Caroline Weiss Law Building in Houston

Caroline Weiss Law Building in Houston is a museum (Museum of Fine Arts Houston), Bissonnet Street 1001. Caroline Weiss Law Building is also known as Law Building.

House Number
1001
Street
Bissonnet Street
Building Type
public building
Operator
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Tourism
museum

Artworks

  • Gymnast II (Artist: William Tucker) – approx. 350 ft.
  • Spatial Concept/Nature No. 1 (Artist: Lucio Fontana, metal) – approx. 350 ft.
  • Back I (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 350 ft.
  • Back II (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 350 ft.
  • The Large Horse (Artist: Raymond Duchamp-Villon) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Back III (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Spirit of Eternal Repose (Artist: Auguste Rodin, metal) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Back IV (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 400 ft.
  • The Sound of Night (Artist: Mimmo Paladino) – approx. 400 ft.
  • La Rivière (Artist: Aristide Maillol, bronze) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Recuerdo de Machu Picchu No. 3 (Las terrazes) (Artist: Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar, metal) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Two Circle Sentinel (Artist: David Smith, steel) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Houston Triptych (Artist: Ellsworth Kelly, metal) – approx. 400 ft.
  • The Walking Man (Artist: Auguste Rodin) – approx. 400 ft.
  • Adam (Artist: Emile-Antoine Bourdelle) – approx. 450 ft.
  • New Forms (Artist: Tony Cragg) – approx. 450 ft.
  • Big Twist (Artist: Bryan Hunt, metal) – approx. 500 ft.

Theaters

  • Brown Auditorium Theater (MFAH) at Bissonnet Street 1001 (77005) – approx. 150 ft.

Tourist information centers

  • Kinder Foundation Education Center (opening hours: Wed–Fri 10–16; Sat 11–16; Sun 12:15–16; Mon, Tue closed) at Bissonnet Street 1001 (77005) – approx. 250 ft.

Cafes

  • Cafe Leonelli (outdoor seating) – approx. 350 ft.

Stations

  • Museum District (southbound) – approx. 450 ft.

Ticket offices

  • MFAH Ticket Booth (MFAH) – approx. 200 ft.

Gift shops

  • MFAH Gift Shop (opening hours: Tue, Wed 10–17; Thu 10–21; Fri, Sat 10–19; Sun 12:15–19; Nov: Thu [4] off; Dec 25 closed) at Main Street 5601 (77005) – approx. 300 ft.

Restaurants

  • Le Jardinier (outdoor seating) – approx. 400 ft.

Light rail stops

  • Museum District – approx. 450 ft.

Streets nearby

Wilson Tunnel
Brown Auditorium Theater
50 ft
Bissonnet Street
Z Pizza, Subway, Spec's, Bering's Hardware & Gifts, Lone Star Glass, Chuck E. Cheese's, Supercuts, Episcopal Church of The Epiphany, Capital One, Bissonnet Dental, Solutions Pest & Lawn, First Philippine Baptist Church, Tony K's, Pink's Pizza, The UPS Store, Brazos Bookstore, Houston Shoe Hospital, Higher Dimension Baptist Church, MFAH Ticket Booth, Back III, Back I, Back IV, Back II, Swift, New Day Missonary Baptist Church, Little Caesars, Q Wings, Seafood, & Boba, Alpha Auto Center, Parrilla Colombiana, La Sultana Panaderia y Pupuseria, Gymnast II, The Sound of Night, The Walking Man, The Large Horse, Two Circle Sentinel, Spirit of Eternal Repose, Recuerdo de Machu Picchu No. 3 (Las terrazes), Spatial Concept/Nature No. 1, Le Jardinier, Cafe Leonelli, La Rivière, Westwood, Big Mart, Walgreens
200 ft
Main Street
Charleys Philly Steaks, 7Spice, Marco's Pizza, Kids & Teens Dental Place, West Junction, Main Street Square (southbound), Main Street Square, UH-Downtown, O'Kane Theatre, Heacker, Etro Nightclub, Lilly & Bloom, Fifth Vessel, Ensemble/HCC, Line & Lariat, The District, Cellar 7 Wine & Bar Bites, Off The Record, Taste Kitchen + Bar, Preston, Moxy Houston Downtown, Bungalow, Fabian's Latin Flavors, The Moonshiners, Mendocino Farms, Bird Haus Hot Chicken, Abu Omar Halal, Little New Orleans, Lone Star Taco, Holy Cross Catholic Chapel, Main Street Square (northbound), McGowen, Nouveau Antique Art Bar, Smashburger, Kolache Factory, Supercuts, AT&T, Downtown Transit Center, Your Pie, Bell, Main St @ Holcombe Blvd, Popeyes, Roma's Pizza, Edible Arrangements, Think, Gracious Hope Baptist Church, Ormandy, Edward Albert Palmer Memorial Chapel, Wheeler, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Pepperoni's, Taco Cabana, Jollibee, PNC, T-Mobile, Schlotzsky's, FedEx Office, Papa John's, Wingstop, Central Station Main, Finn Hall, Chipotle, Shay McElroy's Irish Pub, Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge, Cherry, Behind Closed Doors, Dean's, Notsuoh, La Diabla, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Starbucks, Corner Bakery, Cliff's Grill, The Halal Guys, Poké in the bowl, Double Trouble, Winnie's, My Flaming Heart, The Fashion Time Machine, Kura Sushi, The Baker's Man, Eye Theory, Sackett Auto Repair, Continental Club, Tacos a Go-Go, Shoeshine Charlie's Big Top Lounge, My Eye Doctor, Inman Gallery
400 ft
Montrose Boulevard
Frost Bank, Lao Sze Chuan, CVS Pharmacy, The Pilgrim, Houston Triptych, Kinder Foundation Education Center, Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana, Prosperity Bank, Bird
450 ft
Hermann Drive
Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue
0.1 mi
Ewing Street
0.1 mi
Fannin Street
Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Club Quarters Hotel, Houston, Downtown, Nationwide Nail Supply Inc., Midtown, Dominion Montessori School, Fannin South, Hermann Park/Rice U, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Museum District, Museum District (southbound), Stadium Park/Astrodome, Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo, Chick-fil-A, Dryden/TMC, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Salata, Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, MOD Pizza, Winner's Corner, Bleezys Smoke Shop
0.1 mi
Berthea Street
0.1 mi
Binz Street
Museum District, Dak & Bop, Barnaby’s Cafe, MFAH Parking Info Kiosk, MFAH Gift Shop
0.1 mi
Bayard Lane
0.1 mi
Calumet Street
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton
0.2 mi
Prospect Street
0.2 mi
Bartlett Street
Prosperity Bank
0.2 mi
Barkdull Street
0.2 mi
Oakdale Street
Holcombe Drive, Walgreens
0.2 mi
Pinedale Street
0.2 mi
Roseland Street
Cloud Column, New Forms, Adam, Big Twist, Echoes
0.3 mi
Southmore Boulevard
First Unitarian Universalist Church, Saint James School, Riverside Terrace
0.3 mi
Milford Street
0.3 mi
Portland Street
0.3 mi
San Jacinto Street
Museum District (northbound), Museum District, Main Entrance, Christ Church Cathedral, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Subway, Guadalajara Del Centro, Periodic Table, Perk Coffee Shop, Elgin Pharmacy, Eye Care Central
0.3 mi
Austin Street
Plaza Specialty Hospital, Phoenicia Speciality Foods, Gazebo Roof
0.3 mi
Palm Street
0.3 mi
Chelsea Boulevard
0.4 mi
Milam Street
Milam St @ Dallas St, Milam St @ McKinney St, Citadel BBQ, Perbacco, Chipotle, Bich Nga Hair Design, East West Bank, Milam St @ Preston St, Milam St @ Jefferson St, Milam St @ Pease St, Milam St @ Leeland St, Milam St @ Bell St, Milam St @ Clay St, Milam St @ Texas Ave, Milam St @ Franklin St
0.4 mi
Louisiana Street
Pad Thai, Randalls Pharmacy, Starbucks, Potbelly, Gen Korean BBQ House, Piola, JINYA Ramen Bar, APRECI8, Birraporetti's
0.4 mi
Travis Street
BRC Tent, Warehouse Live, Downtown Transit Center, Travis St @ Clay St, Travis St @ Leeland St, Travis St @ Bell St, Travis St @ Texas Ave, Travis St @ Rusk St, Travis St @ Capitol St, Warren's Inn, CRU, Frank's Pizza, Sambuca, Solecita, Travis St @ Congress St, Hearsay Gastro Lounge, Public Services Wine & Whisky, Travis St @ Franklin St, Travis St @ McKinney St, Houston Police Department, SpringHill Suites Houston Downtown/Convention Center, Courtyard Houston Downtown/Convention Center, Travis St @ Dallas St, Travis St @ Lamar St, The Brass Tap, High Fashion Home
0.4 mi
Rosedale Street
Saint Mary School, Saint Marys Catholic Church
0.4 mi
Located in Houston
Postal code 77005
Country United States
Key event construction
Part of Caroline Wiess Law Building