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Established | 1900 |
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Location | 1001 Bissonnet Houston, TX 77005 United States |
Coordinates | 29°43′32.498″N 95°23′25.501″W / 29.72569389°N 95.39041694°W |
Type | Art museum, institute, library, sculpture park[1] |
Director | Gary Tinterow |
Public transit access | Museum District |
Website | www |
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas. With the recent completion of an eight-year campus redevelopment project, including the opening of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building in 2020,[2] it is the 12th largest art museum in the world based on square feet of gallery space.[citation needed] The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 70,000 works from six continents.[3] In 2023, the museum received over 900,000 visitors, making it the 20th most-visited museum in the United States.