Buffalo Bayou Partnership is inviting the public to experience Cistern Illuminated , a multi-sensory art installation transforming the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern into a vibrant spectacle of light, sound, and optical illusion. Opening the day after Thanksgiving and continuing through the holiday season, the exhibition allows visitors to explore 221 towering concrete columns bathed in shifting, vivid colors, accompanied by an ethereal soundscape that highlights the unique acoustics of the decommissioned drinking water reservoir.

Created by artist and engineer Kelly O’Brien, the installation enhances the historic structure with an immersive visual and auditory journey, encouraging guests to engage with the space in a new and transcendent way. Tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday on

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