Menil Collection, Houston

This museum houses the private collection of John and Dominique de Menil, an assemblage of over 15,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs and books. The extensive survey collection is especially noted for its Byzantine and medieval works, tribal collections from African, Oceania, and the American Pacific Northwest, and 20th century materials.

Its most noted exhibits is the Surrealist collection, often cited as one of the world's most extensive. Adjacent to the main collection, the Cy Twombly Gallery houses 35 major works by the artist.

The Byanztine Fresco Chapel Museum holds the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the western hemisphere, works rescued from thieves attempting to smuggle the 13th century artwork out of Turkish-occupied Cyprus. The frescoes underwent a two-year restoration and are on long-term loan from the Church of Cyprus.

Nearby, the *Rothko Chapel serves as an ecumenical center for all faiths. The Chapel contains 14 paintings by Mark Rothko as well as the Barnett Newman sculpture, "Broken Obelisk", housed by a reflecting pool in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

Location: 1515 Sul Ross between Mandell and Montrose

For More Information: visit www.menil.org

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