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2003 | Best Sanctuary from the Fast Track

Every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. you can step inside the cool peacefulness of the Rothko Chapel and leave the sights and sounds of Inner Loop life behind. Founded by John and Dominique de Menil in 1971, the chapel is part gallery, part sanctuary.... More >
2000 | Best Restoration Project

After a year and a half with its doors shut for a $1.8 million face-lift, the Rothko Chapel reopened in June, radiating renewed richness in its muted simplicity. The renovation work reached from the ground up, bringing the shrine closer to what... More >

HGO Commissions a Special 9/11 Work for, and of, Houston

By Margaret Downing | Wed, August 17, 2011

Last fall and winter, librettist Gene Scheer interviewed Texas firefighters who'd gone to New York City ten years ago to help in human recovery efforts after 9/11. "About a week later, they we More >
Hustle Town

By William Michael Smith | Thu, January 13, 2011

The New Orleans Hustlers Brass Band, which plays Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations Saturday at the Rothko Chapel and Sunday at Under the Volcano's soul-food cookoff, has essentially called Houston home since Hurricane Katrina. The band incl... More >

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2003 | Best Sanctuary from the Fast Track