Bonus Quiz
The Menil Collection
Name___________________
The museum is free to all visitors. (1533 Sul Ross Street Houston, TX 77006) Phone: 713-525-9400
Hours: 11:00 a.m – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday – Sunday (The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.)
http://menil.org/
This optional worksheet is due on or before the final exam. Print this out and bring it with you. There are maps
on page 3 of this document. I hope you have fun and that come back to this museum again with your family and friends. Your assignment is to
relax, have fun, and enjoy yourself. Do not touch any artworks. The art is original and very delicate. Stay at least two feet from the artworks. For
bonus quiz credit, write your answers succinctly (briefly) on this page after each question. Use sentences and/or paragraphs for your responses.
WRITE SMALL! Use a notebook for support, not a wall.
1. Name one work that uses lines.
2. Name one work that uses many colors.
3. Name one painting, drawing, print, or photo that uses deep picture space.
4. Name one painting, drawing, print, or photo that uses shallow picture space.
5. Name one work that is representational.
6. Name one work that is abstract.
7. Name one work that is nonobjective.
8. What is the title of your favorite artwork you’ve seen here today? (tell why briefly)
9. What is the title of your least favorite artwork you’ve seen here today? (tell why briefly)
10. What is your overall impression of the Surrealism display?
11. Write a short critique (judgement) of the architecture (by Renzo Piano) of the main building at the Menil Collection and of the landscape design of the outside.
Give your opinions! For example, is the use of light and space appropriate? What would you have designed differently (if anything)?
12.
Rate your overall experience here today on a scale of 1 to 10.
Super Bonus (1 point for each of the following questions)
Walk to the following Menil buildings and briefly describe what you find inside. You will need a brochure at the Menil Collection front desk and ask someone for
directions.
1. The Cy Twombly Gallery
2. The Rothko Chapel
3. The Menil Collection Bookstore
4. Richmond Hall (you may want to drive to this one)
5.
Drive south on Mandell past Café Artiste and turn right on Richmond (turn left if you want to see Richmond Hall). Make a left (south) on Dunlavy and drive to
the new bridge over highway 59. Park your car and check out the bridge. You can walk across it and get a good look at it if you want to. How does this bridge
span such a great distance without any central supporting pier? Would this bridge support six loaded school buses? Is the bridge beautiful?
6.
Drive across the new bridge on Dunlavy and make a left on South Blvd. Make your way (eastward) to Montrose Blvd. Describe the neighborhood you have just
driven through. Pull over and write down any feelings that you had as you were moving through it. Cite and describe any house(s) that you liked or hated.