MFAH Reviews

I just lived the culture and arts. I found it therapeutic. There was really good customer service. I live that the most.

Much better than the rest of the museum of this district.

Enjoyed my 4th of July outing with the family. Staff was friendly and knowledgeable about the artist.

Yes, visit the museum. Wander through the extensive collection and see what pulls you in.

Oh I love coming here. My mother would bring me here as a child and we would sit in front of this one painting. Now as an adult I do the same. Hopefully one day my sons will as well. I also love the cafe. The tomato soup is always a favorite.

Wonderful artwork in a tranquil setting makes it truly fantastical to view each piece of art whether it be a painting, sculpture, or something else.

Free all day on Thursdays, with free parking on Binz on Thursdays from 5pm to 9pm.

The Art Museum of Houston is beautiful. However the staff was bias. They told us (Hispanics) backpacks were not allowed when we saw a bunch of other people passed by with theirs own and they were not told anything!

For this season the Fine arts museum have this exposition with bamboo. It's beautiful the structure it's absolutely gorgeous.

By the time you've looked at every work they have here, they will have replaced some of the ones you previously looked at with new ones... infinite art

LOVED this pure ADVENTURE!!! My 78 yr old Mom, my 25 yr old daughter, and my 53 yr old self had too much fun with the interactive exhibits lol

Van Gogh exhibit was amazing! Incredible museum and great staff. Wonderful experience!

Another GREAT exhibit (s)! I LOVE coming to MFAH. Also, the staff is incredibly friendly and they've added more parking across the street (underground). I will be back for more!

Excellent collection. Most pieces are well described. Get some historical background from other sources to understand all the contexts.

I am not an art major people. I have been to a lot of museums in LA and Washington DC. This one is not on the same level. It has far weaker collections than those, but on the other side this makes them display something you don't normally see elsewhere, such as Norman Rockwell's collection. Overall I think it deserves 3 stars also caused by expensive tickets, but since it has some weird and interesting stuff, I gave them 4 stars. Hope this helps.

Robert is great! Awesome service great food! Great cocktails.

Awesome place . Great Van Gogh Exhibit . Along with many other great works of art to appreciate.

Great exhibits. Reasonable membership and exceptional special events!

MFAH has a fantastic collection. I go frequently and feel like I have never seen it all. If you are only in Houston to visit, make aure you leave time to see it all (or at least a good chunk). When my friend visited, we spent two days exploring. They also has a top notch museum gift shop.

Actually a place to learn about the different cultures in the world. The Ron Mueck exhibit is amazing. Limited but exquisite. Amazing paintings very beautiful.

Beautiful, large, well-organized and planned fine arts museum. Educational, varied. We visited a special Van Gogh exhibit created created in collaboration with international museums. We learned about his life and experienced that as well as his artistic development through this beautiful exhibit. A wonderful afternoon!

YES!! Go see the Mexican Revolution before it is no longer there. This museum is a must!

Great collection. Horrible staff. More specifically the security staff. They're at every turn and being super anal about everything. My kids weren't doing anything wrong and the guard was still in my face about them not touching the paintings. They were sitting on the bench and nowhere near them. My sisters' kids were going down the escalator (they're 7 and 8) and the security guard lady rushed over there as if they were going to jump off the railings or something. It was absolutely ridiculous. I've been to many museums and I've never experienced this level of anal retentiveness from security staff. It ruins the whole experience.

Some very nice pieces, but lacking in flow and in having truly important works.

An amazing place go to visit with family. It s mostly directed to adults. You can find fine arts from countries such as India, China, Japan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Cameroon, Korea, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, ECT. I had a great time with some of my family members. PS: Thursdays are Free Admission.

Such beauty within these walls! I went for Vincent Van Gogh special event (which was extremely well-done), but left equally impressed with other items in the collection.

Great museum surrounded by other museums. Great collection of art and staff that knows their stuff. Recommend 100%

Every time I go there, I enjoy the masterpiece of great architect "Mies Van Der Rohe". There's a great collection in the museum. You'll enjoy being here.

