Menil Collection
#171🖼️ Art & EncyclopedicHouston, United States

Menil Collection

Renzo Piano's first museum, set in a Houston neighbourhood

About the museum

The Menil's main building (Renzo Piano, 1987) was the architect's first museum commission. The campus also includes the Cy Twombly Gallery and the Rothko Chapel.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Surrealist galleries (Magritte, Ernst)
  • ◆Cy Twombly Gallery
  • ◆Rothko Chapel (next door)
  • ◆Free entry

Recognition

🏆 Free entry

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