On Family Day, Bayou Bend and Rienzi both offer free admission and plenty of family-friendly activities for all ages! (Photo courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston)
Visit the two MFAH house museums - Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens and Rienzi - for an afternoon of free, family-friendly programs that connect myths, folklore, and American & European history through storytelling, music, activities, and demonstrations. At Bayou Bend, visit with experts on the origins and legends of baseball; explore Native American legends; hear the story and background behind the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride”; learn to lasso with a cowboy; and more. At Rienzi, search for all of the mythological figures hiding throughout the house; learn more about Greek and Roman heroes and myths; and go home with your own mythological creation.
Park at Bayou Bend and take the complimentary shuttle between locations!
Activity Highlights at Bayou Bend:
- Kid-friendly performances
- Craft activities
- Bayou Bend's historic gardens
- House tours of the first floor by Houston Junior Woman's Club volunteers
- Children of all ages welcome
Activity Highlights at Rienzi:
- Art activities
- Refreshments
- Scavenger hunt
- Stationed docents throughout the house
- Spotlight talk
