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Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts

Rienzi: A Family's Legacy

Opened to the public in 1999, Rienzi is the center for European decorative arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Comprising a remarkable art collection, a house, and gardens, Rienzi was given to the museum by arts patrons Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III.

This handsome residence, named for Rienzi Johnston, Mr. Masterson's grandfather, is situated on 4.4 acres in Homewood Addition, surrounded by Houston's River Oaks neighborhood. The structure was designed in 1952 by John F. Staub, the same architect who designed Bayou Bend.

Rienzi served as both a family home and a center for Houston civic and philanthropic activity from its completion in 1954, through Mrs. Masterson's death in 1994, and until Mr. Masterson's death in 1997.

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    Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts

    1406 Kirby Drive
    Houston, TX 77019

    Phone: 713-639-7800

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    09/04/10- 12/18/10

    Rienzi Sketching in the Galleries (Saturdays) Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts

  • Upcoming Events

    09/09/10	Rienzi Porcelain Masterpiece Tour Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    09/16/10	Rienzi Porcelain Masterpiece Tour Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    09/17/10- 09/18/10	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recital at Rienzi: A Woman´s Life and Love Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    10/17/10	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: Thinking Outside the Bachs Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    12/05/10	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: Carols to the Lute Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    12/10/10- 12/11/10	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recital at Rienzi: 'La Belle Èpoque' (Et un Joyeux Noël) Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    12/11/10	Rienzi Artist Workshop: 'Needlepoint Ornaments' Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    12/19/10	Holiday Family Day at Rienzi: Celebrate the Season Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    09/01/10	Rienzi Porcelain Masterpiece Tour Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    06/04/10- 07/30/10	Rienzi Sketching in the Galleries (Fridays) Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    06/02/10- 07/28/10	Storytime Tours at Rienzi (Wednesdays) Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    05/20/10- 05/27/10	Thursday Twilight Tours at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    05/09/10	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: Music for Mother's Day: An afternoon of Songs and Arias Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    05/05/10- 05/06/10	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recitals at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    02/28/10	Les Plaisirs de Versailles Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    02/21/10	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: The New Amsterdam Trio: The Old World and the New Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    02/19/10- 02/20/10	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recitals at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    01/24/10	Rienzi Presents: Upside Down/Inside Out Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    12/20/09	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: A Classical Christmas Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    12/04/09- 12/05/09	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recitals at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    10/04/09	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: Baroque a la Carte: Music from 18th century France Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    09/25/09- 09/26/09	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recitals at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    07/12/09- 07/26/09	Family Art Workshops at Rienzi (Sundays) Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    06/03/09- 07/29/09	Storytime Tours at Rienzi (Wednesdays) Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    05/19/09- 05/20/09	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recitals at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    05/17/09	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: Bach to the Future Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    05/07/09- 05/28/09	Thursday Twilight Tours at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    02/22/09	Early Music Southwest at Rienzi: Trio La Popliniere Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts
    02/20/09- 02/21/09	Houston Grand Opera Studio Recitals at Rienzi Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts