The Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Harris County, Texas. The Museum of Fine Arts is situated nearby to the museum Audrey Jones Beck Building, as well as near the park Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden.

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Museum

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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a not-for-profit institution in the Museum District, Houston, Texas, founded in 1948, dedicated to presenting contemporary art to the public. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is situated 460 feet northwest of The Museum of Fine Arts.

Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden

Park

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The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden is a sculpture garden located at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in Houston, Texas, United States. Designed by artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi, the garden consists of 25 works of the MFAH, including sculptures by Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, David Smith, Frank Stella, and Louise Bourgeois. Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden is situated 410 feet north of The Museum of Fine Arts.

Audrey Jones Beck Building

Museum

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Audrey Jones Beck Building is a museum, which is situated 360 feet southeast of The Museum of Fine Arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houston Museum District and Midtown.

Houston Museum District

Suburb

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The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture, located in Houston, Texas, United States.

Midtown

Suburb

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Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line. Midtown is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Museum of Fine Arts.

Texas Medical Center

Suburb

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The Texas Medical Center is a neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288. Texas Medical Center is situated 1½ miles south of The Museum of Fine Arts.

The Museum of Fine Arts

Type: Museum
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.72551° or 29° 43′ 32″ north

Longitude

-95.39049° or 95° 23′ 26″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

76X6PJG5+6R

GeoNames ID

4736444

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