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February 20, 2019 - “Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017” Opens March 3 at the MFAH
Forty sculptures by the American artist interweave traditions of African, European, and ancient art for contemporary audiences HOUSTON—February 20, 2019—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017—the first major exhibition dedicated to sculptures by renowned American contemporary artist Jack Whitten. While Whitten has long been celebrated for his work as … -
February 7, 2019 - David Bomford, Conservation Chair, and Zahira Véliz Bomford, Senior Paintings Conservator, to retire
David Bomford, Chairman, Department of Conservation, and Audrey Jones Beck Curator, Department of European Art; and Zahira (Soni) Véliz Bomford, Senior Paintings Conservator, will retire in March. Per Knutås, Chief Conservator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, has been appointed as Head of Conservation, beginning in July.
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February 7, 2019 - MFAH Director Gary Tinterow appoints Per Knutås as Head of Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Knutås begins his appointment at the MFAH in July 2019, bringing nearly three decades of experience to the Museum’s state-of-the-art conservation centerHOUSTON—February 7, 2019—Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced the appointment of Per Knutås as Head of Conservation, following the retirement of David Bomford. A related release on Bomford’s departure is … -
January 16, 2019 - MFAH Presents the 24th Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” Exhibition
Title Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography When January 16–August 11, 2019 Overview The 24th edition of Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photographyopens today, January 16, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The annual photography exhibition is a collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and area high schools to document and celebrate Houston’s … -
December 6, 2018 - Van Gogh survey opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in March 2019
“Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art” explores the artist through rarely loaned paintings and drawings from throughout the decade of his career Organized by the MFAH in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo HOUSTON—December 2018—Few artists have left behind as complete an account of their life and work as Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). In March 2019, … -
December 3, 2018 - “Mending: Craft and Community—Selections from the Museum’s Collection”
Title Mending: Craft and Community
Selections from the Museum’s Collection Dates December 8, 2018–October 20, 2019 Overview This exhibition showcases mending as an act of transformation by artists working in a wide range of craft-based materials. Through 28 objects drawn from the Museum’s collection, Mending: Craft and Communityexamines both formal and metaphorical examples of mending created … -
October 24, 2018 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Completes the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Center for Conservation, Designed by Lake|Flato Architects
State-of-the-art facility houses one of the largest suites of art-conservation spaces of any public museum; completes second phase of Museum’s unifying campus-redevelopment plan Recent, $750,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant ensures continuation of MFAH research collaboration with Menil Collection, Rice University, and museums nationally HOUSTON—October 24, 2018—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, … -
October 11, 2018 - Rarely Displayed 17th-Century Persian Garden Carpet from Glasgow’s Burrell Collection on View at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in November
The Wagner Garden Carpet, on tour in America for the first time, is presented alongside masterworks from the Hossein Afshar Collection in Garden Paradise: The Magnificent Safavid Carpet from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow HOUSTON—October 11, 2018—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, explores the importance of the garden to Islamic cultures through the lens of the world-renowned and rarely exhibited … -
October 8, 2018 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announces major cornerstone acquisitions for a new gallery of Medieval art
A rare, 14th-century Hebrew Codex from the Rhineland; a silver-gilt and enamel Spanish processional cross, circa 1400; and a 1516 design for Rouen cathedral tower now on view The three masterworks join a growing collection of early European and Islamic art HOUSTON—September 20, 2018—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced three significant acquisitions of Medieval art, now on view in the … -
October 2, 2018 - Van Gogh survey opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in March 2019
“Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art” explores the artist through rarely loaned paintings and drawings from throughout the decade of his career Organized by the MFAH in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo HOUSTON—September 2018—Few artists have left behind as complete an account of their life and work as Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). In March 2019, …
