Houston, home to Rice University, is celebrated as one of America's most creative southern cities. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), the Menil Collection, and the Contemporary Arts Museum (CAM) produce world-class exhibitions. Houston is home to alternative art spaces such as the Art Car Museum, DiverseWorks, Lawndale Art Center, the Orange Show, and Project Row Houses. Within blocks of Rice, you will find the MFAH, the CAM, the Holocaust Museum, and the The Center for Contemporary Craft. Visible throughout the city are sculptures by the likes of Miró, Moore, Oldenbug, and Giacometti. Numerous galleries provide wall space for national and local talent.
On campus, the Rice University Art Gallery presents a season of commissioned and site-specific installations by international painters, sculptors, photographers, and videographers, while movie buffs can study both classic and new world film at the Rice Cinema.
And Houston arts are not confined to two or three dimensions. Houston supports resient symphony, opera, repertory theatre, and ballet companies. Walk across the street to hear free outdoor concerts at Hermann Park or stay on campus and listen to the sounds emanating from Rice's own Shepherd School of Music.
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