Architecture of the MFAH Architecture Walk

Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this tour.
Our monthly Architecture Walks begin at 6 p.m. from June through September.

Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts campus brings together the work of both local and internationally renowned architects — from William Ward Watkin’s classically inspired 1920s original to modern additions by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and bold 21st-century buildings by Steven Holl Architects. Alongside these structures, landscape elements like Isamu Noguchi’s Cullen Sculpture Garden reflect how museum design and ideas about cultural space have evolved over the past century.

This docent-guided tour offers a summer evening’s exploration of the museum campus. We’ll take an in-depth look at the exterior architecture of the MFAH’s major buildings and outdoor spaces, tracing the architectural trends and philanthropic forces that have shaped one of Houston’s leading cultural institutions.

Please note this is an exterior architecture tour only. The tour will not go inside any buildings. There are no public restrooms along the tour route.

About the tour

Advance ticket purchase is required for the tour; tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. We will not be able to accommodate walk-ups on the day of the tour. There are no refunds for tour tickets.

Registrants will receive parking and check-in information via e-mail.

In the event of inclement weather that prevents the tour from being offered as planned, we will notify registrants as far in advance as possible about their options to attend a rescheduled tour or transfer their reservations to another Preservation Houston tour.

Do you have an Architecture Walks pass?

If you have joined Preservation Houston and received a pass for a free Architecture Walk, you may redeem the pass for admission to this tour. E-mail tours@preservationhouston.org and we'll be happy to help.

Passes are redeemable subject to ticket availability.