Free Admission Times
There’s a lot to see in the Houston Museum District – and much of it’s free! Discover what’s new and plan your visit today!
Always Free

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

DiverseWorks

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Houston Center for Photography

The Jung Center

Lawndale Art Center

The Menil Collection

Moody Center for the Arts

Rothko Chapel
Specific Free Times
General Admission Only
- Buffalo Soldiers National Museum – FREE Thursdays 1-5 pm
- Children’s Museum of Houston – FREE Thursdays 5-8 pm
- Czech Center Museum Houston – FREE Thursdays 2-4 pm (last entry at 3:30 pm)
- The Health Museum – FREE Thursdays 2-7 pm
- Holocaust Museum Houston – FREE Thursdays 2-5 pm; plus on International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27, 2023), Yom HaShoah (April 28, 2023), Walter Kase Free Admission Day (May 5, 2023), Stefi Altman Free Admission Day (May 14, 2023), and International Human Rights Day (Dec. 10, 2023)
- Houston Museum of African American Culture – FREE Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays (11 am – 6 pm)
- Houston Museum of Natural Science – FREE admission to permanent exhibits on Thursdays; visit HMNS Hours and Pricing for their current free hours as they change seasonally
- Houston Zoo – FREE admission (reservations required) on the first Tuesday of each month, September through May, from opening until closing
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – FREE Thursdays 10 am – 9 pm (does not include specially ticketed exhibitions); parking is also free on Thursdays for visitors entering between 5 pm – 9 pm