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Shasta VI, The University of Houston's previous live mascot with his trainer. Shasta VI (2012–2022) was announced as the first live mascot at the university since 1989, in partnership with the Houston Zoo. Prior to his adoption, there was much debate as to whether or not the university should purchase another cougar.
The Bayou City Art Festival (formerly the Westheimer Colony Art Festival) is an arts festival held biannually by the Art Colony Association in Houston, Texas. The festival is held in Memorial Park in the spring and in Downtown Houston in the fall. The Art Colony Association originated in 1971, when it was known as the Westheimer Colony Association.
HCCC is funded by grants from many organizations, including the Houston Art Alliance, the National Endowment For The Arts, Houston Endowment, Inc., the Texas Commission on The Arts, The Brown Foundation, the Kinder Foundation, and private donations. [2] The center is free to the public and open most days of the week. [3]
Brownie (1905), Houston Zoo; Bygones (1976), Menil Collection; Cancer, There Is Hope (1990) Charlotte Allen Fountain; Charmstone, Menil Collection; Cloud Column (2006), Glassell School of Art; George H. W. Bush Monument; Inversion; Isolated Mass/Circumflex (Number 2) Lillian Schnitzer Fountain (1875), Hermann Park; Monument au Fantôme ...
Cockrell Butterfly Area, Houston Museum of Natural Science Space Center Houston is the official visitors’ center of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.Space Center Houston includes many interactive exhibits—including Moon rocks and a Space Shuttle simulator—in addition to special presentations that tell the story of NASA's crewed space flight program.
Six Flags opened in 1961 in Arlington. These photos from the Star-Telegram show long-gone rides, historic moments and fun memories from the 1960s into into 2010s.
Lawndale Art Center is a non-profit space for the exhibition of contemporary works of art in all media, based in Houston, Texas, USA, focused on exhibiting work by Houston area artists. Lawndale Art Center was founded in 1979 by artist James Surls in an abandoned 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2 ) warehouse as part of the University of Houston ...
Children's Museum Houston (CMH) is a nonprofit children's museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. Founded in 1980 and designed by Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi, it offers exhibits and bilingual learning programs for children aged 0–12. It is one of 190 children's museums in the United States and 15 children's museums in Texas ...