Spring Family Day at Bayou Bend & Rienzi
March 17, 2024
Visit the two MFAH house museums—Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens and Rienzi—for an afternoon of free, family-friendly programs that connect art, nature, history, and science. Park at Bayou Bend and take the complimentary shuttle between locations!
“Women in America” at Bayou Bend | This look at the contributions of women to early American life features music and dance performances; storytelling; and gardening-focused games, activities, and demonstrations.
“Gardens in Bloom” at Rienzi | Marking its Silver Anniversary, Rienzi celebrates 25 years since opening the house and gardens to the public. Enjoy cookies and other refreshments during your visit.
Admission | Free
Activity Highlights at Bayou Bend
- 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Art-making workshop: “Quilting Traditions”
- 1 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Children’s activities in the house hosted by Houston Junior Woman’s Club
- 1 p.m.–5 p.m. | Costume presentation: “The Clothing of a Suffragette”
- 1:30 p.m. | Music and dance performance by Calmecac Indigenous Organization
- 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Storytelling: Shaped by Her Hands—Potter Maria Martinez
Activity Highlights at Rienzi
- 1 p.m.–5 p.m. | Self-guided tours of the house and garden
- 1 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Art-making for all ages
- 1 p.m.–5 p.m. | Self-guided tour of the new exhibition Color, Scent, and Memory: Rienzi’s Garden, 1954–1999
- 3 p.m. | Gallery talk with curator Misty Flores: “Botanicals in 18th-Century Art”
► Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for American decorative arts. Learn More
► Rienzi is the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts. Learn More
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation; Ms. Bobbie Nau; and additional generous donors.
The education programs also receive endowment income from funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; and the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment.
Education programs at Rienzi receive generous funding from the Sterling-Turner Foundation; Alkek and Williams Foundation; Carroll Sterling and Harris Masterson III Endowment; and the Caroline Wiess Law Endowment for Rienzi.