Family Day at Bayou Bend & Rienzi “The Unknown Maker”
Date & Time
Location Bayou Bend | Rienzi
Call for Questions 713-639-7800
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Family Day at Bayou Bend & Rienzi “The Unknown Maker”
Date & Time
Location Bayou Bend | Rienzi
February 23, 2025
Visit the two MFAH house museums—Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens and Rienzi—for an afternoon of free, family-friendly programs. The theme of “The Unknown Maker” explores stories of artists whose names have been lost to history.
Parking
Park at Bayou Bend and take the complimentary shuttle between locations!
Admission
Free
Highlights at Bayou Bend
- 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. | Art-making workshop led by teaching artist Deanna Santiago
- 1:30 p.m. | Musical performances by Susan McDonald and Joseph Dixon
- 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Storytelling: Brick by Brick with Charles R. Smith
Highlights at Rienzi
- 1 p.m.–5 p.m. | Self-guided tours of the house and gardens
- 1 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Art-making activities for all ages
- 2:30 p.m. | Spotlight talk: a look at the exhibition Skillful Hands: The Apprentice in Europe with assistant curator Misty Flores
► 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
Call for Questions 713-639-7800
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Education programs 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 additional 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. Campbell Education Programs 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.