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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Visit Bayou Bend\nEvent Url: http://www.artshound.c
 om/event/detail/2238/Visit_Bayou_Bend\nEvent Date Begin: 2006-01-01\nEvent
  Date End: 2037-01-01\n\nBayou Bend\, the beautiful house with the romanti
 c name\, was designed as a private residence for Miss Hogg and her brother
 s\, Will and Mike. Although the house was not built until 1928\, the room 
 settings faithfully re-create interiors from previous eras. \n\nMiss Hogg 
 donated Bayou Bend to the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston in 1957\, with the
  understanding that it would be converted into a house museum. Over the ne
 xt decade\, rooms that once served Miss Hogg's personal needs were transfo
 rmed into period settings to showcase her superb collection. Although the 
 house opened to the public in 1966\, Miss Hogg continued avidly to collect
  for her beloved Bayou Bend until her death in 1975 at the age of 93. \n\n
 The Bayou Bend Collection is one of the nation's foremost assemblages of A
 merican decorative arts dating from 1620 through 1870. Not only are the ob
 jects in the collection fine examples of American design and craftsmanship
 \, but they also reflect the tastes\, values\, and aspirations of ordinary
  Americans. Today\, the collection fulfills Miss Hogg's dream that 'Bayou 
 Bend may serve as a bridge to bring us closer to the heart of an American 
 heritage which unites us.'\n\nThe Bayou Bend Gardens were originally\, in 
 Miss Hogg's words\, 'nothing but a dense thicket.' Undaunted\, she created
  gracious and beautiful gardens that were intended to be outdoor rooms for
  living and entertaining\, not just views to be admired from within the ho
 use. But Miss Hogg was also appreciative of the wilder side of nature\, an
 d her desire was that the surrounding woodlands remain more or less natura
 l\, as they are today.\n\nStart time: Guided Home Tours (Reservations Requ
 ired)\nTues-Fri 10am-11:30am\nTues-Fri 1pm-2:45pm\nSat 10am-11:15am\n\n90-
 minute tours offered every 15 minutes. \n\nNote: Guided tours are not avai
 lable during the month of August\n\nSelf-Guided Audio Home Tours \nSat-Sun
  1pm-5pm\nLast admission\, 3:30pm \n\nNote: In August Self-Guided tours ar
 e available for the first floor only. \nSpecial August Hours \nSundays 1pm
 -5pm \nTues-Sat 10am-5pm\n\nSelf-Guided Garden Tours\nTues-Sat 10am-5pm\nS
 un 1pm-5pm\nLast admission 4pm
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SUMMARY:Visit Bayou Bend
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