Rienzi is the house museum and collection of European paintings and decorative arts at the MFAH. Our articles highlight elements of the collection, discuss additions and changes to the house or gardens, and review events held at Rienzi for those of you not able to be here in person. Feel free to e-mail rienziblog@mfah.org with questions, comments, and suggestions. Welcome!
Introducing the Bayou Bend 2013–2014 Book Club Selections . . .
At Rienzi, we’re in the midst of the gardens’ loveliest season, and there are a variety of camellias and azaleas in bloom.
The restoration of 'La Fée aux fleurs' was a six-month process. "I had never seen the sculpture 'Tinker Bell,' but its existence had acquired an almost
The success of a house museum depends upon the interpretive plan for the site—the story that the house will tell, including place and time, characters, and
<p> Earlier this month the Rienzi and Bayou Bend Book Club read <em>Founding Gardeners</em>, a book that examines gardening, a common passion, of four of
