Places

Houston, Texas, 1900. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, holds a collection of over 70,000 works, ranging from antiquity to the present. The museum’s collections are especially strong in American art, European paintings, and Latin American art. The recent addition of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, designed by Steven Holl, has significantly expanded its exhibition space.

The Children’s Museum of Houston, located in Houston, Texas, USA, opened on November 14, 1980. The museum’s current building, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, features a playful, postmodern architectural style. The museum offers numerous interactive exhibits, including the PowerPlay exhibit, which encourages physical fitness through fun activities, and the Invention Convention, where kids can design and test their own inventions. The museum is known for its emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education.