"Since the storm, our focus has been on the complete repair of the building, the restoration of the damaged panels and on the reopening of the building so the public once again has access to this beloved space for contemplation and meditation," the chapel's executive director, David Leslie, said in a statement.
"Getting to this point has been a true community effort involving an amazing team of art conservators, scientists, art handlers, volunteers, community partners and Chapel staff, and we are very excited to reopen in time for the holidays."
Opened in 1971, the Rothko Chapel was commissioned by John and Dominique de Menil, who were known as the 'philanthropists of Houston'. Dominique de Menil was an heir to the Schlumberger Limited Oil fortune and received the National Medal of the Arts in 1986.
The Rothko Chapel features 14 enormous, somber canvases by Rothko, the king of colour field abstraction. Outside stands the monumental Broken Obelisk sculpture by Barnett Newman.
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