Rienzi Notes

Upcoming Musical Performances:
Houston Grand Opera Studio Recital
Friday, February 19th at 7:30p.m.

Early Music Southwest Recital
Sunday, February 21st at 3p.m.

Ars Lyrica presents "Les Plaisirs de Versailles" opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Sunday, February 28th at 4p.m.

Reservations required.
For tickets, please call (713) 639-7800

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Visiting Rienzi
Docent led tours of the collection are offered Wednesday through Sunday.

On Wednesday through Saturday, tours start at 10a.m., 11a.m., 1:30p.m. and 2:30p.m. (Reservations suggested, drop-ins welcome)

On Sundays, tours are offered in a drop-in format from 1p.m.-5p.m. with last admission at 4p.m. (No reservations needed).

(713) 639-7800

Link to Hours and Admissions Page

Rienzi: A Family's Legacy

Rienzi is the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts. Comprising a remarkable art collection, a house, and gardens, Rienzi was given to the MFAH by arts patrons Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III.

This handsome residence, named for Rienzi Johnston, Mr. Masterson's grandfather, is situated on 4.4 acres in Homewood Addition, surrounded by Houston's River Oaks neighborhood. The structure was designed in 1952 by John F. Staub, the same architect who designed Bayou Bend.

Rienzi served as both a family home and a center for Houston civic and philanthropic activity from its completion in 1954, through Mrs. Masterson's death in 1994, and until Mr. Masterson's death in 1997.