Houston family weekend planner
Best museums in Houston
Family-friendly museums in Houston: hands-on science, art, history, and children's museums, plus their upcoming free days and family programs. Browse 30 family-friendly spots and 38 upcoming events on FamHop.
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Upcoming museums
- BASF Kids' Labs · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Color Splash Playdate Tuesdays · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Giggles and Stories · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Kaleidoscope Colloquiums · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Kick It Off, Houston! · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Let's Play: Unwound · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Ms. Camila's Puppet Show · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Party All Summer Long! · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Teaching Together: Literacy Fun*shops · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Yoga for Little Learners · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Zumbini Fridays · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Rewind & Play: Soccer Edition! · Saturday, June 27, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- You Got a Friend in Me Party! · Saturday, June 27, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Kaleidoscope Colloquiums · Thursday, July 2, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Minions' Monster Party · Thursday, July 2, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Music for Little Ones: Babies Only · Thursday, July 2, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Music for Little Ones: Mixed-Age Families · Thursday, July 2, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Zumbini Thursdays · Thursday, July 2, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- CMH Extended Summer Hours · Friday, July 3, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Final Kickoff Soccer Party · Friday, July 3, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Bank of America Museums on Us® · Saturday, July 4, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston · Free
- Kidpendence Day Party! · Saturday, July 4, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- MAKER CREW ideaMAKE Series · Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- ExxonMobil Second Thursday Free Family Night · Thursday, July 9, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston · Free
- MindFest Challenge 6: Dunk Tank Design · Thursday, July 9, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Ocean Adventure Party · Thursday, July 9, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Kaleidoscope Workshop Series · Friday, July 10, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Second Saturday: Shark Week, HMNS Style · Saturday, July 11, 2026
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston · Included with admission / memb
- MindFest Challenge 6: Overtime · Saturday, July 11, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Family Bollywood Dance Experience · Thursday, July 16, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Super Squad Party · Friday, July 17, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Under the Big Top Party · Saturday, July 18, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Little Builders Playtime · Monday, July 20, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Jingle in July Party · Saturday, July 25, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Friendship Party · Thursday, July 30, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- Spiderman’s Web-Slinging Party · Saturday, August 1, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- CMH Extended Summer Hours · Friday, August 7, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
- It’s My Party (and I’ll Cry If I Want To!) · Saturday, August 8, 2026
Children's Museum Houston Events, Houston
Top-rated museums
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston
- Houston Fire Museum · Houston
- Houston Freedman's Town · Houston
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum · Houston
- Art Car Museum · Houston
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- Museum of Printing History · Houston
- The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum · Houston
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- Menil Collection · Houston
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- Menil Drawing Institute · Houston
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- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston · Houston
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- Holocaust Museum Houston · Houston
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- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston
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- Art of the World Gallery · Houston
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens · Houston
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- Blaffer Art Museum · Houston
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- Houston Museum of Natural Science · Houston
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- Rienzi · Houston
- 1940 Air Terminal Museum · Pasadena
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- Space Center Houston · Houston
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- Darlin Roth Research Library & Museum · Cypress
- Johnny Nelson Katy Heritage Museum · Katy
- Tomball Museum Center · Tomball
- Rienzi · Houston
- Rothko Chapel · Houston
- National Museum of Funeral History · Humble
- Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum · Houston
- Cy Twombly Gallery · Houston
- Children's Museum of Houston · Houston
- John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science · Houston
- Bay Area Museum · League City