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Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre (47,700 m 2) public urban park in Downtown Houston, Texas, bounded by La Branch Street to the west, McKinney Street to the north, Avenida de las Americas to the east, and Lamar Street to the south. The park is adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center and Avenida Houston entertainment district. Discovery ...
The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations located in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture. The Houston Museum District currently includes 21 museums that recorded a collective attendance of around 7 million visitors a year. [ 1 ]
In 1987 philanthropists Dominique and John de Menil opened their vast art collection, which includes pieces by René Magritte, Henri Matisse, and Mark Rothko, with a museum designed by Renzo Piano.
Rendez-vous Houston World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1, 2001 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s WrestleMania XXV on April 5, 2009
In Our Time: Houston's Contemporary Arts Museum, 1948–1982, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. ISBN 978-0-936080-09-3. Greene, Alison di Lima (2000). Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. ISBN 0-89090-095-7. Herbert, Lynn M. (2006). Jim Love: From Now On, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. ISBN 0-85667 ...
The Houston Heights Woman's Club was organized in 1900 to support any literary and scientific undertaking; the maintenance of a library; and the promotion of painting, music and other fine arts. When founding members of the Club adopted a Constitution and By-Laws in 1905, they included to "aid and encourage charitable and educational interests ...
Lawndale Art Center is a non-profit space for the exhibition of contemporary works of art in all media, based in Houston, Texas, USA, focused on exhibiting work by Houston area artists. Lawndale Art Center was founded in 1979 by artist James Surls in an abandoned 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2 ) warehouse as part of the University of Houston ...
The Czech Center Museum Houston (DBA), also known as Czech Cultural & Community Center, is a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m 2) multifunctional cultural organization located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas, committed to the education and celebration of Czech (Moravian, Bohemian, Silesian) and Slovakian culture, art, and history.