Published on Jan, 2021
We visited the new Kinder building at MFAH today!
What a great experience. I visited with my two daughters; one was visiting from overseas.
The desk off of parking was closed, so we entered through the other building and crossed the Turrell bridge into the main (older) part of the museum and then low and behold there is a really cool “rainbow” tunnel that takes you into the new Kinder building.
A description from the MFAH website:
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building contains both departmental and cross-departmental galleries. This approach will allow visitors to not only delve into the materials, geographies, and art forms in which modern and contemporary art have developed, but also to explore the ways in which varied artistic ideas, styles, and themes have transcended those boundaries. The multiple stories of modern and contemporary art-making are articulated throughout the building.
What a wonderful space! We were drawn from this area into a light are installment to the left & did not realize we needed to take elevators up to 3 more floors of the Kinder building.
The place is huge and filled with fantastic artwork, photography and contemporary pieces.
It was a magical mystery art tour. Each section was a wonderful discovery.
Totally worth the price of general admission that includes the new building.
Masks are required at this time due to Covid. There is a temperature check upon entry. You may purchase in advance; we were walk ins.
Hand sanitizer provided throughout.
Unfortunately a few sections of the new area; most notably the Infinity Light Room by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, were closed because of Covid.
We were able to see a new Turrell installment.
I was having some back issues and therefore rather than take the escalator in the main building or the stairs in the Kinder, we used the elevators. May not have been the best choice in Covid times, but they were large and we had them all to ourselves.
This is the second time we have visited MFAH since Covid became an issue. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to see this fantastic new building and felt that all the necessary precautions were taken to make it as safe as possible.
Afterward we walked through the outdoor sculpture garden.
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