What to do and see in Houston, Texas (TX): The Best Shopping

The Russian Cultural Center's Mission is to celebrate, share and promote Russian cultural awareness, as well as cultural awareness of the former Soviet republics. To facilitate this cultural exchange, we offer musical concerts, art and photography exhibits, documentary film screenings, artistic workshops, theater and dance performances, Russian language classes, student competitions, and lectures.

With more than 20 years of experience in the art business, Art of the World Gallery focuses in modern, postwar and contemporary art. Our inventory is comprised of masters, mid-career and cutting-edge artists from Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. We acquire the majority of our inventory directly from the artists whom we represent, among them: Fernando Botero, Julio Larraz, Robert Indiana, Mr. Brainwash, Sophia Vari, Igor Mitoraj, Jorge Jiménez Deredia, Cristobal Toral, Jesús Moroles, Park Eun Sun, Gustavo Vélez, Carlos Luna, and others. We work directly with art collectors, museums, art galleries, art dealers, architects and interior designers, making art available to homes, offices and public places.

Sophisticated travelers from around the world visit River Oaks District Houston to experience this distinctive outdoor shopping and dining district. Showcasing a curated collection of more than 60 fashionable retail shops, restaurants and cafes set amidst beautifully landscaped streets, River Oaks District Houston is a must on every traveler's itinerary.

More than 26 million visitors each year seek the dynamic & fine shopping environment uniquely offered by The Galleria, Texas’ largest shopping center and fourth largest domain nationally. International guests and Houstonians blend seamlessly in the center while on shopping excursions or entertaining guests at one of the signature eateries. Spanning 2.4 million square feet of space, housing 400 fine stores and restaurants, two high-rise hotels, and three office towers, The Galleria is Houston’s most popular retail and tourist destination, meeting every style and taste.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a nonprofit arts organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. HCCC serves as an important cultural and educational resource for Houston and the Southwest-one of the few venues in the country dedicated exclusively to craft at the highest level. The organization provides exhibition, sales and studio spaces to support the work of local and national artists and offers mission-related educational programs in schools and underserved communities. HCCC is funded in part by grants from The Brown Foundation; Houston Endowment, Inc.; the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance; Texas Commission on the Arts; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Kinder Foundation; the Morgan Foundation; Windgate Charitable Foundation; and the Wortham Foundation.