ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

Houston offers a wide selection of art and culture venues across the city. Whether you are looking for the classic painters, modern sculpture or heritage collections, you will find it in Houston.

• ArCH, the Architecture Center Houston is home to a massive, 5,000 square foot exhibition space that features a rotating selection of architecture exhibits. In addition to the static arena, ArCH also holds weekend walking tours that expose visitors and residents alike the architectural treasures the city has to offer.

• The American Cowboy Museum strives to preserve the heritage of the west, celebrating all the different cultures that made the area what it is today. Tour guides dress in historic garb to share stories and walk guests through the various exhibits.

• Within the expansive 1920s home of philanthropist Ima Hogg lies the Museum of Fine Arts. The collection includes decorative arts and paintings from the early 1600s until the 19th century, adorning the walls and halls of the 28 period-specific rooms.

• The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston held exhibits in the mid-20th century that showcased the works of artists like Van Gogh, Joan Miró and Alex Calder. Today, the museum exclusively displays art from the past 40 years, occasionally holding retrospectives such as their millennial "Passage from the Nineties".

• The unique Houston Center for Photography is one of only a few non-profit, contemporary photographic art spaces in the US. Exclusively showing the work of 20th century photographers and emerging artists, the center also offers year-round classes, seminars and workshops.

Other Art Galleries and Museums in Houston:

• Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts, home to
• Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
• Blaffer Art Museum
• Museum of Cultural Arts
• Museum of Printing History
• O'Kane Gallery
• Rice University Art Gallery
• Rosenberg Railroad Museum
• University of Houston-Clear Lake Art Gallery
• Arab-American Cultural and Community Center
• Houston Museum of Natural Science
• Lawndale Art Center

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Houston, Texas

ARTISTIC INSTITIUTIONS

While Houston has only one art college, other universities and colleges provide art-related degrees.

• The Art Institute of Houston offers programs in graphic design, fashion, photography and more in a hands-on environment. Originally founded in the 60s as the Houston School of Commercial Art, the institution joined forces with the national system of schools in 1978. The large, architecturally interesting campus is located near the Southwest Freeway in the city center.

• Get top-notch training in Theatre, Art or Music through the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Located amidst green spaces and nearby the Brays Bayou, the school has been running since 1927, and sees over 40,000 students come through its doors annually.

• Houston Baptist University offers degrees in creative writing, art and theatre. Hang around to gain your Graduate degree in Fine Arts. Opening its doors to 163 students in the early 1960s, the private institution now is host to more than 2,000 students each year.

• Become an expert in the field of Art History, Visual and Dramatic Arts or Theatre at Rice University. The school also offers a Masters of Liberal Studies. Officially cited as a research university, the school boasts one of the lowest student-teacher ratios at just 5:1. Regularly rankings high among the Top Universities in the World, Rice University caters primarily to students enrolled in full time, undergraduate studies in one of their many programs.

In addition to these post-secondary schools, Houston also boasts a number of art schools that offer classes to children and adults just interested in expanding their artistic ability.

• The Houston School of Art and Design
• Art Class and Wine Glass
• HoustonArtLessons.com
• Cy-Fair Music and Arts
• Art League Houston
• Young Picassos
• Glassell School of Art

NATIVE ARTISTS AND IMPORTANT FIGURES

Houston is home to a number of artists, some born there and others who later chose to call the city home.

• Perhaps one of the city's most famous products, musician Beyonce is a native Houstonite.

• Other musical artists from Houston include: Kenny Rogers, Kelly Rowland, and the band Bowling for Soup.

• Actors Dennis Quaid, Hilary Duff, Alexis Bledel and Patrick Swayze were all born and raised in Houston.

• In the cinematic category, filmmakers Burnie Burns and Jonathan Caouette.

ART AND CULTURAL EVENTS

Annual Events

• Each year, the Bayou City Art Festival is held in Memorial Park in March. Offering art and entertainment for the whole family, the festival welcomes more than 30,000 guests and has been running since the 1970s.

• The Houston Shakespeare Festival is hosted each summer by the University of Houston. Two Shakespeare plays are performed, free of charge, in the Hermann's Park Miller Outdoor Theatre.

• Get your fill of musical talent at the Free Press Summer Festival, held each June in Elenor Tinsley Park. Since 2009, audiences have been exposed to interactive art installations, workshops and performers.

• World Fest is Houston's own International Film Festival, which takes place in April and has been running for nearly 50 years. Entries are open to all, in the categories of Film, Video Production and Screenplay, and feature films and shorts are screened over the 10 day festival.

Other Houston Sights to See

• The Armand Bayou Nature Center is one of the largest urban wilderness reservations in the US.
• Relax to the soothing sound of waterfalls in the Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park, a sculptural fountain with multiple levels, located in the Uptown District.
• Visit the Space Center for an out-of-this-world experience.
• Check out the Houston Zoo to catch a glimpse of giraffes, elephants and sea lions.
• The Houston Arboratum and Nature Center has plenty of green space and a variety of outdoor programs.
• Take in a show at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
• Have some fun and daydream about your fantasy vehicle at the ArtCar Museum.
• Wet'n'Wild SplashTown is soaking-good fun for the whole family.

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