Experts' Choice Award The Menil Collection
What the experts agree on
Houston's most acclaimed museum, built on John and Dominique de Menil's vast private collection (15,000+ works spanning antiquities to Surrealism) inside Renzo Piano's airy, light-filled building.
“In a city whose pleasures and treasures are not always evident, the internationally renowned Menil Collection is perhaps the ultimate hidden jewel.”
– Travel + Leisure
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
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
Atlas Obscura "An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe. " 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
Bon Appétit "The leafy campus of The Menil Collection spreads across a quiet residential neighborhood adjacent to Hotel Saint Augustine, its low buildings and green lawns inviting a much-welcomed..."
