| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Visit the Houston Telephone MuseumPresented by Telephone Museum at Telephone Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing The Houston Telephone Museum celebrates the history of telephonic communication in Houston. Included in the displays are replicas of Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone, early switchboards from Houston and other Texas cities, poles, lines, tools, advertising materials, and photos and dozens of telephones ranging from crank devices to early cordless models.
The museum features cases of glass insulators and rows of telephones. Inside its galleries, country scenes are recreated... | Telephone Museum | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the Texas City MuseumPresented by Texas City Museum at Texas City Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing The Texas City Museum encourages the explorer in everyone to experience the past, encounter the present, and discover the future. It is a place where both emotions and intellect are challenged as you are invited to touch, explore, and ask questions during your journey through the museum.
The Texas City Museum is pleased to offer a Children's Discovery Place -- "An Interactive Learning Experience." The Discovery Place features exhibits such as Dinosaur Dig, Whisper Dish, Mexican... | Texas City Museum | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Texas City |
Visit Historic Liendo PlantationPresented by Liendo Plantation at Liendo Plantation January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Liendo Plantation was built in 1853 by Leonard Waller Groce, the son of Jared Groce, who was one of the largest most respected land owners in Texas. Originally a Spanish land grant of 67,000 acres assigned to Justo Liendo, the plantation's namesake, Liendo was one of Texas' earliest cotton plantations.
It was considered the social center of Texas receiving and lavishly entertaining early Texas dignitaries and notorieties. Liendo was considered a typical Southern plantation,... | Liendo Plantation | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Hempstead |
Visit the Lone Star Flight MuseumPresented by Lone Star Flight Museum at Lone Star Flight Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing The Lone Star Flight Museum is home to one of the finest collections of restored aircraft and aviation exhibits in the nation. Over 40 restored aircraft are displayed and most are in working condition. The collection includes WWII Fighters, Bombers, Liaison Trainers, and Executive Planes.
The museum is a volunteer, not-for-profit, tax exempt 501 (c) (3), educational museum, dedicated to the men and women who developed aviation to the science it is today; and, to the memory and... | Lone Star Flight Museum | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Galveston |
Visit the Houston Fire MuseumPresented by Houston Fire Museum at Houston Fire Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing The Houston Fire Museum, Inc. is a non-profit organization educating the community on fire and life safety and the history of the fire service. The Houston Fire Museum is an immersing experience, a visual timeline using artifacts, documents and visual arts to interpret the fire service, and a colorful timeline of historical vignettes.
Featured exhibits include "REMEMBER 9/11"...See a piece of structural steel from the Twin Towers; The Hopkins Collection...A prized... | Houston Fire Museum | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the Houston Police MuseumPresented by Houston Police Museum at Houston Police Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing View approximately 18,000 artifacts tracing the city's crime-fighting history at the Houston Police Museum, located in a two-story corner wing of the HPD academy on Aldine Westfield at Rankin, near Intercontinental Airport.
The collection includes yellowed newspaper clippings, police badges, out-of-service patrol motorcycles and an HPD helicopter rescued from salvage that hangs from the ceiling.
Many of the items were donated by relatives of former Houston... | Houston Police Museum | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the National Museum of Funeral HistoryPresented by National Museum of Funeral History at National Museum of Funeral History January 1, 2006 - Ongoing The National Museum of Funeral History opened its doors on the evening of October 18, 1992. The Museum was founded by Mr. Robert L. Waltrip after 25 years of dreaming of an institution that would educate the public and preserve the rich heritage of the funeral industry. With over 20,000 square feet of exhibition space the National Museum of Funeral History is the largest educational center on Funeral Heritage in the United States and perhaps the world.
The National Museum of Funeral... | National Museum of Funeral History | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit Bayou BendPresented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Bayou Bend, the beautiful house with the romantic name, was designed as a private residence for Miss Hogg and her brothers, Will and Mike. Although the house was not built until 1928, the room settings faithfully re-create interiors from previous eras.
Miss 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 next decade, rooms that once served Miss Hogg's personal needs were transformed... | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit Forbidden GardensPresented by Forbidden Gardens at Forbidden Gardens January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Forbidden Gardens, in Katy, Texas, is a fascinating outdoor museum replicating some of China's major historic scenes.
