The Houston Museum of Natural Science is among the institutions closed until further notice as public gatherings are being discouraged amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
The Museum District Association has gathered the following closures of its institutions and related cultural organizations throughout the city of Houston:
Art League Houston: Galleries will be temporarily closed until further notice, and spring semester art classes are being transitioned online.
Asia Society Texas Center: suspending all public programs and exhibition viewing
Blaffer Art Museum: temporarily closed until March 28; will re-evaluate the situation on that date
Buffalo Soldiers Museum: will temporarily close, starting March 17
Children’s Museum of Houston: temporarily closed as of March 15
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: temporarily closed as of March 16; museum programs shifting to online platforms, including the website and social media
Czech Center Museum Houston: will temporarily close starting March 17
DiverseWorks: temporarily closed until further notice
Holocaust Museum Houston: temporarily closed as of March 16
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft: will temporarily close starting March 18
Houston Center for Photography: temporarily closed as of March 16; classes will be moved online
Houston Museum of African American Culture: temporarily closed through March
Houston Museum of Natural Science: will temporarily close March 17-27
Houston Zoo: temporarily closed as of March 13
Lawndale: temporarily closed as of March 16
Menil Collection: temporarily closed, as of March 16
Moody Center for the Arts: temporarily closed as of March 13
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: temporarily closed as of March 16
Project Row Houses — Temporarily closed, as of Monday, March 16
The Health Museum: closed as of March 14
The Jung Center Houston: Galleries are closed. Classes will be moving online, including free anxiety-relief classes.