Reviews of Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Museum)

Fen Chen

非常值得來參觀的歐洲美術館！

Nash Craiger

At first I thought it was antiquated but this place is the real deal

Marilyn Brooks

A beauty of a museum, perfect for a cool experience- closed now for August.

M T

I agree that the guided tour is brilliant. The house is very interesting, and the gardens are beautiful, especially in the spring. The tour is guided, and lasts about an hour - just the right amount of time. Perfect for a nice Sunday afternoon date. The Museum of Fine Arts is doing a terrific job with this absolute gem in River Oaks.

Jonathan Brooks

What a curious fine art museum site. Worth a visit. We walked up, asked about tour availability (all docent led). Staff were exceptionally polite and signed us up for the next one. We enjoyed exploring the grounds in the meantime (some impacts from Hurricane Harvey, but still worth checking out). The tour was interesting, both due to the art but also the home and what you learn about Houston's high society past elements.

Nathan Kirton

Loved it. Not much else to say. It was great to see and very well kept

Regina Shields

I wanted to take pictures in the garden area. One employee said it was ok. 5 minutes later a different employee told us it wasn't ok. It wasn't flash photography or anything like that.

Cindy Floyd

Beautiful, European, serene.

Chelsea Alexander

Beautiful art. Great atmosphere. I really enjoyed walking around and viewing the pieces they had. The guides were extremely knowledgeable.

Christy Wiese

Very beautiful

Eugenio Lopez

Good experience

Jonathan Nassar

Rienzi is one of my favorite Houston museums. When you come here, you get a good dose of art and architecture to explore, but also a fair bit of Houston history. The house was owned by the Masterson family (Harris Masterson III and Carroll Sterling Cowan) of Humble Oil fame and is named for Harris' grandfather, Rienzi Melville Johnston. The house itself is beautiful and a tour guide will tell you about its history and additions, and the house is filled with European art and a very large porcelain collection. You can also go and enjoy the grounds around the house, including various gardens and fountains. It's a nice visit!

Gregston Chu

Impressive collection of art, paintings, porcelain, furniture and artifacts.

Victor Chavez

Nice place to see. You might spend between 1 to 2 hrs there. The staff is great friendly people. Gardens are beautiful.

Harold Woods

comforting atmosphere, great historical experience always.

Henry Tai

Pretty nice place in Houston area. The garden is free and nice. We didn’t have enough time to wait for the next tour ( at 3pm), maybe next time. There are admissions fee with tour for 10 dollars. The tour lasted about an hour.

Christina Acevedo

Gorgeous collection of art from around the world, displayed in a beautifully craftedansion

Anny Farrell

(Translated by Google) It is a wonderful and unreal place, which transports you to ancient times. (Original) Es un lugar maravilloso e irreal, que te transporta al tiempo antiguo.

Mark Huey

I very cool home with lots of 17-1800 art and furniture. Beautiful gardens as well.

T N

Great place to take guests when they're in town. However, you must make reservations in order to tour Rienzi. Call before you go.

Joseph Marshall

Love their art

Amanda Weiberg

Absolutely amazing museum. Highly recommend!

my Stuff

Great place. It's a guided tour, well worth checking out.

David Nash

Historic. A must if a lover of. Houston. Arts. And. History

Len Kriseman

Beautiful collection of art, decor and antiques in historic Houston house. Very impressed with guide Tatyana Gelfund who knows so much about the house and every item in collection: era, country of origin, author, story behind and much more, and enthusiastically shares it. Unfortunately not very many familiar with this museum. I think that better advertising and attractive street sign would help. Recommend to every fine art lover and definitely coming back.

mary ann Bernhard

Beautiful!

B. B.

Beautiful property.

Sarwat Riaz

My favorite place to visit and take photos for my watercolor art work!

George Wang

it offers a glimpse of the life style of upper class Texas oil tycoon. the decorative arts are priceless and the guide was very knowledgeable

Rose

Van Gogh exhibit was cool. But I probably wouldn't care to see reproductions. Vs the real thing. Outdoor happy hour was really nice. There are nice trees to look at and a nice breeze. Parking off of Binz and San jacinto. $10 for 30 min to 4 hrs

Robert Stacy

Beautiful former residence of former patrons of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Now a property of the museum containing pieces of the collections of the former owners and the museum's European decorative arts. Nestled in about 4 acres on Buffalo Bayou. Beautiful grounds and gardens with always blooming flowers.

