SPECIAL EVENTS

Houston 175: Celebrate History honors the city’s anniversary with Celebrate Houston 175: A History Crawl of Ten Exhibits Commemorating the City's Rich History,  a weekend of activities and exhibits to remind Houstonians of their rich and colorful history. The opening of ten exhibitions celebrating city government, architecture, arts, commerce, transportation, education, medicine, people, public spaces/public art, and sports in Houston will create an extraordinary look at the city’s evolution into the 21st Century.

Architecture - Architecture Center Houston, 315 Capitol Street, corner of Bagby. This exhibition will explore the history of Houston's built environment with hundreds of photographs organized in 10 clusters.

Arts - space125gallery, Houston Arts Alliance, 3201 Allen Parkway. Portrait of Houston: 1900–2011 will feature the work of Houston-based artists who use Houston as their subject matter.

Public Spaces/Public Art - space125gallery, Houston Arts Alliance, 3201 Allen Parkway. This exhibition will feature works of Public Art throughout Houston, focusing on Market Square Park, Discovery Green, Hermann Park, Tranquility Park, Sesquicentennial Park, and Buffalo Bayou Park.

Commerce - Museum of Printing History Lobby Gallery, 1324 West Clay. This comprehensive exhibition features the history of commerce in Houston from early cotton and lumber, then oil, to the multi-faceted commercial interests today.

Education – Willow Street Pump Station, 811 North San Jacinto. Educating Houston: 1836–2011 explores the beginnings of education in Houston from its earliest forays into a cluster of institutions that today serve the fourth largest city in the United States. Sponsored by O’Kane Gallery, University of Houston-Downtown.

Government - Houston City Hall, Tunnel to City Hall Annex, 901 Bagby. This exhibition, through images and abundant textual documentation, shows that throughout Houston’s history its municipal government has had a significant impact on the Bayou City’s cultural, societal, and commercial success. Sponsored by Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

Medicine - Trevisio, 6550 Bertner Avenue. This exhibition focuses on the development of the Texas Medical Center from its land purchase from the city and establishment of the M.D. Anderson Foundation (1936) to construction of the first buildings Hermann Hospital (1925) and Baylor College of Medicine (1947).

People - One Allen Center, 500 Dallas and Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith. These photographers explore the cultures, sub-cultures, interest groups, and leaders that make up the intricate and diverse fabric of Houston. Sponsored by FotoFest and Houston Center for Photography. For History Crawl Day enter Doubltree Hotel for access, 400 Dallas downtown

Sports - George R. Brown Convention Center. This exhibition will have a time line of sports activities and clubs from Houston's early bicycle and fishing clubs, amateur teams, and early professional teams, and college teams. Second Level by Starbucks , Hall E,, immediately next to Hilton Hotel Parking Garage or enter from street level.

Transportation - Houston Public Library, Central Library Art Gallery, Jesse H. Jones building, first floor, 500 McKinney. The Houston Public Library (HPL) will present From Draft Horse to NASA: 175 Years of Transportation in Houston exploring the history of transportation in our city.

Pictured:  Lame Pants Texas, 1970's, photographer GEOFF WINNINGHAM.