Experience an otherworldly combination of light and sound at this enchanting light installation in Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern this holiday season.

PRICE: $15
per person

 

Brighten up your winter with, Cistern Illuminated, an immersive light and sound installation in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in Houston.

Step into the breathtaking underground decommissioned drinking water reservoir as it is transformed into a mirror-like world of color, showcasing the Cistern’s repeating columns and their uncanny reflections on the surface of the water below. A unique and original soundscape follows the moving lights around the cavernous Cistern.

Cistern Illuminated is designed by Houston artist and engineer Kelly O’Brien of Fenris.

Take a journey of vivid light and ethereal sound with Cistern Illuminated
Experience Cistern Illuminated beneath Buffalo Bayou Park
Get inspired by the breathtaking holiday installation in the heart of Houston
Experience multi-sensory art and mirror-like world of color in the Cistern
Descend into Cistern Illuminated and discover light below

Entry to Cistern Illuminated
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