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April 3, 2017 - Portraits of the displaced on view in “Homelands and Histories: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in May
The exhibition celebrates a major acquisition of works spanning decades and continents HOUSTON, Texas—April 3, 2017—For the past 25 years, photographer Fazal Sheikh has captured images of refugees and other displaced or marginalized communities in Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. In May, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, celebrates a major acquisition of 75 photographs spanning the artist’ … -
March 16, 2017 - 2017 Core Exhibition
Core Program artist residents present new work at annual showcase Title 2017 Core Exhibition Dates Exhibition on view Friday, March 17, though Saturday, April 22 Opening Reception on Friday, March 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. OverviewEach year, the acclaimed Core Program at the Glassell School of Art awards residencies to artists and critical writers, culminating each spring with an … -
February 8, 2017 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Highlights 19th-Century Central Asian Ikats Beginning in March
Some 50 robes and panels on display in Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats Houston, Texas—February 8, 2017—In March, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats,an exhibition of nearly 50 ikat robes and panels from the renowned Murad Megalli Collection of the Textile Museum, housed at the George Washington University Museum in Washington D.C. … -
February 2, 2017 - “Adios Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950” Opens This March, in Houston
The landmark exhibition debuts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, before traveling to the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis in November 2017 HOUSTON—February 2, 2017—On March 5, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, debuts Adiós Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950 .The landmark exhibition of Cuban art is a project conceived by the Cisneros Fontanals Fundación Para Las Artes (CIFO … -
January 19, 2017 - Comprehensive Survey of Works by Sculptor Ron Mueck Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in February 2017
Ron Mueck translates the ordinary into the extraordinary Houston, Texas—January 19, 2017— In February, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Ron Mueck, an exhibition of major works by contemporary sculptor Ron Mueck, who produces hauntingly realistic figures that also challenge perception through shifts in scale. Following an internationally acclaimed tour, which travelled from the Fondation … -
December 20, 2016 - MFAH Presents the 22nd Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” Exhibition
What On Friday, January 13, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, debuts the 22nd edition of Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography. The annual photography exhibition is a collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and area high schools to document and celebrate Houston’s diverse neighborhoods. The exhibition will remain on view through Sunday, May 7, in the Kinder Education … -
December 16, 2016 - “Two Centuries of American Still-Life Painting: The Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs Collection” Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in January
More than 65 works highlight the development of the still-life genre in America over the course of nearly 200 years Houston, Texas—December 14, 2016—Beginning January 14, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Two Centuries of American Still-Life Painting: The Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs Collection, an exhibition tracing the history of American still-life painting in the United States from the … -
November 29, 2016 - Third Class of the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellows Announced by Five Major American Museums
Los Angeles—November 29, 2016—The Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art are pleased to announce a third class of fellows designated for the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program awarded through a recent grant of $465,000. The fellowship … -
October 13, 2016 - “Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville” completes U.S. Tour at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
More than 170 objects, regarded among the finest surviving works of ancient Roman silver Houston, Texas—October 13, 2016—Next month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville, an exhibition of over 170 objects from the ancient Roman Empire, including an opulent collection of silver objects known as the Berthouville Treasure. This cache … -
September 22, 2016 - Henri Loyrette joins Gary Tinterow for “Conversations with the Director” on Thursday, October 13, at 6 p.m.
What On Thursday evening, October 13, Henri Loyrette—Paris-based scholar, former director of the Louvre, and organizing curator of Degas: A New Vision—joins Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for the next discussion in the ongoing “Conversations with the Director” series. Loyrette specializes in 19th-century painting and architecture and is a leading expert on Degas’s …