Tina Zelaya

Beautiful home that offers great events

Leticia Martinez

I didn't know what to expect when I visited, but I am so very glad I went. The house is amazing and you can feel the love for art, entertaining, and educating that Mr. and Mrs. Masterson cared about. I will definitely be back to learn more!

Jose Berruete

Very nice museum

dusty duke

The guided tour is brilliant. It was just me and my date and the tour guide. She was very knowledgeable about all the pieces and the setups in every room were amazing. The history contained in this house is amazing and I would recommend it. The outside is pretty interesting as well but I understand it's more impressive in the spring.

Don Merwin

Private, guided tours, reminds me of Paris...

Wayne Wilner

If you're into decorative arts, this is 5 stars. Be sure to engage with the docents, in any case.

james hendricks

Enjoyable, unique museum experience with very knowledgeable docents. My wife and I have gone during normal hours and had a good experience, but the events in the evening really stand out as special. I probably wouldn't take young children again, unless it is to one of the family events that they host.

Nancy Carranza

Very nice place for pictures.

Allyson Leatherwood

Beautiful mini museum that was donated not too long ago. So much to see in every room. The background is stunning with its stairs and pool. Perfect for a venue. Staff are all very professional and helpful.

Natalia Regan

What a gem!

Andrea D

love the guided tour. Very informative and worth it!

Kevin Cahill

Make sure you phone ahead for reservations... Exceptional!

Hema Yalamanchi

Love their gardens.

Yaba Yiba

Elegant and Devine. Highly recommended!

Arian Saeedfar

Amazing collection. Outstanding house.

Shelia Goodjoint

Awesome!!!!, Minister Bridgette Goodjoint, In Jesus.

ME D

Previously a residence, showcases their collections plus other things on loan. Nice for an hour tour.

Angela Ferr

Absolutely lovely tour and tour guide. It is about an hour long and guided inside. Beautiful artworks and furniture. Mainly European, but also some Spanish and Asian inspired art. If you are into art history you will enjoy this

Graham Hegeman

Loved the house and gardens. Gardens not as extensive as at Bayou Bend, but beautiful nonetheless.

Martin Yarman

Took daughter to First Saturday Sketch. Wife and I took a tour of the gardens. Glad to see the Masterson's vision is being preserved. Just beautiful.

Bruce Martin

Lovely, well-cared. The docent was very prepared and well-informed and helpful to answer all questions. This is a must-see museum in Houston

Sharon Thompson

The tour is wonderful. The tour guide is knowledgeable. No time wasted from the beginning and end of the tour. The artworks and furniture will keep you inspired. Like us here in Okey Dokey Locksmith our technician are professionally trained and knowledgeable in the services they performed. For sure you will have an awesome experience with us.

rick wyliee

Very beautiful furniture

Tracey Laws

My son took me here on Mother's Day and we had a wonderful time. Every mother received a long stemmed rose to compliment their visit. The staff was extremely knowledgeable.

malena klodosky

Incredible collection! Fantastic tour guide.

Yi-Nung Yeh

The decorations inside the building are very beautiful. For the garden, there are not many flowers (only some roses) in the end of August.

Marlin Reynoso

Lovely, amazing.

Ritu Malik

Went for an open air screening of Alfred Hitchcock movie. It was fun.

Yeslyn Casasola

Learned new perspectives from the exhibits

Daniel Lyons

Stunning.

B B

History and wealth at its finest.

liviu niculae

Houston's history

Spring Cruz

I felt like I was in heaven. Beautiful property.

Tracy Rushing

Guide was extremely polite and very knowledgeable. The house was beautiful.

Rebecca Medrano

This Museum was very well taken care of. The door guide was very sweet and very informative. They allowed us to ask so many questions and she gave the best answers she could possibly give. She was very kind to the children and help them with answers to their questions. She took her time out to explain to them something that would help them understand the reference of its meaning. Over all this is a must see!

Sonia Flores

Nice nice

The Lashley Family

Very informative. Our children learned a great deal.

Will Knowles

Impressive collection. Phenomenally knowledgable tour guide. With the ability to get so up close and personal with this collection, the docents are the most protective I've ever seen. Unfortunately most of the outside grounds were barricaded, unlike comparable tours like the Hogg mansion. While appreciative of art, our 15 yr old daughter has no art history training and was mindlessly bored throughout.

Beatriz Torres

This a jewel hidden in uptown

Rhett E

Very pleasant way to spend a couple hours. Excellent collection and beautiful architecture.

Lois Tucker

This is another of Houston's treasures collected and then donated by very rich white people. This family collected American and British furniture, china, silver, paintings, and clearly enjoyed themselves in this lovely house.