HOUSTON MUSEUM DISTRICT

Houston’s museums are among the city’s most popular attractions but with entry fees as high as $25 per person, some locals may be wondering if it’s even possible to see art in H-Town without breaking the bank.

Whether you’re trying to stay dry or get out of the heat, you can do so without sacrificing your amusement.

1925, Courtesy of the Illinois Holocaust Museum, Photograph by Jim Lommasson (Courtesy of the Holocaust Museum Houston)HOUSTON – Holocaust Museum Houston presents “Stories of Survival: Object. Memory,” a new exhibition showcasing more than 60 personal items brought to America by survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides. The exhibition includes artifacts and stories of eight Houston-area Holocaust survivors, as well as those who experienced genocides in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Syria. “The process of marrying the two brings to life the human rights atrocities suffered by so many, while poignantly showcasing their stories of survival.”“Stories of Survival” is a project of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center and photographer Jim Lommasson. Holocaust Museum Houston is opened Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.

Several Christopher Columbus statues in the U.S., including one in Houston, were defaced by protesters as tensions on systematic racism are on the rise nationwide. The statue, in the Houston Museum District’s Bell Park, that was defaced Thursday morning was a gift from the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Greater Houston in Columbus’ 500-year anniversary in 1992. But for several years, historians have dug deeper into his violent past and the way he treated Indigenous people. He had also enacted policies of forced labor in which Indigenous people were forced to work for the profit of European colonizers. Today, many cities and states in the U.S. have dropped celebrations of Columbus Day in October and instead celebrate “Indigenous Peoples Day” to stand in solidarity with Native Americans.

Houston's Hotel Zaza to host Broadway-themed brunch and pet fashion show Houston Museum District's 7th annual Wags and Whiskers benefits Interfaith MinistriesTama Lundquist, Brigitte Kalai, and Tena Lundquist Faust Tama Lundquist, Brigitte Kalai, and Tena Lundquist Faust Photo: Courtesy Photo: Courtesy Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Houston's Hotel Zaza to host Broadway-themed brunch and pet fashion show 1 / 12 Back to GalleryFashionistas and pets lovers unite for the 7th annual Wags and Whiskers brunch and pet fashion show coming to Hotel Zaza next month. The fashion show, formerly Best Friends Brunch will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the museum district's Hotel Zaza and will feature a Broadway-themed brunch, a pet fashion show, silent auction and more. READ ALSO: Hungry for Buc-ee's: Southern states making room for Texas' favorite beaverCasey Currey, a Houston-based meteorologist, will emcee the fashion show. The event benefits Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston's Animeals program, which delivers food to the pets of homebound residents. Animeals started more than 10 years ago when Interfaith Ministries' Meals on Wheels drivers noticed that homebound residents were sharing their food with their pets.