Entry No. 19 — the Houston file — filed under: new-media
Art Club at POST Houston
Thirteen new-media galleries built inside a converted 1960s mail-sorting facility, strung with laser corridors, projection rooms, and a mirrored Infinity Room, taking most visitors 90 to 120 minutes to walk end to end.
The story
The Barbara Jordan Post Office spent decades as a sprawling 1960s mail-sorting cavern—a cavernous concrete fortress built to process millions of letters a day under humming industrial fluorescents. Today, tucked inside the reimagined POST Houston complex downtown, Art Club has hollowed out thirteen galleries within that former logistics engine, swapping out mail sacks for high-powered laser corridors, dark projection rooms, and mirrored infinity chambers.
What keeps the spot genuinely strange is its deliberate double life. By day, it functions as an immersive museum dedicated to new-media art installations, drawing visitors through quiet, disorienting light environments. By night, it flips a switch to host touring electronic artists, transforming the exact same gallery footprint into a dark, bass-heavy nightclub space.
What it's like
Give yourself 90 to 120 minutes to work your way end-to-end through all thirteen rooms. You will be threading through fog-filled laser corridors and wide projection spaces before reaching the mirrored Infinity Room—a setup that requires an add-on ticket, so do not miss selecting it at checkout. Go on a weekday evening to dodge weekend crowds and hold off on taking photos every five feet. Once you spill out at the end, head straight up to POST's rooftop level to grab a drink with a view of the downtown skyline.
The move: Book weekday tickets to dodge weekend crowds, add on the Infinity Room, and finish the night at the venue's bar on POST's rooftop level.
- 📍 Downtown (POST / former Barbara Jordan Post Office)
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 401 Franklin St, Houston, TX 77201
Hours: Added 2026-07-19 — confirm current hours before you go.
Pair it with
- La Carafe — Trade high-tech laser corridors and digital projections for Houston's oldest bar, lit almost entirely by dripping candle wax three blocks away.
- The Cistern (Buffalo Bayou Park) — Pair Art Club's modern digital light displays with the sheer analog grandeur of a 1926 underground water reservoir down the road.
- Virtuoso — Walk two tenths of a mile east to find a disembodied 25-ton concrete cellist hovering outside a nearby downtown office tower.
Good to know
How long does a walkthrough usually take?
Plan for 90 to 120 minutes to experience all thirteen gallery spaces at a comfortable pace.
Is the Infinity Room included in standard admission?
No, access to the mirrored Infinity Room requires an additional add-on ticket during booking.
Is this a museum or a nightlife spot?
It is both. It operates as a ticketed new-media art installation during daytime and early evening hours, then doubles as a music venue with live DJs on select nights.
Where is it located within POST Houston?
It sits inside the former Barbara Jordan Post Office at 401 Franklin Street in Downtown Houston.
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Further reading: artclubhtx.com · Tripadvisor · Official site
last checked: 2026-07-19