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HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ROTHKO CHAPEL THE MENIL COLLECTION DIVERSEWORKS BUFFALO SOLDIERS NATIONAL MUSEUM HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT LAWNDALE ART CENTER CZECH CENTER MUSEUM HOUSTON HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS CENTER HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON THE JUNG CENTER CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON THE HEALTH MUSEUM HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE RICE GALLERY HOUSTON ZOO
by Julie Farr
Houston Museum District
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From left: Holocaust Museum Houston, Sheltered by 100-year old oak trees, Houston Museum District is one of the largest concentrations of cultural institutions in the country. The district is 19 nonprofit organizations nestled between the Texas Medical Center, Hermann Park, and Midtown. Anchored by the historic Mecom Fountain, each is beautiful, unique and celebrates many cultures. The district is grouped into 4 walkable zones so visitors can park once and walk to several destinations. At Zone 1 in Montrose, the Menil Collection offers self-produced and standing exhibitions of antiquities and surrealist art, including powerful objects that the surrealist painters themselves collected. There are two artist specific free-standing buildings on neighborhood green spaces, with a $40 million drawing center to open fall of 2017. Zone 1 is home to Houston Center for Photography. HCP has ongoing exhibitions and a robust workshop schedule. Through a community education program, students learn to use photography to understand one’s environment and articulate their vision. The Rothko Chapel displays 14 paintings by Mark Rothko. It was featured in a National Geographic book; Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the worlds’ most peaceful and powerful destinations. This non-denominational chapel is free to the public 365 days a year. Zone 2 showcases the largest group of museums with a ‘something-for-everyone’ variety. For the history buff, Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in a renovated military depot, presents military reenactments. In peace-time, African-American soldiers were