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The Menil CollectionvsMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
Both are recommended by expert writers. Overall, The Menil Collection ranks significantly higher than Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Menil Collection comes in at #1 in Houston with approval from 7 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Afar Magazine and Fodor's.
The Menil Collection
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Frommer's
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
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Fodor's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure
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1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005
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Fodor's "Remarkable for the completeness of its enormous collection, the MFAH is housed in a complicated series of wings and galleries, many designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe." Full review
Lonely Planet "French impressionism and post-1945 European and American painting really shine in this nationally renowned palace of art, which includes major works by Picasso and Rembrandt." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Built in 1958, Mies van der Rohe's glass-and-steel pavilion, a renowned example of the International Style pioneered by the architect, changed the look of American museums." Full review
On the Grid "A world class fine arts museum...with no permanent collection the Museum hosts an ever changing collection of exhibitions culled from a varied collection of private and public sources. " Full review
Where "More than 65,000 works of art from ancient times to today are on display." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Now one of the largest museums in the US. A wide-ranging permanent collection of more than 40,000 works is exhibited." Full review
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Highlights include the Beck Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.
Afar Magazine "Every person who visits Houston should go to the world-class Museum of Fine Arts, which offers 63,000 works of art spanning entire centuries and continents." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The museum contains more than 64,000 works from six continents... Most notable among the staggering collection are Picasso’s "Bacchanale" and Monet’s "Nympheas."" Full review
Frommer's "This is by far the best and biggest public art museum in Texas." Full review
