MFAH Reviews

Went on a Thursday and only paid for the Van Gogh exhibit. Employees are very friendly. The museum is worth visiting.

Always a great time here at the Houston art museum. Although their prices are steep I'm thankful that I still have my college ID to get that $5 discount. Parking here is crazy, I recommend parking inside the lots inside the museum buildings. If you know you will be here for a long time, I recommend carpooling and stay for 30 minutes for free or 30 minutes to a few hours for $10. I went to the van Gogh exhibit. Very interested in the type of paintings he used whether it were oil paintings or charcoal usage, the different techniques he used were very astonishing. They have free artwork made by students and other exhibits if you want to stay longer. This would be an extra charge.

Pricey, but a great way of spending your day.

I'm always so happy when I take in an exhibit here. They always have something innovative and thought-provoking. We truly have a national gem right here in our city!

We been today was a nice experience with all the family

It is broad. The works have very good distribution. There is explanation in English and Spanish. The attention is very good.

It was amazing. The Picasso exhibit was breath taking.

What a wonderful experience! The most recent exhibition was amazing. We didn t finish seeing everything in one day because of how huge the museum is. I recommend you go early to avoid the afternoon crowd. The world history and beautiful art were breathtaking and captivating. The MFA is also kept in really good condition. The receptionist and workers were all amazing and helpful. We will definitely be returning.

Incredible super recommended, works by the best and most famous artists

Everything is always clean, you can learn a lot. Only thing I hated, finding a decent parking space since they have construction. But overall is great.. Also I like the fact that from time to time they have different kind of expositions.

The Van Gogh exhibit was amazing. My kids loved getting to be "in" some of his pieces.

Can spend one whole day. Lot of interesting stuff and really diverse.

Had the best day here. It s so huge and there s so much to see. Very beautiful.

An interesting was to spend a hot Houston afternoon.

Absolutely wonderful. Quite a few authentic works by great artists, including Pollock and Rembrandt.

I'm sure there are 3 page reviews about this place, so I am gonna keep this real short. I went to 8 art galleries downtown. This one and 1 other was the best I've ever been to. Needless to say you need to check this one out! If you don't want to pay come in on a Thursday. Students get in halve off as well on the other days.

Any ticket price is so high based on my experience.

Thursdays are free.
They have very interesting exhibitions with pre-Hispanic pieces, art from Japan, China, Korea, and Islamic art, among others.
Staff was always very kind.

Thursdays are free.
They have very interesting exhibitions with pre-Hispanic pieces, art from Japan, from China, from Korea and Islamic art, among others.
The Staff was always very friendly.

Incredible works of art and history here. Prices are not bad either.

It was okay didn't actually go into the building we just observed the big circular sphere made out of stainless steel and the statues an artwork around the front of the building was closed at the time

We only had time to visit the blockbuster van Gogh exhibit and it was all that was promised. There were not only the great paintings, but the drawings that helped explain the artist's progression in his career. It was worth the trip to Houston to see this as it will not be shown anywhere else.

A great environment for visiting their collections.

You Could Spend an Entire Year there and not be able to absorb and just capture everything so awe inspiring. I spent the entire day on the Michelangelo Exhibit though most were just derivatives and copies and were sylisticly Michelangelo and his influences throughout history it was still thoroughly enjoyable.

Great museum and great exhibits. Very difficult to navigate if visiting with a stroller.

At the heart of the Museum District, the Fine Arts Building offers a unique escape into a world of imagination and unexpected wonder. With continuously changing expositions and unique masterpieces, one never knows what is next.

I usually don't enjoy art museums but this one was so interesting. I was sort of sad that they didn't have the light exhibits that I REALLY wanted to see. But the ones they had were still interesting

There is Renaissance European to Modern art, and not to exclude the local contributes. I could list names of the artists work but go check it I out if you are a cultural appreciated and catch them out! I do miss the Bosch piece they had

Very interesting Museum, they do have a lot of arts pieces.

It is free on Thursdays, right next to a metro tram stop so it's a nice place to spend a morning or afternoon. Also open till 9 on Thursday. Great works of art to see

Great exhibits. Reasonable membership and exceptional special events!

The contemporary art was unexpected and delightful. Picasso, Pollock, Kandinsky, Seurat and Monet.

MFAH is amazing and beautiful inside and out! The sculpture garden is amazing and the buildings are full of amazing art!

If you're traveling from out of town, it's a good place to go. I wouldn't recommend going out of your way though. It's 13 for admission to the whole museum with some unique sights.

I stood kinda close to a granite statue. And one of the people working there starts SCREAMING at me loudly. And starts this lecture on how i shouldnt do that.. do what?.. nice place run by bunch of nasty people.

