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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 5,000 years of history with nearly 80,000 works from six continents. By gallery space, it is the second-largest art museum in the Americas. Following an eight-year campus redevelopment project in the 21st century, the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building…

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1900

Houston, Houston, United States

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in Houston, United States

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Art museum, institute, library, sculpture park in Houston, TX United States

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Rafael Moneo

Born 1937 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

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José Rafael Moneo Vallés is a Spanish architect. He won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 1996, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2003, and La Biennale's Golden Lion in 2021.

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Rafael Moneo Arquitecto

studio · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

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