Guided tours take you back to the third century BC to view the first Emperor's amazing 6,000 piece terra-cotta army replicated in 1/3 scale. The tour continues to the intricately detailed miniatures of the famous Forbidden City in Beijing which served as palaces for nearly 500 years of Imperial rule.
Come and experience the mystery and magic of... | Forbidden Gardens | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Katy |
Public Art Self-Guided TourPresented by Houston Downtown Management District at Downtown Houston January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Houston's Downtown District has a remarkable array of works of art and historic artifacts, some by world-famous names, others by unknowns, but all worth seeing. This self-guided public art tour (pdf 2 mb) will help visitors and locals alike plan a route of the street sites and buildings where the artworks are displayed.
| Houston Downtown Management District | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the Museum of Printing HistoryPresented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History January 1, 2006 - Ongoing The Museum of Printing History collects and exhibits artifacts pertaining to the history of printing and printmaking as well as publications which influenced history in a significant way. We also collect and exhibit representative works by printers and print artists, both historical and contemporary.
We are unique among printing museums in the US in that our collection is more than antique machinery and equipment. Although we have an extensive collection of type, books and ephemera... | Museum of Printing History | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Broken ObeliskPresented by Rothko Chapel at Rothko Chapel January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Thirty four years ago Annalee Newman wrote “[Dominique and John de Menil] have given the people of Houston a glorious gift -- the Rothko Chapel with its penetrating, self-searching beauty and the Broken Obelisk, standing majestically in its pool of golden shadows.†Both dedicated in 1971, Barnett Newman's sculpture and the Rothko Chapel have become increasingly intertwined over the years.
In addition to the Broken Obelisk in front of The Rothko... | Rothko Chapel | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Bearing Witness: A Community RemembersPresented by Holocaust Museum of Houston at Holocaust Museum Houston January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Authentic film footage, artifacts, photographs, and documents show life in pre-war Europe, the Nazi move toward the "Final Solution," and life after the Holocaust. The Permanent Exhibit is personalized with the testimony of Houston-area survivors who lived through a genocidal war that inflicted mass death on unprecedented numbers of innocent civilians. The exhibit begins by carrying visitors back to pre-war Europe and revealing the flourishing Jewish life and culture there.... | Holocaust Museum of Houston | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Dan Flavin InstallationPresented by Menil Collection at Menil Collection - Richmond Hall January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Since November 1998, Richmond Hall has housed the penultimate work by the Minimalist sculptor Dan Flavin (1933–96), one of the most innovative artists of the second half of the twentieth century. Except for an installation in Bridgehampton, New York (created in 1985 by the Dia Art Foundation), Flavin’s work at Richmond Hall is the artist’s only permanent installation in the United States.
Born in New York City, Flavin was virtually self taught as a visual artist.... | Menil Collection | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
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Visit the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Avg. Event Rating(5.0 Stars): Presented by Buffalo Soldiers National Museum at Buffalo Soldiers National Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Avg. Event Rating (5.0 Stars):  Visit the Buffalo Soliders Museum and discover more about this fascinating part of American history.
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum offers its patrons a complete look at African American military history from 1770 to 2000 (Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War).
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum provides fun, interactive, multi-media exhibits for interest and education for its patrons.
Among its many outreach programs, the museum... | Buffalo Soldiers National Museum | 01/01/06- Ongoing | Houston |
World War II Holocaust RailcarPresented by Holocaust Museum Houston at Holocaust Museum Houston March 5, 2006 - Ongoing One of the most popular exhibits at Holocaust Museum Houston is a 1942 World War II rail car of the type used to carry millions of Jews to their deaths.
The railcar was formally dedicated and opened to the public during 10th Anniversary ceremonies at Holocaust Museum Houston on Sunday, March 5, 2006.
The rare World War II relic, an internationally recognized symbol of evil and oppression, was relocated from Germany to Houston, Texas to be transformed into a monument to... | Holocaust Museum Houston | 03/05/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Sunday Afternoon Art at Super Happy Fun LandPresented by Super Happy Fun Land at Super Happy Fun Land July 30, 2006 - Ongoing Afternoon Art Workshops Every Sunday! You are welcome to participate in our workshops, work on your own art projects, or just hang out and have fun!
Plus, every 1st & 3rd Sundays 2-6pm: Comics Jam Add-On Comics! Draw a panel and pass it to your neighbor. And every 2nd and 4th Sundays 3pm-6pm: Screen Printing, Tie Dye, Craft Sewing (Sock Monkeys!), Polymer Clay, Painting, and/or Mosaic Workshops.
