Menil Collection
Houston, United States
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The Menil Collection in Houston houses the art assembled by John and Dominique de Menil, a couple who fled Nazi-occupied France to settle in Texas in 1941. Guided by Dominican priest Father Marie-Alaine Couturier's belief that their considerable wealth should serve public benefit, the de Menils amassed over 10,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, and rare books by the time of John's death in 1973. Designed by architect Renzo Piano and completed in 1987, the museum ranks among America's finest private collections alongside the Frick, Gardner, and Phillips institutions. Operating as a nonprofit public charity with support from Houston, Texas, and the National Endowment for the Arts, it transforms the once-private collection into an accessible cultural resource.
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- art museum
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- Houston, United States
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