look like from the same boring ass angle, because taking photos from anywhere else in the building is illegal - or as the joke goes, that is just a sick bird, you mean to say unlawful. You can walk in, but not too closely. There are yuge numbers of security cameras erry where here and they are watching closely if you step even slightly out of line you will have IO guards come out with combat shotguns, pulse rifles, or worse, calculus homework they will make you do no matter how hard you cry. The lights juxtaposed against the blacked out doors/windows and bouncing off of the cement floor are just fun. It feels like it could have been a room in the Colour Factory on Kirby when that passed through town right before the pandemic started. The room at the back with the white lights arranged in art deco patterns is even more interesting to take in, like a fine wine priced above the $2.99 threshold at the local Trader Joe. The main draw of this place is basically that besides the stern man at the front with all of the rules and all of the guards with shotguns probably posted nearby given all of the rules, the lieutenant and I had the entire building to ourselves. So this was a very socially distanced afternoon since we had masks on the entire time indoors and so did the stern man at the front. Now that is a good, safe, pandemic friendly time out of the house unlike some other places such as HMNS. All the rules really harsh the mellow for making this a must see place though. There is no way to do a proper BABY SLUT (patent pending) yoga pose in front of the lights based on the rules, or whatever other kind of photo you need to take for the proper meaningless internet clout points of tomorrow on Rick Tock or whatever that appetizer is on the phones these days. We open at the close, so of course one of their many rules is no White Claws in the exhibit so beauty is NOT in the eye of the beer-holder at this installation - know before you go, yelp dot com. Know before you go.

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    The Menil Collection's Richmond Hall
    The Menil Collection's Richmond Hall
    Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall

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    The Menil Collection

    The Menil Collection

    4.3
    (404 reviews)
    3.5 mi

    Great art gallery-that's free! They have a no photography rule so that it keeps an intimate feel…read moreand have you keep coming back.

    I have never been to a worse museum. Thank god it was free because I wouldn't pay a single penny to…read morego here again. They should've owned me money for going. The security guards are rude as hell. Apparently you can't point at the art and god forbid you had your PAMPHLET open while you are walking. To the man who told me to close it, you are insufferable. The pamphlets are for the people and they can do whatever the hell they want with it. He must be so bored standing around doing nothing with his life that he decided to make an issue with my PIECE OF PAPER. The art is utter dog sh*t. I don't need to go to art school to say the art was awful. The art looks like someone took their poop and smeared it on canvas with scribbles. I think a toddler can create better art. Everyone looked so depressed to be working there which I can see why if I was staring at bullsh*t all day. I've been to so many art museums over the years and I have never had such an awful experience with the pieces and the staff. Rude staff, crap art. Only people who know nothing about art will enjoy this "collection". Make sure to not take pictures of the trash work, point at it, or have your pamphlet open because they will cause an issue with you.

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    BYOBeamer light art event 2025 (inside for restrooms only)
    BYOBeamer light art event 2025 (inside for restrooms only)
    Menil Book Store
    Menil Book Store
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