Asia Society Texas Center

Linking Texas to Asia for a shared future.

Linking Texas to Asia for a shared future.

Farsighted Houstonians led by former First Lady Barbara Bush and former Ambassador Roy M. Huffington established Asia Society Texas Center in 1979. Sharing the vision of John D. Rockefeller 3rd, who founded Asia Society in New York in 1956, they recognized the need to educate Americans about Asia and to forge closer ties between Houston and the peoples and institutions of Asia.

In 1995 the...

In the heart of Houston's Museum District, the Asia Society Texas Center is relatively understated. Blending in with the surrounding residential area, the center was designed by prestigious architect Yoshio Taniguchi. The minimal styling and exquisite materials used in the building provide an incredible space in which to view the exhibitions that form the core of the center. Previous displays...