In one of its annual celebrations, The Menil Collection’s museum complex joins the community to host its Annual Neighborhood Community Day on Saturday, April 18, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This event draws more than 1,000 visitors each year to one of Houston’s most walkable neighborhoods.

Curator talks, art-making programs, performances, and live music are offered across the 30 acres that comprise the Menil campus and the surrounding neighborhood.

Visitors will enjoy a free afternoon of art, music, poetry, and family activities, celebrating the museum’s vibrant Montrose neighborhood.

Among the participating organizations are DACAMERA, Express Children’s Theatre, Houston Center for Photography, Inprint, Islamic Arts Society, The Menil Collection, Rothko Chapel, Watercolor Art Society and Writers in the Schools (WITS).

Schedule of Activities:

Curator Talk on Cy Twombly

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Meta4 Houston Spoken Word Performance

1:00–1:30 p.m.

Family Art Class, led by Express Children’s Theatre

1:00–2:00 p.m.

Drawing Workshop: Inspired by Cy Twombly

1:00–2:30 p.m.

Typewriter Poems, by the Inprint Poetry Buskers

1:00–3:00 p.m.

The History of the Menil

1:30–2:00 p.m.

WITS Poetry Readings

1:30–2:30 p.m.

Curator Talk on Cy Twombly’s Drawings

2:00–2:30 p.m.

Drum Circle: Learn the Basics of African Percussion

2:00–3:00 p.m.

Calligraphy and Ebru Demonstrations, by the Islamic Arts Society

2:00–4:00 p.m.

Watercolor Demonstration, by the Watercolor Art Society Houston

2:00–4:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk for Kids

2:30–3:00 p.m.

3:00–3:30 p.m.

Jazz Trio Performance by DACAMERA’s Young Artists

3:00–4:00 p.m.

Sculpture Workshop: Inspired by the Collection

3:00–5:00 p.m.

Ice House Radio DJ

3:00–5:00 p.m.

Reading by the Inprint Prize Winners

3:30–5:00 p.m.

Curator Talk on the Pacific Islands Gallery

4:00–4:30 p.m.