Interesting museum. In a house which was built to hold Reinzi's collection. This is not a House museum so the interest is only in the collection which has few highlights - a good short add-on to visit to Bayou Bend but not a destination unto itself.

Spectacular gardens, gorgeous 19th century art and furnishings, helpful staff. I visited on a beautiful Sunday and the staff were wonderful about making suggestions and providing history about the art work. Set back on a long drive in a beautiful residential neighborhood, this is both camouflaged by the surroundings neighborhood and very accessible with close, easy parking.

Jo Ann was our guide/docent and she did an excellent job of explaining the history of the house, the family who lived in the house and the notable art in each of the rooms. This is an interesting and beautiful home to visit. We spent about 1-1/2 hours on the tour and didn’t have time for the gardens, though I would have liked to been able to walk around. There is parking on site. Make advance reservations.

The Rienzi is a beautiful home (circa 1950’s?), very much in style with other elegant homes of that era. While the home is elegant, it also feels quite comfortable, livable. Be sure to tour the grounds outside in addition to the inside of the home. The museum personnel are very helpful. Allow 45 minutes. Not recommended for children. Audio is available via cell phone.

Beautiful house and grounds. I'm giving five stars even though I'm not a fan of European decorative arts. I do wish they had more interpretive signs as I didn't want to do the audio tour. The grounds featured lush greenery and was peaceful but there weren't contiguous walking paths so part of the time we were on grass or road. Not a museum for young children. About 45 minutes to tour the inside.