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MUSEUM DISTRICT
HIGHLIGHTS
THE HEALTH MUSEUM
THE MENIL COLLECTION
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON
The Zoo in You
1515 Hermann Dr. | 713.521.1515
www.thehealthmuseum.org
Andy Warhol, Sunset
1533 Sul Ross Street | 713.525.9400
www.menil.org
Shocks and Jolts
1500 Binz Street | 713.522.1138
www.cmhouston.org
Ready to meet your microbes? This interactive exhibit teaches us who our constant
microbial companions are, where they live,
how diverse they are and in what ways scientists are discovering just how important
they are to our personal health.
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A rare, unfinished film by Andy Warhol,
Sunset is a meditation on the temporality of
an everyday phenomenon. Warhol began
making the film in 1964 when the Menil
Collection founders, John and Dominique de
Menil, commissioned the artist to create a
new film, one with spiritual significance.
Warhol shot sunsets in San Francisco, East
Hampton and New York City, but never
completed the project, stating, “I filmed so
many sunsets for that project, but I never got
one that satisfied me.”
Get ready for a shock to your system with
an electrifying exhibit like no other!
Experience the brand new Shocks & Jolts
exhibit which will enable you to: discover
the illuminating field of electrostatics, examine the properties of electromagnetism and
build and test your own electrical circuits.
This hands-on, bilingual (English/Spanish)
exhibit will provide you with the opportunity
to explore the exciting topic of electricity
and investigate its properties, generation
and uses. You’re invited to ask questions,
explore, experiment and make discoveries
about electric circuits, electrostatics, and
electromagnetism.