Go with the flow with our hands on DIY art workshops or contact us to host... | Super Happy Fun Land | 07/30/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic SitePresented by Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. at San Jacinto Museum of History September 4, 2006 - Ongoing The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site holds a significant responsibility to preserve the proud history of the State of Texas and the United States. The famous Battle of San Jacinto that brought TEXAS its independence was fought on this site. Because of the great importance of the Battle to the course of history, the Battleground is of state, national and international significance, a fact that is attested to by the site's National Historic Landmark status.
The... | Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. | 09/04/06- Ongoing | La Porte |
Visit The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture GardenPresented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Cullen Sculpture Garden September 29, 2006 - Ongoing The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden is a remarkable work of art itself. Spanning slightly more than one acre, the graceful site embodies "a geometry of playfulness," as trees, walls, lawns, and pavers come together to form a brilliant frame for outdoor sculpture. New seasons and different times of day make the Cullen Sculpture Garden an ever changing gallery for art and a welcoming destination for visitors.
Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988), architect of the garden, was also... | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | 09/29/06- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit George Ranch Historical ParkPresented by Fort Bend County Museum Association at George Ranch Historical Park October 3, 2006 - Ongoing The George Ranch Historical Park: One family's remarkable legacy. The George Ranch's history follows family lines. It all began in 1824 when this was still Mexico and the first American pioneers settled near the Brazos River. In the years since, the ranch has passed through four generations and grown into one of Fort Bend County's landmarks.
Today, the George Ranch is a 23,000-acre working ranch. The family's original "home place" is at the core of the George Ranch... | Fort Bend County Museum Association | 10/03/06- Ongoing | Richmond |
Visit the Fort Bend MuseumPresented by Fort Bend County Museum Association at Fort Bend Museum October 3, 2006 - Ongoing The Fort Bend Museum portrays Fort Bend County history from Austin's Colony in 1822 to 1945. The Fort Bend Museum Complex includes the Museum, the Long Smith Cottage, the 1883 John M. Moore Home, and the McFarlane House. At the Fort Bend Museum journey through time and experience life on the Brazos River and the Fort Bend story through dioramas and displays.
Walk through galleries representing the 1821 settlement of Spanish Texas by Anglo American colonists and the role of Stephen... | Fort Bend County Museum Association | 10/03/06- Ongoing | Richmond |
Visit the John C. Freeman Weather MuseumPresented by John C. Freeman Weather Museum at John C. Freeman Weather Museum January 1, 2007 - Ongoing The goal of the Weather Museum is to make the community weather-wise and to encourage math and science eduation through weather. By visiting this unique museum, guests will learn about the many different aspects of weather, including science, history, and safety.
Exhibits include:
Weather Studio
Make your own weather forecast at the WRC Weather Studio! Report your forecast from a blizzard, flood, thunderstorm, or hurricane just like the pros!... | John C. Freeman Weather Museum | 01/01/07- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the Byzantine Fresco Chapel MuseumPresented by Menil Collection at Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum January 1, 2007 - Ongoing The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum was opened in February 1997. Intimate in scale (4,000 square feet), the Chapel Museum is the repository in the United States for the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the entire western hemisphere.
These masterworks from the 13th century -- a dome and an apse -- were ripped and stolen out of a chapel near Lysi in the Turkish occupied section of Cyprus in the 1980's, cut into pieces, and smuggled off the island by thieves prepared to sell them piece... | Menil Collection | 01/01/07- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the Expanded, Redesigned Cockrell Butterfly CenterPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science-Cockrell Butterfly Center May 25, 2007 - Ongoing Insects can be gross, alien, squirmy, creepy, dangerous, scary and unpleasant – but they can also be funny, exotic, graceful, artistic, social, friendly and curious.
Far from being pests, millions of species of insects enrich our daily lives with the flowers and vegetables they pollinate, the consumer goods such as honey and silk that they produce and the thousands of pounds of garbage they eliminate – among many other surprising benefits.
Learn all... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 05/25/07- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the Inspirational Art GardenPresented by Elegant Old Things at Elegant Old Things July 18, 2007 - Ongoing The Inspirational Art Garden is located in the Historical Heights Houston. This unique Art Garden is a place of wonderment that stirs your creative spirit and inspires you.
