MFAH Reviews

A great museum with a wonderful collection of just about every type of art. They are engaged in a huge expansion program to make it even better. They also have great travelling exhibitions and many original curated shows.

So much to see! We did a brief visit but enjoyed it thoroughly!

This is a great museum. Enjoyed the scan Gogh exhibit.

Thursdays are free and the light tunnel is pretty cool. If you're not an art fanatic it's not going to be very interesting except for the special exhibitions but you usually have to pay for extra for it.

Great museum w great exhibits. So much for the whole family to do here!

Check out the light tunnel connecting the two main buildings

This museum is a must if you are in Houston. Massive art collection.

Great experience! Great for a family event or a day out with your significant other. Educational, mind stimulating, and in the heart of Houston.

A quiet place, beautiful artwork. Continues to surprise me - however, tires out my legs with how much walking is required.

Excellent exhibits. The lady providing suggestions near the entrance (does not appear to be an employee) is super friendly, explains wonderfully, and is a pleasure to chat with. Super

We have only been once as we wanted to see a specific exhibit. It is very interesting place to visit but not necessarily family friendly if you have little ones in tow. The closest restroom was hard to find and did not have a changing table(only important info if you need to change diapers) and is hard to get in and out of. There is 1 slow but busy elevator so be prepared to wait your turn if you go on a busy day.

A wonderful museum. Although vast, it's very well designed and has a very helpful staff.

Great museum in the heart of the museum district. It is one of Houston best museum's with rotating exhibitions and permanent ones that haven't gotten old for me yet. It's great for the old and the young alike.

I love their foreign movies. I just watched The Cake Maker which is a German movie and it was very good.

Great way to spend a weekend afternoon. Looking forward to coming back by when new exhibits come through Houston!

The MFA is pret special. Some excellent exhibitions come into town, and the yearly pass is a good deal. The film series is also worth checking out.

Beautiful art and excellent exhibits but I was very disappointed that we weren't allowed to take photos.

Been to quite a few varied exhibits here. The staff is nice, the people who frequent the place are nice and unobtrusive. I enjoy it and will definitely go back again.

Great place for a date!

Such an amazing feeling seeing different artwork from CT!

The top dog here in Houston when it comes to fine art. I enjoyed the fashion photography exhibit and the impressionists. My favorite you ask? Matisse! This is an extensive and significant art collection and a great way to stay cool in the summertime. Also, very good restaurant!

My wife and I finally decided to get a membership to MFAH. The museum is quite large and its collection extensive as it is but with the new expansion across Bissonnet it really was a great deal. You could spend an entire weekend in the museum and not see everything. Highly recommended.

Great museum with great exhibits. It has all of the classics. A must see when in Houston.

Fun and amazing! Been going here for a very long time, and plan on always coming back!

So so awesome! I will have to bring my husband nexttime!

The Portraits of the Royals exhibit that closed January 27th was laid out by royal family: Tudor, Stuart, Hanover, Windsor, etc. It was as much a history lesson as an art exhibit, enlightening many details of family relationships as well as international politics. Very excellent presentation.

I am a fan of their Iranian, Turkish and Latin Wave film festivals. It is also one of those few places in Houston where you can see movies that will never be shown in the commercial circuit. They also have outstanding seasonal art exhibitions.

The crowning glory of the Houston museum district. The basement-level movie theater is beautiful, cozy, comfortable. Have been there twice, to see "Bullitt" and "Giant," and can't wait to go again!

Excellent place for having a new knowledge about arts and history too.

This museum can either take you minutes or days to walk through, depending on what you see. The layout of a little bit confusing, but not a I-am-list kind of way. There are exhibits from all over, and it was fascinating to see everything on display. Camera friendly as well!

The bambu exhibit surpassed my expectations.
The exhibits from Jodhpur India blew my mind away. Beautiful.

I absolutely loved the Van Gogh Exhibit! Specially the interactive part, great for the kids!

I always enjoy the MFAH. As a member, you get a few more perks. But, day visitors can expect a bit of culture and, occasionally, an eye opening view of the world around us. The MFAH Cafe in the lower level of the Beck building offers some yummy bits, too. I suggest the lasagna or wood-oven baked pepperoni pizza; which is simple, yet very delicious.

Attended an awesome Jazz concert. Outstanding show with sufficient time before & after to see the exhibits.

It's awesome and pretty cool place to visit. They got some really nice installations.

Very valuable collections are brought all the time at MFAH.

A truly impressive arts museum is huge, you need several days to see it and read everything.

Grand, must visit, a collection as varied as it is magnificent!

The museum is basically just that, it is a museum. They do have a good building design, and art pieces that make for an enjoyable time. Thursday is free, so that's when everyone brings their kids, so it does get a little loud. but otherwise, I had a relatively good time

Decent but charge additional rates for certain exhibits...too many hidden cost

Came here for a casual event where they have been outside on the "patio" area and it was nice. Didn't really go inside other than to go to the restroom, but it was pretty nice, otherwise.

It had been a while since I had visited the museum and for now on, I will visit more often, two hours were not enough. What an incredible experience, beginning with the free parking even on a Saturday, and the staff is fantastic.

I loved it! The place was really well put together and all of the exhibits were so beautiful and informative. I didn't get to look at every exhibit because it's such a large place but I will come back!

Enjoyed alot visiting this museum. Its free on thursday for reguler extibition

Beautiful works of art. From Picasso to michaelanglo

Wait lines to get in suck.
Web site ticket ordering- ditto.

Free on Thursdays! The kids (ages 6-14) loved it even though they aren't allowed to touch anything.

Always a great place to spend time. Get the membership.

Was there for the Van Gogh exhibit and loved all of it. Next to the Natural Science Museum, it's the best in Houston.

The Peacock in the Desert exhibit was truly exceptional. From the Maharajah's polished aluminum Rolls Royce and Stinson taildragger airplane to gorgeous clothing, flat diamond turban jewels, as well as the historical recounting of the Jodhpur region made this an unforgettable experience.

Enjoyed an evening of viewing fine art of many varieties.

World class museum with tons of fun and exciting exhibits. Spent this morning at the Soto exhibit and was not disappointed. Love when they bring in installments that you can touch and experience from within. They encouraged photography within that specific exhibit and they are getting lots of cool shots from museum patrons.

Anyway, the permanent exhibits are always beautiful and the museum is a nice, calm, and cool space. Consider coming on Thursday, when the museum is FREE! Especially on one of those summer days where your seat belt has burned you one time too many.

General admission is ~$15. If you think you might go a few times in the coming year, which is not a huge commitment, splurge and become a member. It's worth it!

You really need two full days to walk through this! There was so much amazing pieces!

I recommend doing a guided tour.

I love this place beautiful pieces! Everyone is really nice.

I've visited the HMFA on a number of occasions and have never been disappointed. Staff is friendly, the displays are interesting, and there is a good variety of pieces. I most recently saw the Ron Mueck sculptures with friends. I look forward to the next display.

It is great museum. So many varieties of collections around the world.

Free on Thursdays. I didn't have time to walk around much, but was I saw was great. The new 3rd building across the street (coming 2019) looks like it will be great as well.

Second floor of Beck Building is huge and filled with classic European paintings.