I used to live 2 blocks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY so my standards are pretty darn high or HMFA might well get 5 stars.
The permanent collection was good but somewhat limited.
The Rockwell exhibit was good and had good, interesting and highly informative signage but barely fair and very limited audio.
The gift shop and cafe were both very good.
The $6.00 freshly made not frozen pizza included a drink and made a great snack for two.
I would recommend that the museum tell callers inquiring about free Thursday admission that the Rockwell exhibit is not included.
The additional $23 would have been a rude shock if I hadn't thought to ask ahead.
The employees I interacted with were, with one exception, extremely nice and helpful.
My only complaint is that when offered the free audio device at the Rockwell entrance and having inquired if it was hearing aid compatible I should have been told headphones were also free and available instead of having to learn from a museum patron. When I went back to get the headphones and mentioned this to the young lady who I'd asked about hearing aid compatibility her reaction was to simply hand me the headphones with a complete lack of affect.
BTW, the museum buildings themselves are wonderful.
My single favorite thing was the picture of someone's pet bird in the children's art exhibit in the hallway leading from the main entrance to the cafe that gave the bird's name and said it eats Pringles. Also the child"s collage of the two people watching the sunset with hearts around touched the emotional parts of me I like best. What can I say, I'm a softie at heart. Think I'll go view the viral video "Dinosaurs in Love" one more time. The beauty/clarity/simplicity of childrens' emotions is the essence of art to me. All the rest is technique and execution learned later and added like seasoning to food.

A perfect place to learn different cultures. I love going to this museum once a while, especially when they have exhibition from out of the country.

Last time when I was there it was for an exhibition from Taiwan called the emperor's treasure. Now I have been to Taiwan before and visited the forbidden city treasure, but because the museum was very small and couldn't exhibit their whole collection, there's lot other amazing item I wasn't lucky enough to enjoy.

But this time they brought whole lots other treasure that's not displayed while I was there. And how lucky I am to visit our museum while they displayed here. They are absolutely amazing.

Highly recommend go to museum once a while to visit. It will bring you whole lot of great surprises.

Beautiful and diverse range of art and super easy to get to now that there's light rail.

Van Gogh exhibit great. Busy day but still able to see permanent exhibition also. Staff at front desk very helpful.

Great exhibits and the resident collection is quite rich as well

It was a wonderful visit. The docents were friendly, I met new friends. It was a comfortable experience. I will go again.

A great place to visit! See Van Gogh's paintings before the 27th of June.

Plenty of variety. You will end up spending hours wandering around around!

Awesome place to spend a few hours in Houston. Nice coffee place. Not to mention the exhibitions.

Love coming to the museum of fine arts! Their exhibitions are always great! My fam and I enjoyed them all. Great to come here on Thursdays for free.

I went there during free admission Thursday and the museum wasn't too packed. The atmosphere is very relaxing. I suggest taking the metrorail since it drops off at the museum. Overall I had a good time and would visit here again.

Thoroughly enjoyed the arts and sculptures from across the world. Incas to Mayans to Mughal collection was beautiful and thought provoking.

Interesting mueseum with wide variety of collections.

Beautifully laid out, great staff and wonderful exhibits

The collection is a diverse, carefully selected cross section of human cultures, highlighting the amazing diversity of arts across the globe. This is a museum not to be missed.

Very cool but the parking sucks cost a lot of money

Love going here. Definitely recommend getting a membership if you plan on going to the exhibits throughout the year.

Spent several hours. Very impressive world wide perspective.

What an interesting place where I could appreciate the history of the cultures of the world through objects and photos. I want to go back to visit the places that I could not see. The people who care and work here inform us and are willing to help anyone who needs to know more. Thank you!

I went to fashion photography exhibit, it was excellent,I enjoyed it and I recommend

One of my favorite spots in Houston, great films, wonderful exhibitions! Also, the sculpture patio is beautiful. A must go every so often.

Amazing collection of artwork and exhibits. This is a perfect place to hang out with friends or take someone on a date. The collections and exhibits are wide ranging and constantly being changed which makes this not only a one time visit but a place you can visit every few months to experience new art.

One of the best places in Houston! I really like it, it's really worth it to get to this place.

Great Exhibits and the art is truly eye opening. Pictures of art do not do this place justice. You need to actually go see it for yourself.

Went to go see the Michaelangelo exhibit and it was amazing!

Glorious.
Just go.
You'll be glad you did.

The museum is wonderful! So much beautiful art all around. It was a busy, but we managed to go early and it wasn't as busy. So I definitely recommend to go early in the day or maybe during the week rather than the weekend if you're trying to avoid a crowd. I definitely recommend to everyone.

Lovely selection, lovely exhibits. A little expensive, but we were so happy we went. My mother loved the exhibit on royal portraits, and I loved the Venezuelan Informalism and Dorothy Hood/Louise Nevelson exhibits. If the idea of seeing those three very disparate exhibits in the same museum excites you, this one is for you. Very much worth a visit for art fans in the area or passing through.

Great collections and rotating installations. Plus the cafe is the perfect respite for a healthy lunch, snack, or cup of coffee.

Unforgettable site ... Loaded with history and a lot of ART ...

One of the best art museums in the nation. Wonderful collections spanning many eras.

I only got through the gift shop but it was pretty cool and they have awesome selection from the exhibits. Feels like you can take a little piece of the museum home.