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(Average Yelp Rating: 4.5) (154 Reviews)
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Contact Information

1515 Sul Ross Street
Houston, TX 77006
United States

+1 713 525 9400

http://www.menil.orgNo
Neighborhood
Montrose/Museum District
Type
Contemporary Art
Hours

Wed to Sun from 11:00 AM to 07:00 PM

Named after Dominque Menil, one of the greatest art collectors of the 20th century, Menil Collection houses an enormous private collection that has to be rotated because it is too large to show at once. Most of the collection is of modern works with an emphasis on surrealism, but African art and works from the Byzantine period are also displayed.

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yelp Reviews (154 Reviews) Back to Top

Justus P.
(Rating: 5.0) By Justus P.
February 23, 2013

This is what an art museum should be. Walk up, look around, soak in what you will and roll out. On the last day before we left town, even with all the...
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Drew K.
(Rating: 5.0) By Drew K.
January 22, 2013

Absolutely worth visiting. It's free and you get to view a wide range of really fantastic art. Entrance room alone has three massive panel Warhols....
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Jason M.
(Rating: 4.0) By Jason M.
January 21, 2013

A wide array of different art collections in a building that stands out on its own. I would've never seen the Menil Collection if I hadn't deliberately...
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CitySearch Reviews (8 Reviews see all) Back to Top

By Contributor
2005-07-21
Menil Collection by Kate B. at InsiderPages
The Menil is worth visiting just to experience Renzo Piano's beautiful building design. But on top of that, the collection is actually excelle...
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By sebskal
2004-01-28
Incredible works by Maggrite
It's amazing how many people I know who have lived in Houston for several years and have never visited this great museum. There are some great...
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By Contributor
2003-10-23
The impressive building houses a vast and unique collection of contemporary art and pieces from antiquity.
The SceneThe late John and Dominique de Menil established this quietly stunning museum in 1987 to exhibit their expansive and eclectic coll
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By aurorarevolution
2003-07-07
Everything you want
We love going to the Menil Collection. Romantic, fun, quiet, free . . . its everything we want in an museum.
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By perpetually_treu
2003-02-07
The Menil Is Nice
The only downside to this multi-genre museum is that the exhibits rarely change so you cant visit it that often unless your going to see one of...
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By thumbelina
2002-11-15
world class
How fortunate for we Houstonians to have an art collection such as this housed in such a tranquil setting. We love the Menil.....there is alway...
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