The Health Museum

Address:	1515 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX 77004, USA
Phone:	+1 713-521-1515
Site:	thehealthmuseum.org
Rating:	4.1
Working:	9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–7PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 12–5PM

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Reviews 14

Sandy Day

too small- we were in and out in an hour. There were schools there visiting so the cell lab was unavailable. Some hands on things for kids but the body area of the museum was somewhat graphic, redundant and not very engaging for my 11 year old. Might be good for pre med or HS students interested in medical careers. We saw pictures at her school from when this was an exhibit at the Natural Science museum and my daughter couldnt wait to get here. However, the staff told us when they moved to their own building, space was cut in half so many of the exhibits we eliminated. No walk through heart which was something she was excited to see. The gift shop was interesting and had items you dont normally see in other museum shops. Parking was confusing. I parked close and ended up paying for hospital parking at the outside kiosk bc the lot said to take your ticket with you.When we left, the lot attendant said I didnt pay for that lot so I paid twice! I was unable to pay for parking at the museum front desk despite the sign up front. Wouldnt recommend or return visit. Just disappointing all around..... The website needs to reflect the exhibits on display. Its very misleading.....

Lynne Shearer

They try to make this interesting. A lot of remodels have been done in the past couple years. There are several broken exhibits that, unfortunately, have been there for years and never replaced or repaired. It isnt a place that I would expect to spend much time in with young children. There is an interactive lab for older children that looks interesting, but my kids arent old enough yet to take advantage of it. They do have homeschool classes for different age groups which are very nice and the kids love. The classes are also reasonably priced. Overall, if it werent for the homeschool options, I would not go or take my children. As it doesnt offer enough to keep the children occupied for more than an hour.

Karen Branch

They refused to let this precious little Hispanic homeschool boy sit in a vacant spot during one of their classes, siting some obscure policy that in case that absent child happened to show up, they needed the spot. There were in fact, NINE empty spots, and not one of the absent kids showed up to take ANY of them. The little boys spirits were crushed. I couldnt believe the teacher could be so heartless. When I complained to the director, she stood by the teacher and said she was fine with losing the boy and his mother as members. I will never visit again. I am canceling our membership. They do not have a heart for education.

Cheryl Crowder

Took the grandkids (10-y-o boy, 12-y-o girl & 14-y-o girl) to the Health Museum on Free Thursday. Interesting hands-on exhibits including a trip thru the colon, heart, eyes, skeletal system, a photography exhibit of more than 150 people in the entire color spectrum, and a theater presentation by the photog artist. One of the most popular exhibits was a wall that measured how high people jumped. Also got a chance to match our skin colors and place our "dots" on a map that represented our home town, state or country. A variety of activities kept the kids interested and engaged. An enjoyable afternoon!

Victoria Gutierrez

Has some main exhibits that havent changed but two areas have switched exhibits. Weve only came twice, and for my two littles (6 and 4) they have fun. They cant do the debakey cell lab yet because its 7 and above but they do have homeschooling classes. The most time we spend here is about 2 to 3 hours which i think is pretty good for my kids. Very educational and fun for them. Also, parking is $5 if you want to park in the museum parking lot or you can park for free across the street.

Isis Segovia

This was the biggest waste of 30$. Honestly they should just be an extended wing at the museum of natural science. Its one whole floor and really nothing interesting. Parents save your 30$ and go somewhere else where youll get your moneys worth. This is definitely not the the place. Took us an hour to walk around the whole thing. Maybe less we had to keep running around catching our 4yr old. Huge disappointment. Not worth the money or time.

David Lewis

I went to the last Body World exhibit a few years ago and I was blown away. There were so many bodies and to walk through it was a pleasure and amazing. The current show is about 1/10th of the exhibits that were last seen. It is very underwhelming and disappointing. Its like the people who are responsible for this show said "No one will see that we have included only a fraction of the original show". WRONG! My recommendation, save your money.

Roy Cormier

The information alone is a great reason to love this place. The body is alive and interactive at the same time. Be sure to consult the times before going because they close at 5pm normally. And while there are some free exhibit here, consider the membership which is probably the cheapest in town. If you park in the lot, you pay for parking inside (less than $5), members park free and see all exhibit free.

Kevin B

This place is awesome. When my son was invited to a birthday party here and I thought it was a strange place to have a party. After seeing how much fun the kids had in the lab, I was impressed. WAY better than just bouncing around in a germ factory for an hour like most other birthday parties hes invited to. Would highly recommend this place for 7-9 year olds for birthdays.

Lucas Hartsough

A bit hidden, but so happy I discovered this place. Saw Body Worlds here recently, which was fascinating, but was happy to find they also have a number of other cool exhibits. Our group definitely enjoyed the brain teasers, and as a grad student I was impressed with their hands-on laboratory area. Really cool way for people to see what we do every day!!

Chad Williams

The displays and activities are really fun and thats coming from a 31 year old...ijs. Although its right up under "creepy" level to know that all the human parts are literally actual human parts...but I do commend the museum for being as authentic as that...they are doing great work to teach us about ourselves and test our limits of comprehension.

Cherly Jeune

Totally amazing for the health/ medical nut within me. Kids really enjoyed the interactive options and the Scavenger hunt we participated in; was also a bonus for my son whom was learning about bones and organs at school that week. Great way to reinforce information they should know and hopefully build a love for the Medical sciences.

JAMIE Carr

HAVENT BEEN They neglected to let a child in that wanted to learn but they turn him away. He wasnt scheduled to be there. They had empty seats. He could have sat until the other student showed up. They didnt show up and the other student was told no so 1 child missed out on some public education because of you. FEEL BETTER.

Michael Robertson

It was okay. I liked the interactivity; however, several of the exhibits were not operational. Some exhibits required an additional fee. Also, it wouldve been nice to find out how to successfully complete the brain teasers. This place has so much potential. With the right changes, it can achieve a 5-star rating.