In and Out

The Opening & Closing of the Week: March 28-April 3

A much-lauded cafe closes and a chain prepares to move in.

04/03/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Eat Fresh

The Spring Menu at Monarch Bistro Is Fresh and Fancy

Checking in on the new chef de cuisine and his new menu at the Hotel ZaZa's Monarch Bistro

04/02/2015 By Eloise Cowan

Review

Dak & Bop Brings Korean Fried Chicken to the Museum District

Get ready for a new kind of KFC.

03/30/2015 By Scott Vogel

the sporting life

Houston Bicycle Museum Opens Its Doors This Week

The new museum features hundreds of historic bicycles at its temporary Museum District location.

02/23/2015 By Michael Hardy

dept. of creative promotions

This Weekend, Go Ice Skating at the MFAH

For two days only, a ticket to Monet and the Seine comes with free access to a full-size ice rink.

01/15/2015 By Michael Hardy

Eating Right

Snap Kitchen Kicks Off Expansion with New Heights Location

Also to come in 2015: locations in Cinco Ranch and the Museum District.

01/05/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

landscape design

After 100 Years, a Garden Fit for Hermann Park

The completely redesigned 15-acre formal gardens have their public grand opening Saturday morning.

10/17/2014 By Michael Hardy

In and Out

The Opening and Closing of the Week: Sep. 27-Oct. 3

Of museums and the Museum District

10/03/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Get Out

Do This Tonight: Picnic at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Dine under the stars as Miller Outdoor Theatre screens the classic Talking Heads rock-doc Stop Making Sense.

08/14/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Let's Do Lunch

Eat This: Lucille’s $12 Hot Dog

What do you get when you pair a Slow Dough bun, all-beef dog, and collard green kimchi? Hot dog heaven.

08/04/2014 By Mai Pham

Newsfix

Video: New Summer Fun in the Heart of Houston

There's big fun to be had this summer in the heart of the city, Houston's Museum District.

06/05/2014

Museum District Guide

A Privileged Childhood: Growing Up in the Museum District

It’s not West U!

06/02/2014 By John Nova Lomax

Museum District Guide

Slideshow: The Museum District in Ten Objects

A guide to finding the Berlin Wall and other pieces of history

06/02/2014 By Michael Hardy Photography by Lucky 11 Studios

Interview

What’s It Like to Be a Museum Guard at the MFAH?

Meet the person who makes sure you stand at least 12 inches away from the art.

06/02/2014 By Michael Hardy Illustrations by Sebastian Gomez de la Torre

Museum District Guide

The 7 Exhibitions You Really Can’t Afford to Miss

Exhibitions are fleeting—make sure to catch these while before they leave town.

06/02/2014 By Michael Hardy

A Century of Green

Hermann Park at 100

With the wind at its back (and $115 million in the bank), Hermann Park looks to realize its planners’ original vision.

06/02/2014 By John Nova Lomax

Insider’s Guide

Guide to the Museum District

From the best exhibitions to great restaurants, to picnics, public art, and personalities—everything that makes this storied urban enclave so great.

05/30/2014 By Houstonia Staff

Visual Art

Of Gods and Men

A spectacular Asia Society exhibition examines the changing depictions of Hindu deities.

05/05/2014 By Michael Hardy

Visual Art

The Return of the Mounds!

New exhibition is first to examine Houston artist Trenton Doyle Hancock's drawings.

04/25/2014 By Michael Hardy

Anti-Valentine

Tonight: Roach Races and Bug Grub at HMNS

Mixers & Elixers is back for a Valentine's Day special at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

02/13/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt