Explore Houston’s rich history, arts and culture at these iconic destinations.
Ensemble Theatre
ensemblehouston.com
As the oldest and largest professional African American theatre in the Southwest, The Ensemble Theatre produces a mainstage season of six contemporary and classic works devoted to the portrayal of the African American Experience by local and national playwrights.
3535 Main St Houston, TX 77002
Distance: 2.6 miles
District Art Gallery
www.districtartgalleries.com
The District Art Gallery is an innovative, artist-activated, & collaborative art gallery. Featuring rotating exhibitions, creative panels, art parties, education, and much more, DAG seeks to create a diverse environment of programming to appease to their diverse audience.
810 Richey St Houston, TX 77002
Distance: 1.5 miles
The African American Library at the Gregory School
https://houstonlibrary.org/research/special-collections/african-american-library-gregory-school
A historical site for African American culture and archives, the Gregory School is located in historic Freedmen’s Town, which was founded by former slaves after Emancipation and became a prominent African American community.
1300 Victor St Houston, TX 77019
Distance: 2.9 miles
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
http://buffalosoldiermuseum.com
Honoring the legacy of the country’s African American soldiers, The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum was founded in 2001 by Vietnam veteran, Captain Paul J. Matthews and currently houses rotating exhibits, as well as cultural and community events.
3816 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
Distance: 2.9 miles
Community Artists’ Collective
thecollective.org
The Community Artists’ Collective promotes and preserves for all people evidence of African American cultural traditions. The Collective was conceived in 1985 by Michelle Barnes, artist, art educator and director of Barnes-Blackman Galleries and Dr. Sarah Trotty, artist and art educator at Texas Southern University.
4101 San Jacinto St Houston, TX 77004
Distance: 2.9 miles
Gite Gallery
http://thegitegallery.com/site/
Located in a charming two-story brick house, built in 1943, The Gite Gallery is decorated to look more like a home than a typical “white-walled” gallery. The gallery features carefully curated artwork from sub-Saharan Africa.
2024 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004
Distance: 2.3 miles
Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC)
www.hmaac.org
With rotating exhibitions as diverse as the city of Houston that includes established and up-and-coming artists, the Houston Museum of African American Culture promotes the culture of Africans and African Americans for current and future generations.
4807 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
Distance: 3.0 miles
Project Row Houses
https://projectrowhouses.org
A Third Ward community gem and Houston landmark, Project Row Houses provides a platform to emerging and established artists to express their perspectives by personalizing traditional shotgun homes through a series of themed rounds every year. Project Row Houses encompasses five city blocks and houses 39 structures that serve as home base to a variety of community enriching initiatives, art programs, and neighborhood development activities.
2521 Holman St Houston, TX 77004
Distance: 2.1 miles
Rutherford B H Yates Museum
https://www.rbhy.org/
RBHY is dedicated to the preservation of historic structures on their original homesteads through internships, archeology, educational & community programs.
1314 Andrews St, Houston, TX 77019
Distance: 2.5 miles