The Menil CollectionvsContemporary Arts Museum Houston
Both The Menil Collection and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, The Menil Collection ranks significantly higher than Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. The Menil Collection comes in at 95 with accolades from 7 publications like Travel + Leisure, Afar Magazine and Where.
The Menil Collection
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1515 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006
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Fodor's "This is one of the city's premier cultural treasures. Italian architect Renzo Piano designed the spacious building, with its airy galleries." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The late local philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil collected more than 17,000 works of painting, drawing, sculpture, archeological artifacts and more during their lives." Full review
Travel + Leisure "In a city whose pleasures and treasures are not always evident, the internationally renowned Menil Collection is perhaps the ultimate hidden jewel." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"One of the world's foremost collections of 20C art, with an emphasis on Surrealism." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Menil Collection — so named because it once belonged to John and Dominique de Menil — is perhaps the most famous museum in Houston, and with good reason." Full review
Where "The collection of John and Dominique de Menil includes almost 15,000 works broken roughly into four categories: antiquity, Byzantine and medieval, tribal and 20th century." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "If you only had time for only one destination in Houston, many locals would point you to this world-famous museum." Full review
U.S. News & World Report8.0
"30-acre compilation of art gathered by Jean and Dominique de Menil. The permanent collection features 10,000 works of art collected by the couple from the 1940s until the late 90s." Full review
Frommer's "John and Dominique de Menil's private collection of fine art...a total of 17,000 pieces highlight four major areas: antiquities, Byzantine and Medieval, tribal, and modern art." Full review
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Frommer's Lonely Planet Fodor's Travel + Leisure Michelin Guide Afar Magazine Where Condé Nast Traveler
5216 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006
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Frommer's "This silver-aluminum parallelogram, located on the corner of Montrose and Bissonnet cater-cornered to the Fine Arts Museum, presents temporary exhibitions of modern art and design." Full review
Lonely Planet "One of Houston's epicenters of what's cool, new and seriously cutting edge." Full review
Fodor's "Housed in an aluminum-sheathed trapezoid, this non-collecting institution hosts traveling avant-garde art shows." Full review
Travel + Leisure "CAMH is an innovative, world-class institution founded to document the role of art in modern life." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This cutting-edge museum offers frequently changing exhibits of modern international art." Full review
Afar Magazine "The CAMH, whose exhibits are always disturbing, fun, interesting, or emotional, is the only Texas museum dedicated solely to exhibiting and interpreting contemporary art." Full review
Where "Since the late 1940s, the museum, in one form or another, has exhibited fascinating contemporary works from international, national and regional artists." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "It's price tag (free) and choice to always have rotating exhibits make this a great museum to come back to again and again." Full review
