Houston has a variety of wonderful museums. Most of them are not as popular as the Museum of Fine Arts or the Museum of Natural Science, but they should be. They are incredible institutions that we are so fortunate to have in this city. In less than a mile, you will have the opportunity to visit 6 museums in this series. There is abundant street parking, but its not free. Some street parking is free after 6 pm. Please make sure to check the parking site info before assuming that it is free after 6 pm.
The inspiration for the series was our own exploration of the museums during a summer a few years back. We have visited each one and enjoyed them fully.
Holocaust Musuem
HOURS
M Closed except on March 14, 2022, MLK Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day
T– Sa 10 am to 5 pm
Su Noon to 5 pm
The Museum is free to all on Thursdays from 2 pm to 5 pm
After a $34 million expansion, the Museum reopened in June 2019 after more than doubling in size to a total of 57,000 square feet. Ranked as the nation's fourth largest Holocaust museum and fully bilingual in English and Spanish, the new three-story structure houses a welcome center, four permanent galleries and two changing exhibition galleries, classrooms, research library, café, 187-seat indoor theater and 175-seat outdoor amphitheater. With more than 50 screens, mini-theaters and interactive terminals are featured throughout the Museum.