Museum of Fine Arts in Houston
add photosDiscover a world of art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Exciting weekly programs, Storytime and Family Tours, Family Packs and more are designed especially for children and adults to discover art together.
- Free general admission on Thursdays.
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- Free first Sundays of the month for families from 1-5pm. Discover art through a variety of fun activities. Explore and make art, hear a story, watch a performance or Family Flick, and more! Each month offers a new opportunity to enjoy and learn about art. No pre-registration required.
- Children (5 and under) and Glassell School students receive free general admission.
- Children (18 and under) with a Houston Public Library PowerCard or any Public Library card receive free general admission on Saturday and Sunday.
Creative stations for kids 4 and up on Sundays from 1-4pm.
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"Best for older kids"
If your kids are in their teen yeas, this place is a must-do. If they are younger, this place is a must avoid. Be sure to see 'Big Sister' by William Bougereau. Great food at a reasonable price makes lunch on location convenient. The docents will take time to guide you through if you ask them.
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"Agree this Museum is not for kids"
I agree with a previous writer that this museum is not for kids, even though MFAH claims to be family friendly. We just visited the museum earlier this week, and from the moment we stepped into the museum, the guards on several occasions followed our children, despite the fact that they never strayed from our side and did nothing to warrant being followed. In some cases, upon walking into a room, the guards would immediately come over and tell our children without reason to not touch anything. My daughter kept asking why the guards were staring at her, and at one point my husband had to tell a guard to back off when he inappropriately reprimanded our son while he walking though the Jim Turrell light tunnel, which caused him to be distraught. My husband then challenged the guard about what my son did that was problematic, he stated that he was instructed to follow children and be "proactive" in protecting the artwork. This has happened to us in previous visits, when one time a guard actually made our daughter cry for "standing too close" (right next to us) to a piece. While I can understand the need to vigilant, these guards have taken this to an extreme. They reprimand children even when they are with their parents. We know it's not just us because we also witnessed other families with children being harassed by guards.
I actually work in the area of education outreach at a museum in Washington DC, and have traveled extensively with my kids to museums in other countries. Suffice it to say, we've never experienced treatment like at MFAH. It does have a fine collection, but despite attempts on paper to create family-friendly programming, as world-class museums around the world have successfully done, in reality the guards are sending a clear message that children are not welcomed at the museum. We have written a letter to MFAH, and hope they will rectify this problem. It would be a shame if they do not.
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"Great place, but not with kids"
First, let me say-- Museum of Fin Arts in Houston is one of my favorite places in the city. On a rare day I have alone, I'm happy to spend an afternoon there. We are even members of the museum, despite the fact that there are free days on Thursday and some Sundays. Nevertheless, going there with my children is never any fun because although they create programs to attract families MFAH is not a family friendly place. The curators stand like hawks over the kids ready to reprimand if they get within 4 feed of the art works. My children know to look but not touch and have never made any direct contact with the art work, still the very fact that they are there makes the workers very uncomfortable and that just puts a damper or our visits.
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"Spend a day"
Awesome museum from Damien Hirst to Rembrandt. They have weekly family programs, storytime and family tours...Great when the weather is too hot to be outside in the summer.
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