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Museum of Fine Arts


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 140 attractions in Houston
Traveler Description:
The first municipal art museum in Texas is most well-known for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, and also includes Baroque and Renaissance...... more » The first municipal art museum in Texas is most well-known for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, and also includes Baroque and Renaissance art, African tribal art, a sculpture garden and a teaching wing, where the works of students and top Texas artists are displayed. « less
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Attraction type: Art museum, Other
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: 1001 Bissonnet Street Houston, TX 77005
Tel: 713-639-7300

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4 of 5 stars
mardug7   10 contributions
oklahoma
Jul 5, 2007

We really enjoyed the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. We particularly enjoyed the african art section.. Don't miss having lunch there, the food was excellent and reasonably priced.! more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
League City, Texas
Jan 10, 2004
1/2 found this review helpful

I found the museum to be packed on the Saturday that I attended the museum. I waited in lines and waited in more lines in the cafe. One line moved faster than the other...still don't know what the problem was. Once we finally got in line for the art exhibit, I was tired of standing for 3 hours. Then, we... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Austin, TX
Oct 26, 2003
2/4 found this review helpful

very enjoyable, the audio was very special by adding a musical touch! more

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Museum of Fine Arts Address

1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005
Tel: 713-639-7300