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Originally Posted by xzmattzx
That was one. This was another one that was interesting:
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That is the main building of the Menil Collection. A cluster of museums that includes the Rothko Chapel (Also pictured up there), a non-denominational chapel designed jointly by artist Mark Rothko and Philip Johnson, the Cy Twombly gallery, as well as Byzantine Fresco Chapel, and a converted supermarket installation.
The main building you pointed out was designed by Renzo Piano, and houses a collection of art that I can most aptly describe as the modernist equivalent of our Barnes Foundation here in Philly. All of the aforementioned are free, and definitely worth a visit if in Houston. The best part is that all of these exist in their original neighborhood, and appear to have developed organically, as opposed to the uprooting of the Barnes to the Parkway.