Menil Collection

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art museum museum campus nonprofit institution

The Menil Collection is a renowned art museum and campus in Houston, Texas, celebrated for its extensive modern and contemporary art holdings and its serene, light-filled buildings designed by architect Renzo Piano.

Aliases (1)

Menil Collection building ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum → museum campus → nonprofit institution →
admissionPolicy	free admission →
architect	Renzo Piano →
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture →
buildingType	museum building →
campusArea	approximately 30 acres →
city	Houston →
collectionSize	over 17,000 works →
collectionType	African art → Byzantine art → Pacific art → antiquities → contemporary art → modern art → surrealist art →
country	United States →
foundedBy	Dominique de Menil → John de Menil →
foundingYear	1987 →
governingBody	Menil Foundation →
hasCuratorialDepartment	Ancient and Medieval Art Department → Arts of Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas Department → Modern and Contemporary Art Department →
hasPart	Byzantine Fresco Chapel → Cy Twombly Gallery → Menil Drawing Institute → Richmond Hall → Rothko Chapel →
knownFor	integration of art, architecture, and landscape → renowned modern and contemporary art holdings → serene, light-filled galleries →
lightingDesign	diffused natural light →
location	Houston, Texas, United States →
mission	to make art accessible to the public →
name	The Menil Collection →
neighborhood	Montrose →
nonprofitStatus	501(c)(3) organization →
notableWorkHeld	The Encounter (René Magritte) → The Magician (Max Ernst) →
offers	public programs → research opportunities → temporary exhibitions →
openingDate	1987-06-07 →
patron	Dominique de Menil → John de Menil →
roofDesignFeature	innovative skylight system →
state	Texas →
typeOfOrganization	private foundation →
website	https://www.menil.org →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Renzo Piano → Renzo Piano ("Menil Collection building") →	notableWork
Renzo Piano →	designed