Gallery Highlights

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  Yayoi Kusama “Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity”

  Ongoing

  In Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity—one of Yayoi Kusama’s signature Infinity Rooms—a delicate, shimmering mirage unfolds as lights ignite and disappear.

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  Spanish Viceregal Paintings from the Thoma Collection

  Ongoing

  The Museum presents a selection of Spanish viceregal paintings from the celebrated collection of Carl and Marilynn Thoma.

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  Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

  Ongoing

  The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building is dedicated to the Museum’s international collections of modern and contemporary art. The third-floor galleries are devoted to thematic exhibitions, with installations of art from the 1960s onward.

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  David Hockney: The Four Seasons, Woldgate Woods

  Through September 1, 2025

  In these videos, British artist David Hockney updates the classic theme of the four seasons by taking advantage of digital technology to capture the essence of nature and human perception.

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  Here, Now, and In the Multiverse

  Through February 9, 2025

  The artists in Here, Now, and In the Multiverse depict heavenly bodies that exist in extraordinary realms. These celestial beings take on the forms of various deities—metamorphosed by references to our complex contemporary lives—while their impossible beauty suggests the infinite possibilities available in the multiverse.

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  Arts of Korea Gallery

  Ongoing

  The Arts of Korea Gallery is the first gallery dedicated to Korean art in the American South. The installation showcases works of art from the growing MFAH collections along with prestigious loans from the National Museum of Korea.

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  Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds

  Ongoing

  The galleries for art of the Islamic worlds showcase the full extent of the MFAH holdings in Islamic art, enhanced by a significant selection of Persian masterworks on extended loan from the distinguished collection of Hossein Afshar.

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  Do Ho Suh’s “Portal”

  Ongoing

  Described by the artist as an “impossible” sculpture, Portal is at once monumental and seemingly ephemeral as it encases the image of a traditional Korean gate in negative space.

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  Simone Leigh’s “Satellite”

  Ongoing

  The MFAH is the first U.S. museum to acquire the monumental sculpture Satellite, by Simone Leigh. Installed near the entry plaza of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, Satellite was the iconic centerpiece of Leigh’s project for the Venice Biennale in 2022.

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  Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica

  Ongoing

  The Museum’s gallery for Judaica features works of art made for Jewish communities around the world to fulfill the practice of their faith.