Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for an afternoon of family-friendly fun. Enjoy programs and activities spotlighting the 1776 generation with a special foc us on Texas and the Gulf South.
Highlights
Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for Ame rican decorative arts and paintings. Displayed in the former home of Housto n civic leader and philanthropist Ima Hogg (1882–1975), the collectio n is one of the finest showcases of American furnishings, silver, ceramics, and paintings in the world. The house is situated on 14 acres of organical ly maintained gardens in Houston’s historic River Oaks neighborhood.< /p>
Open year-round, Bayou Bend welcomes thousands of visitors annually for tours and special programs. Featuring the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center, which includes the Kitty King Powell Library and Study Ce nter, as well as state-of-the-art education and rental spaces, Bayou Bend h as established its place in the continually growing cultural arts scene of Houston.
Education program s at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Denise Monteleone; Ms. Bobbie Nau; William A. and Madeline Welder Smith Foundation; and additiona l generous donors.
These education programs also receive income from funds provided by the Carol and Les Ballard Endowm ent; the Judy and Charles Tate Endowment; the James William Glanville and N ancy Hart Glanville Endowment; the Barbara Graham Williams Endowment; and t he Bayou Bend Bonnie A. Campbell Education Programs Endowment.
DESCRIPTION:Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for American decorative art s and paintings. Displayed in the former home of Houston civic leader and p hilanthropist Ima Hogg (1882–1975), the collection is one of the finest sho wcases of American furnishings, silver, ceramics, and paintings in the worl d. The house is situated on 14 acres of organically maintained gardens in H ouston’s historic River Oaks neighborhood. Open year-round, Bayou Bend welc omes thousands of visitors annually for tours and special programs. Featuri ng the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center, which includes the Ki tty King Powell Library and Study Center, as well as state-of-the-art educa tion and rental spaces, Bayou Bend has established its place in the continu ally growing cultural arts scene of Houston. GET TICKETS Education program s at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Denise Monteleone; Ms. Bobbie Nau; William A. and Madeline Welder Smith Foundation; and additiona l generous donors. These education programs also receive income from funds provided by the Carol and Les Ballard Endowment; the Judy and Charles Tate Endowment; the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment; the Barbara Graham Williams Endowment; and the Bayou Bend Bonnie A. Campbel l Education Programs Endowment. STREET-ADDRESS:6003 Memorial Drive LOCALITY:Houston REGION;ABBREV=TX:Texas COUNTRY;ABBREV=US:United States POSTAL-CODE:77007 URL;TYPE=Map:https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Bayou+Bend+Collection+and+Gardens++6003+Memorial+Drive++Houston%2c+TX+77007 TEL:713.639.7750 END:VVENUE END:VCALENDAR