The garden is full of beautiful colored bottles, jars, jugs, balls and uniquely created shapes and figures of glass art sculptures by Erma Lee that jump start the imagination to a new art perspective.
These three dimensional objects of newfound art in a garden setting takes you to an enchanted land of... | Elegant Old Things | 07/18/07- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit Chung Mei Buddhist Temple (Garden, Museum, & Tea Room)Presented by Chung Mei Buddhist Temple at Chung Mei Buddhist Temple July 24, 2007 - Ongoing Welcome to Chung Mei Buddhist Temple, Texas. The temple was built in the spring of 2001 with blessings from Venerable Master Hsing Yun, the Founder of Fo Guang Shan and the International Buddhist Progress Society (IBPS).
Chung Mei Temple is the newest addition to the existing Fo Guang Shan's IBPS Houston branch in Texas. The main building complex houses the Main Shrine, a museum and a gift shop, a library, classrooms, Zen meditation rooms, and our newly renovated tea room. | Chung Mei Buddhist Temple | 07/24/07- Ongoing | Stafford |
Visit the HBU Museum of American Architecture and Decorative ArtsPresented by Houston Baptist University at Houston Baptist University - Morris Cultural Arts Center September 5, 2007 - Ongoing The period room settings of the Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts depict everyday life in early Texas.
The museum provides a warm, intimate and friendly setting for the household furnishings and decorative arts which help the visitor appreciate the changes that occurred as Houston grew from a frontier settlement to a town.
The Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts contains items relating to the social history and material... | Houston Baptist University | 09/05/07- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit the Houston Maritime MuseumPresented by Houston Maritime Museum at Houston Maritime Museum November 1, 2007 - Ongoing Historic ship models, the Luykx Navigation Instrument Collection, and numerous other nautical items at the Houston Maritime Museum, offer an insite into how maritime history has shaped our world.
Displays such as these make museums special places in our community. They present the public with an opportunity to experience the thrill of personal discovery.
The Houston Maritime Museum is the first of its kind in Houston. Exhibits include over 150 ship models, over... | Houston Maritime Museum | 11/01/07- Ongoing | Houston |
Night of the TitanicPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium January 4, 2008-September 2, 2010 Houston Museum of Natural Science Burke Baker Planetarium presents Night of the Titanic.
What sunk the ship? What was it was like to stand on the deck of the doomed ocean liner Titanic the night she sank? The sinking of the Titanic in 1912 was part human error and part natural disaster. Weather, ice, sun, moon and stars all played a part in this horrific tragedy.
Witness the catastrophe in full-dome and discover how this complex series of... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 01/04/08- 09/02/10 | Houston |
Visit the Beer Can HousePresented by Orange Show Center for Visionary Art at Beer Can House March 8, 2008 - Ongoing John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer for the Southern Pacific Railroad, started his project now known as the Beer Can House in 1968 when he began inlaying thousands of marbles, rocks, and metal pieces into concrete and redwood to form unique landscaping features.
When the entire front and back yard were completely covered because he "got sick of mowing the grass", he turned to the house itself and began adding aluminum siding – aluminum... | Orange Show Center for Visionary Art | 03/08/08- Ongoing | Houston |
City on the Bayou: Houston's History through FloodsPresented by John C. Freeman Weather Museum at John C. Freeman Weather Museum March 13, 2008 - Ongoing The John C. Freeman Weather Museum, the nation’s first and only museum of its kind, will open its new exhibition, City on the Bayou: Houston’s History through Floods, with a grant from the Houston Arts Alliance and with sponsorship from Weatherford, on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, a free day at the museum, just in time to celebrate Earth Day and the museum’s second birthday.
The exhibition features vintage... | John C. Freeman Weather Museum | 03/13/08- Ongoing | Houston |
Visit The Bishop's PalacePresented by Galveston Historical Foundation at The Bishop's Palace March 23, 2009 - Ongoing The Bishop’s Palace is one of the best known and most widely recognized historic attractions in the country. It is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark, and has been named by the American Institute of Architects as the 14th most important Victorian building in America.
The house was built from 1887 to 1892 for Colonel Walter Gresham and his wife Josephine, with whom he had nine children. An attorney and entrepreneur, Gresham came to... | Galveston Historical Foundation | 03/23/09- Ongoing | Galveston |
Ice WorldsPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium May 28, 2009-September 2, 2010 The Houston Museum of Natural Science Burke Baker Planetarium presents Ice Worlds.
