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Thanks to the Houston Museum District, the city has become an internationally-recognized arts center. The charming district, served by the convenient METRORail system, includes outstanding institutions surrounded by glorious oaks.
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The 1940 Air Terminal Museum
- 8325 Travelair Street
- Houston, TX 77061
- Phone: (713) 454-1940
- Region: Hobby Airport/Third Ward
The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is the only educational institution in Houston dedicated to promoting the city's significant civil aviation history. The Houston Municipal Airport Terminal is a beautiful Read more »
American Cowboy Museum
- 11822 Almeda
- Houston, TX 77045
- Phone: (713) 478-9677
- Region: Hobby Airport/Third Ward
The mission of the American Cowboy Museum is to preserve the western heritage of Native Americans, Blacks, Hispanics and women. Housed in an area of the Century-Euro Taylor-Stevenson Ranch, the museum Read more »
Arab-American Cultural and Community Center
- 10555 Stancliff Rd
- Houston, TX 77099
- Phone: 832-351-3366
After more than 100 years of immigration, assimilation, and growth in the United States and in Houston, Arab-Americans have a place where their culture, art, and language can be preserved and carried Read more »
Architecture Center Houston (ArCH)
- 315 Capitol St.
- Houston, TX 77002
- Phone: (713) 520-0155
- Region: Downtown
Architecture Center Houston (ArCH) is the home of the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Architecture Center Houston Foundation. The 5,000-square-foot space includes a Read more »
The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art with an emphasis on art cars, other fine arts, and artists who are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by other cultural Read more »
Asia Society Texas Center
- 1370 Southmore Boulevard
- Houston, TX 77004
- Phone: (713) 439-0051
- Region: Museum District
The Houston Museum District welcomed a new cultural destination in 2012 with the opening of Asia Society Texas Center's $48.4 million, 38,000-square-foot headquarters.Architect Yoshio Taniguchi Read more »
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
- 6003 Memorial Drive
- Houston, TX 77007
- Phone: (713) 639-7750
- Region: Memorial Park/Washington Corridor
Bayou Bend, the former home of Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg, now houses the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's early American decorative arts and painting collection. Considered one of the premier Read more »
The Beer Can House
- 222 Malone
- Houston, TX 77007
- Phone: 713-926-6368
- Region: Memorial Park/Washington Corridor
The Beer Can House is a folk art gallery/workshop consisting of more than 50,000 beer cans.The story goes that John Milkovisch hated to throw anything away, and after years of drinking, both his attic Read more »
Blaffer Art Museum
- 120 Fine Arts Building
- Houston, TX 77204
- Phone: (713) 743-9530
- Region: Hobby Airport/Third Ward
Blaffer Gallery is the University of Houston's laboratory for the visual arts and contemporary culture.The Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery was founded in 1973, named in honor of the late Sarah Campbell Read more »
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
- 1834 Southmore
- Houston, TX 77004
- Phone: (713) 942-8920
- Region: Museum District
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated primarily to preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier. It houses the largest repository of Read more »
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