Menil Collection, Houston, Texas
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- History & Culture travel tip
- City center
by The home of the museum is very quite and peaceful, perfect for contemplating art. They have different rooms for different historical eras and cultures. I'm passionate about history and I loved the prehistoric exhibition.
They also have a great exhibition called Objects of Devotion and contains artistic evidences of art supporting the different religions. The whole Menil Collection is wonderful.
Address:
1515 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006, USA
Price:
Free
Opening Hours:
Opened from Wed. to Sun. from 11AM to 7PM.
On the web:
http://www.menil.org/
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