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The Houston area is home to a number of museums and galleries. Lists in this guide are not comprehensive.
Art galleries
A variety of art galleries can be found in Montrose and River Oaks, including many that are artist owned.
1. Moody Gallery
Featured gallery: Archway Gallery
The Archway Gallery, found on Dunlavy Street, has been owned and operated by Houston-area artists for 34 years. Media styles include sculpture, pottery and paintings, among others.
*appointments encouraged but not required
**open by appointment only
Local spotlight: Rienzi
The historic house museum features a collection of European decorative arts, paintings and furnishings.
1406 Kirby Drive, Houston
713-639-7800
Cost: $10 (adults), $8 (ages 65 and older), $5 (college students and ages 13-18), free (ages 12 and under)
The local area
The Bellaire, Meyerland and West University features some of the city’s most well-known museums, including those found in the official Museum District.
1. DeBakey Library and Museum
6450 E. Cullen St., Houston
713-798-4710
www.bcm.edu/about-us/our-campus/debakey-museum
Cost: free
2. Museum of Southern History
7502 Fondren Road, Houston
281-649-3287
www.hbu.edu/museums/museum-of-southern-history
Cost: $4 (children), $5 (group tours), $6 (adults)
3. Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts
7502 Fondren Road, Houston
281-649-3287
www.hbu.edu/museums/museum-of-american-architecture-and-decorative-arts
Cost: $4 (children), $5 (group tours), $6 (adults)
Cost: free
Featured museum: Houston Baptist University museums
The Houston Baptist University campus in Sharpstown is home to several of its own museums, including the Museum of Southern History, which captures the history of the South in the mid-1800s.
Worth the trip: National Museum of Funeral History
The museum offers exhibits of historical funeral service items, including memorabilia across a variety of cultures and time periods.
415 Barren Springs Drive, Houston
281-876-3063
Cost: $7 (ages 6-11), $9 (ages 55 and up), $10 (adults)
Houston Museum District
The Houston Museum District comprises 19 museums in an area north of Hermann Park and east of Rice University. Highlights include The Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Houston Zoo.
Art museums
1. Asia Society Texas Center
2. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
3. DiverseWorks
4. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
5. Houston Center for Photography
6. Lawndale Art Center
7. Moody Center for the Arts
8. Rothko Chapel
9. The Jung Center
10. The Menil Collection
11. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Historical museums
12. Buffalo Soldiers National History Museum
13. Czech Center Museum
14. Holocaust Museum Houston
15. Houston Museum of African American Culture
Science museums
16. Children’s Museum Houston
17. Houston Museum of Natural Science
18. Houston Zoo
19. The Health Museum
Featured museum: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cullen Sculpture Garden
The garden showcases works by 20th- and 21st-century sculptors. Sculptor Isamu Noguchi created the garden, which is framed by concrete walls and dotted with native trees, bamboo and crepe myrtle.