Ice Worlds is a tour of the icy landscapes of our solar system – especially our home planet Earth. In Ice Worlds audiences explore the critical relationship between ice and life – a tale of friend and foe, enabling, challenging, supporting and adapting – that has developed over millions of years.
The Earth is a dynamic planet with a global... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 05/28/09- 09/02/10 | Houston |
Dragons & Fairies: Exploring Viet Nam Through FolktalesPresented by Children's Museum of Houston at Children's Museum of Houston October 10, 2009-September 12, 2010 Enter a magical place where aspects of modern day life in Vietnam interweave with centuries-old folktales. Created by the Children’s Museum of Houston, Dragons & Fairies: Exploring Viet Nam Through Folktales provides a profusion of hands-on, interactive experiences about the culture of people in Vietnam. The exhibit debuts on October 10, 2009 during the Children's Museum of Houston’s Vietnamese Mid-Autumn... | Children's Museum of Houston | 10/10/09- 09/12/10 | Houston |
Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America through Galveston IslandPresented by Moody Gardens at Moody Gardens November 21, 2009-September 11, 2010 Moody Gardens presents Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America through Galveston Island, on view Saturday, November 21, 2009 through September 11, 2010.
The traveling exhibit Forgotten Gateway chronicles the Port of Galveston’s largely forgotten history as a major gateway to American immigration from 1845 to 1924. Forgotten Gateway builds on a growing scholarly and public interest in the history of migration patterns to America and Galveston’s... | Moody Gardens | 11/21/09- 09/11/10 | Galveston |
Black HolesPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium January 1-September 2, 2010 The attraction of Black Holes is more than just gravitational. These mysterious graveyards of dead stars have fascinated generations.
The Burke Baker Planetarium’s feature Black Holes explores the history, physics, and mystery of black holes. Narrated by actor John de Lancie (“Q” in the Star Trek TV series), this space adventure features rich, expansive panoramas and incorporates several of the latest scientific theories about how black... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 01/01/10- 09/02/10 | Houston |
Earth's Wild RidePresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium January 1-September 2, 2010 A grandfather and granddaughter watch a solar eclipse from scenic cliffs overlooking their moon colony. Conversation leads to contrasts between the moon, the only home the granddaughter knows, and the Earth, where the grandfather has spent most of his life.
Through his stories, the grandfather takes audiences on a wild canyon ride, to an ice age winter with a woolly mammoth, and to the time when the dinosaurs lived and died. Each experience begins with a telescope view of the... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 01/01/10- 09/02/10 | Houston |
Starry Night ExpressPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium January 1-September 2, 2010 The Burke Baker Planetarium at the Museum of Natural Science is offering a show for stargazers of all ages with both live and pre-recorded sections. First the planetarium operator tours the night sky for the night and the upcoming weekend. Audiences can practice finding constellations, planets, the moon, meteor showers and the Milky Way band.
Then the show will drop into Starry Night Express, a star party led by Laurence Fishburne. From this country setting,... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 01/01/10- 09/02/10 | Houston |
Life in the UniversePresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium January 15-September 2, 2010 Life in the universe - where is it hiding? Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX® Theatre presents Life in the Universe.
2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the first experiment to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake used a radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia to listen to two nearby stars. He heard nothing interesting, but the idea of searching for life beyond Earth was born. Fifty years of searching for signals... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 01/15/10- 09/02/10 | Houston |
The Monumental Sculpture of Bernar VenetPresented by Texan French Alliance for the Arts (TFAA) at Hermann Park January 21-September 30, 2010 The Texan French Alliance for the Arts (TFAA) presents The Monumental Sculpture of Bernar Venet. Hermann Park is the site of this major public art exhibition featuring the work of internationally acclaimed artist Bernar Venet. An artist reception sponsored by St. Arnold’s Brewery will take place Thursday, January 21 in front of Kinder Station near Lake Plaza in Hermann Park (across from the main Houston Zoo entrance) from... | Texan French Alliance for the Arts (TFAA) | 01/21/10- 09/30/10 | Houston |
Maurizio CattelanPresented by Menil Collection at Menil Collection February 12-August 15, 2010 The Menil Collection presents the exhibition Maurizio Cattelan. On view February 12 through August 15, 2010. Curated by Franklin Sirmans, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.
