Rienzi Notes
. . .Tours of Rienzi are available in a docent-led format Wednesday - Saturday at 10:00am, 11:00am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm. Sunday tours are give on a drop in format between 1:00pm and 5:00pm and can last up to an hour. Reservations are requested, but drop in visits are welcome.
Rienzi´s gardens are open to the public Monday - Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm, and Sunday, 1:00-5:00pm. Reservations are not necessary.
Please call 713.639.7800 for information or reservations.
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Rienzi: A Family's Legacy
Rienzi is the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts. Comprising a remarkable art collection, a house, and gardens, Rienzi was given to the MFAH by arts patrons Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III.
This handsome residence, named for Rienzi Johnston, Mr. Masterson's grandfather, is situated on 4.4 acres in Homewood Addition, surrounded by Houston's River Oaks neighborhood.
The structure was designed in 1952 by John F. Staub, the same architect who designed Bayou Bend.
Rienzi served as both a family home and a center for Houston civic and philanthropic activity from its completion in 1954, through Mrs. Masterson's death in 1994, and until Mr. Masterson's death in 1997.
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