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Guided MFAH Rienzi house tour for six adults
- Item Number
- 103
- Estimated Value
- 100 USD
- Buy Now Price
- 40 USD
- Quantity Available
- 0
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Item Description
Tour led by Leann Mueller, 14 Pews board member and enthusiastic Rienzi docent:
Located on Kirby Drive in River Oaks and formerly the home of philanthropists Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III, Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts was designed by prominent Houston architect John Staub in 1952. Opened to the public in 1999, Rienzi now houses a substantial collection of European decorative arts, including paintings, furnishings, porcelain, and extensive holdings of miniatures. Rienzi welcomes some 8,000 visitors a year for tours, family programs, lectures, concerts, and a variety of special events.
In addition to the house tour, you will have a rare opportunity to view the first special exhibition ever held at Rienzi! English Taste treats you to a dining-room extravaganza typical of a 1760s English country house. Lifelike fish, fowl, and flummeries created by English Food Historian Ivan Day—complete with lavish, Georgian silver fittings and place settings—grace the table, created with guidance from the influential period cookbook The Experienced English Housekeeper by Elizabeth Raffald, the “Martha Stewart of the 18th century.”
In addition to a lively (not boring) one hour tour and dining exhibit, you will receive one hardback coffee table book, Rienzi, as your guests enjoy a proper cup of English tea with cookies!
This is a perfect holiday gift for Anglophiles and those who love antiques, porcelain or European social history.
Item Special Note
expires 6/1/12
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