GUIDE
A guide to local museums in 2022
HOUSTON AREA MUSEUM
2022
GUIDE COMPILED BY SHAWN ARRAJJ & RENEE FARMER DESIGNED BY ANYA GALLANT
(nonmember children), $9 (nonmember adults) 3 Museum of Southern History 7502 Fondren Road, Houston 281-649-3287 www.hbu.edu/museums/ museum-of-southern-history Cost: $4 (children), $5 (group tours), $6 (adults) 4 Museum of American Archi- tecture and Decorative Arts 7502 Fondren Road, Houston 281-649-3287 www.hbu.edu/museums/ museum-of-american- architecture-and-decorative-arts Cost: $4 (children), $5 (group tours), $6 (adults) 5 Dunham Bible Museum 7502 Fondren Road, Houston 281-649-3287 www.hbu.edu/museums/ dunham-bible-museum Cost: free
Worth the trip National Museum of Funeral History COURTESY NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FUNERAL HISTORY
The Houston area is home to a number of museums, whether they revolve around history, art or science.
National Museum of Funeral History
1 DeBakey Library and Museum 6450 E. Cullen St., Houston 713-798-4710 www.bcm.edu/about-us/our- campus/debakey-museum Cost: free 2 Burke Baker Planetarium 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston 713-639-4629 www.hmns.org/planetarium Cost: $4 (members), $8 The Bellaire, Meyerland and West University features some of the city’s most well-known museums, including those found in the o cial Museum District. The local area
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The museum o ers exhibits of historical funeral service items, including memorabilia across a variety of cultures and time periods. 415 Barren Springs Drive, Houston 281-876-3063 www.nm .org Cost: $7 (ages 6-11), $9 (ages 55 and up), $10 (adults)
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Houston Baptist University museums The Houston Baptist University campus in Sharpstown is home to several of its own museums, including the Museum of Southern History, which captures the history of the South in the mid-1800s.
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