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Menil Collection

Contact Info
1515 Sul Ross St
Houston, TX

Phone:
713-525-9400
Basics
Location:
Houston
Type:
Art Gallery-Museum
Price:
Free

Description

The Menil Collection consists of the main Menil Museum, which is home to the Menils' private art collection. The collection includes an important gathering of surrealist works, a good gathering of modern art, and contemporary and pop art, from Pollock to Warhol. The Byzantine Fresco Chapel, collecting the only Byzantine frescos in this hemisphere, is a short walk away. So is the Rothko Chapel, a non-denominational holy site decorated with Rothko's large, black-toned paintings. Both are owned by the Menil Foundation.

Attractions

The western hemisphere (let alone Texas) only has possession of these frescos because of thieves, who ripped the dome and the apse from a 13th century chapel in the 1980s....

The chapel is decorated by the works of Mark Rothko, an abstract expressionist who worked specifically in black paintings hued with color....

Hours + Fees

Hours:
Wednesday – Sunday; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Season:
Year-round
Price:
Free
Price Details:
Free

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