Contemporary Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960) is known for his witty embrace of semantic shifts that result from imaginative plays with materials, objects, and actions. In his work, contradictions in the space between what the... | Menil Collection | 02/12/10- 08/15/10 | Houston |
Magic: The Science of WonderPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science February 26-September 6, 2010 The Houston Museum of Natural Science presents Magic: The Science of Wonder, February 26 – September 6, 2010.
Magic—illusory feats of wonder that dazzle the eye and confound expectations—has fascinated humanity for centuries. Mesmerized by the masters of illusion who perform this mysterious craft, we’re drawn to the spectacle, curious to discover "How did he do that?" Though their methods are enshrouded in secrecy, magicians combine the... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 02/26/10- 09/06/10 | Houston |
Dolphins and Whales 3DPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Wortham IMAX® Theatre March 12-August 22, 2010 Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX® Theatre presents Dolphins and Whales 3D on the big screen in IMAX 3D.
Dive into an immersive and highly emotional adventure with Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Dolphins and Whales 3D. Narrated by Daryl Hannah, the film takes you from the dazzling coral reefs of the Bahamas to the warm depths of the waters of the exotic Kingdom of Tonga for a close encounter with the surviving tribes of the ocean. Explore many little-known... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 03/12/10- 08/22/10 | Houston |
EXTENDED FotoFest 2010 - Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan KingdomPresented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History March 12-August 28, 2010 In conjunction with FotoFest 2010, The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom, to be shown publically for the first time in Houston. On view March 12, 2010– April 24, 2010. Extended through August 28,... | Museum of Printing History | 03/12/10- 08/28/10 | Houston |
Hubble 3DPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Wortham IMAX® Theatre March 19-August 22, 2010 Change your view of our Universe. Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX® Theatre presents Hubble 3D on the big screen in IMAX 3D. Experience the gripping story—full of hope, crushing disappointment, dazzling ingenuity, bravery, and triumph—in Hubble 3D, the seventh awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.
Vividly captured in IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D recounts the amazing journey... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 03/19/10- 08/22/10 | Houston |
Leaps into the Void: Documents of Nouveau Réalist PerformancePresented by Menil Collection at Menil Collection March 19-August 8, 2010 The Menil Collection presents the exhibition Leaps into the Void: Documents of Nouveau Réalist Performance. On view March 19, 2010 through August 8, 2010.
Nouveau Réalisme, translated as “New Realism,” was an artistic movement centered in Paris that took place in the early 1960s. With pyrotechnics, exploding pigment, blowtorches, lacerated décollage, and found materials, it is characterized by a paradoxical emphasis on notions of... | Menil Collection | 03/19/10- 08/08/10 | Houston |
FotoFest 2010 - Printing with LightPresented by Museum of Printing History at Museum of Printing History March 25-August 14, 2010 In conjunction with FotoFest 2010, The Museum of Printing History presents the exhibition Printing with Light. On view March 25, 2010 – August 14, 2010.
Photography, or printing with light, has evolved from a barely visible image recorded on a piece of coated metal to extremely detailed enlargements captured on film and... | Museum of Printing History | 03/25/10- 08/14/10 | Houston |
Andrea Dezsö: Sometimes in My Dreams I FlyPresented by Rice University - Rice Gallery at Rice Gallery April 8-August 8, 2010 Rice Gallery presents the exhibition Andrea Dezsö: Sometimes in My Dreams I Fly. Opening Reception, Thursday, April 8, 5pm-7pm (Remarks by Andrea Dezsö at 6:00 pm). Gallery Talk and Luncheon, Friday, April 9 at noon with a talk by Andrea Dezsö.
Transylvania-born artist, writer, and illustrator Andrea Dezsö is known for her work in paper-cutting, one-of-a-kind books, and embroideries.... | Rice University - Rice Gallery | 04/08/10- 08/08/10 | Houston |
Never Let It Rest! An Art Project by Hans MolzbergerPresented by Holocaust Museum Houston at Holocaust Museum Houston April 15-October 3, 2010 Holocaust Museum Houston presents the exhibition Never Let It Rest! An Art Project by Hans Molzberger. On view in the Mincberg and Central Galleries April 16, 2010 through October 3, 2010.
"Never Let It Rest!" is a documentary art project by contemporary German artist Hans Molzberger relating to the small town of Salzwedel in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany during the time of Nazi control. This exhibition is based on... | Holocaust Museum Houston | 04/15/10- 10/03/10 | Houston |