Find solitude in a stillness that moves at the Rothko Chapel By Cody Swann - Aug 17, 2017 rothko-chapel-houston Photo courtesy of Rothko Chapel

Explore your spirituality while surrounded by contemporary art in a quiet, tranquil environment built for people of all faiths at the Rothko Chapel.

Located within the picturesque, 30-acre neighborhood that houses the Menil Collection museum campus, the Rothko Chapel sits quietly tucked away at the corner of Sul Ross and Yupon Street in Montrose.

Commissioned by John and Dominique de Menil in 1964 and completed by 1971, the octagonal brick space contains eight moveable benches and 14 murals by American abstract expressionist artist Mark Rothko. His interior features three walls of dark purple-hued triptychs and five walls with similar large single paintings. Open To All Faiths

A sacred space open to all, every day, the chapel provides spiritual text for a variety of faiths that visit to devote time to prayer, meditate, partake in religious services, lectures, concerts or simply sit in silence surrounded by the other-worldly Mark Rothko paintings.

With the Menil’s belief that art and spirituality are central to society’s shared experience, people from all walks of life seek renewal in the chapel and solitude in the Plaza outside where Barnett Newman’s Broken Obelisk monument stands in memory of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.