Excellent display of Vincent Van Gogh. Worth the trip from Kansas to see it.

I went to see the Van Gogh exhibit with a friend and it was FANTASTIC! We especially enjoyed the end portion where there was interactive exhibit of his art.

I've gone here since I was a teeny kid. My mom is an artist and she would drag me here and shed sketch sculptures or whatever. It was the mid 70s! Anyway, needless to say the museum has changed a lot since then. I'd say overall for the better. Some of the pics in the regular collection have been there since those old days. Ha!

Beautiful, but not handicap accessible. How is that possible?

Great museum: famous art, nice architecture, good cafeteria and interesting shop.

pretty impressive although many of the flagship exhibits are reproductions

It was great to see many works than I thought. Personally, I like this blue spot the most. Ragnar Kjartansson was a special exhibition and it was really cool.

Every Thursday the museum is complementary to the public. It s a great place to immerse yourself with the origins and history from which the art came from. There s a lot to see and plenty to learn. Parking can be a headache. They took away the complimentary parking from the church across the street. You re now forced to either find parking elsewhere or park in the garage. Rates can be hefty.

World class museum! Makes me proud to be a Houstonian.

An excellent permanent collection and frequent temporary exhibitions coverage a wide range of art periods. The recent double Exhibit An Impressionist Autumn was top notch.

Overall great experience. Chose not to pay extra for some of the exhibits and was glad when I saw them.

They had an art of India gallery at the time I went, probably to correlate with the theme of photofest this year. It was spectacular with lots of gold and a musical presentation. Good way to spend 4 hours.

Very nicely curated exhibit of the paintings during Van Gogh's life.

I love, love, love this place. Its galleries are full of a diversified collection of art pieces. It will take a day or two to get through everything this museum has to offer.

Van Gogh exhibit and interactive room was AWESOME! Be prepared for crowds on weekends, or go during the week to escape the bustle. Love it! This place always feels like home

I had to wait over an hour to wait for my child to be permitted to leave the edifice just because of the dignitaries that were there. It was a school night!!! An officer told me to just keep circling the block. Really?

I would live here if they would bump up the thermostat just a bit and quit making a big deal about sleeping in the theater after the movies are over.

It s a nice museum, but guards were rude and we got called out for non sense four times. Couldn t even enjoy the museum without feeling intimidated. Museums are for people to go have fun and appreciate the different kinds of art out there. It s not for people like the guards to just be getting after us, we re adults WE KNOW right from wrong, we re not children yet they treated us like children. Never coming back here again.

Significant improvement. Looking forward to see the completion of the expansion.

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston is definitely my favorite museum in Houston, if you take a look at their websites there are many ways to get in free. Unlike other art museum, there are a lot of interactive events such as arts and crafts. There may not be as many great pieces as the art museums in other large cities but the environment and people are very friendly.

I'm always visiting the Museum to explore the art and practice of emerging artists through exhibits. MoFA provide different exhibitions and installations every time for a brief period.

We went as a group of women to observe the master works of Van Gogh. Afterwards we ate lunch at the museum cafe. The food and service were worth it.

I can honestly get lost in here for an entire day.

The museum is huge, and they have a plethora of art from every style and time period known to man.

Art enthusiasts and casual admirers alike should make it a priority to visit the MFAH atleast once.

Impressive collection including modern and impressionist works.

Culture is not just where you are from, but it's also what you experience that shapes your life...

Boyfriend and I had a great time, highly reccomend.

The Visitors musical art exhibit by Ragnar Kjartansson was the most beautiful musical performance I ve ever heard and seen and it wasn t even live. I m not too big of an art person as I m here with my girlfriend who loves art. This piece really changed that and I felt overpowered with emotions and good feelings as I watched and listen to the musicians play their part in the beautiful melody

Our visit this time focused on the collection of gold objects from Indonesia, as well as the Pre-Columbian gold collection from Latin America. Both are fabulous collections: well-annotated and displayed, they provide an amazing perspective of the artistry, cultural context and complexity of these two, culturally very different areas of the world. Instructive to see how the gold collection of each of the many islands that compose the Indonesian archipelago are so distinct, and how many qualitative and quantitative differences there are between islands that are just a few dozen miles from each other. In Latin America too, there were great differences between the various indigenous cultures in Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Peru. Having seen wonderful gold collections in Mexico, Colombia and Peru, the collection at the Museum of Fine arts provides an added perspective, by exhibiting them side by side.

Great exhibits always. Worth to spend money on membership. Check out gunpowder effect on wall panels in the Art of China. Amazing work.

My second home i love its ever changing collection and fun interactive environment with many exhibits.