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A museum and a neighborhood of art. Free admission, always.

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Join us at the Menil Collection and enjoy upcoming programs in May. Learn more at menil.org/events. The Menil's public programs are always free and open to all. To attend special member events, join at menil.org/membership.
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Cy Twombly was born on this day in 1928. Visit the Menil Drawing Institute to see "The Gift of Drawing: Cy Twombly," which highlights Twombly's talents as a draftsperson who pushed the boundaries of mark-making. Learn more: menil.org/exhibition/the…
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"John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog" is now open at the Menil Collection. Learn more: menil.org/exhibition/joh… The six-channel video installation explores the history of youth-led Civil Rights–era activism in the American South from 1954 to 1963.
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Mission accomplished. 🌕 🎨 Max Ernst, "Monday the Moon is Most Moon (Le lundi la lune s'enlunit)," 1964. Oil on canvas, 45 5/8 x 35 in. (115.9 x 88.9 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Caroline Philippone
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Explore the Menil Collection this weekend. Admission is always free. 🎨 Main building ✏️ Menil Drawing Institute 🖼️ Cy Twombly Gallery 🌈 Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall 🌳 Green spaces 📚 Menil Bookstore
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Join us at the Menil Collection and enjoy upcoming programs in April. Learn more at menil.org/events. The Menil's public programs are always free and open to all. To attend special member events, join at menil.org/membership.
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"The Gift of Drawing: Cy Twombly" opens tomorrow at the Menil Drawing Institute. The exhibition features a selection of 27 works—a number of which will be on view for the first time—from a gift to the Menil by the Cy Twombly Foundation.
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Dominique de Menil was born on this day in 1908. See a portrait of her, painted by Max Ernst, in the Menil Collection's Surrealism galleries. The museum is open Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
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Today is the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. 🌼 In the Menil Collection's foyer is Andy Warhol's "Ten-Foot Flowers," 1967–1968. See this work, among a selection of Pop art by Robert Indiana and Ed Ruscha, through Sunday, March 29. Admission is always free.
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Plan your spring break at the Menil Collection. Explore the museum's four art buildings, outdoor sculpture, and more amid a neighborhood of art—free and open to all since 1987. The museum is open Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Green spaces are open daily, dawn to dusk.
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It's rodeo season in Houston. 🤠 When Rene Magritte visited Houston in 1965, Dominique de Menil took the artist and his dog Lou-Lou to the Simonton, Texas, rodeo. Round up friends and family to take an art break at the Menil Collection. Admission is always free.
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Join us at the Menil Collection and enjoy upcoming programs in March. Learn more at menil.org/events. The Menil's public programs are always free and open to all. To attend special member events, join at menil.org/membership.
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This is the final weekend to see "Robert Rauschenberg: Fabric Works of the 1970s"—the first museum survey of the artist's innovative use of cloth. See the artist's prolific works, on view through March 1 at the Menil Collection. Admission is always free.
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Join us at the Menil Collection and enjoy upcoming programs in February. Learn more at menil.org/events. The Menil's public programs are always free and open to all. To attend special member events, join at menil.org/membership.
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The Menil Collection is closed today, Jan. 25, due to severe weather.
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The Menil Collection will close at 5 p.m. today, Jan. 24, due to severe weather.
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Charles Moore captured this moment of the civil rights leader being arrested outside a courtroom where Ralph Abernathy was appearing for a trial in 1958. See the work in "Photography from The Menil Collection: Curated by Wendy Watriss."
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Join us at the Menil Collection and enjoy upcoming programs in January. Learn more at menil.org/events. The Menil's public programs are always free and open to all. To attend special member events, join at menil.org/membership.
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Enjoy special exhibitions, new installations, and more at the Menil Collection this holiday season. The 30-acre campus includes the main building, Menil Drawing Institute, Cy Twombly Gallery, and Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall. Admission is always free.
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