Press Room
For general media inquiries, please contact the MFAH Press Office at press@mfah.org or 713.800.5362
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June 6, 2022 - Reinstallation of MFAH Galleries for European Art
A major new reinstallation of 11 galleries for European art spans the Middle Ages through the 18th century, with art from northern and southern Europe as well as Central and South America. The interdisciplinary presentation features paintings, tapestries, sculpture, liturgical objects, and antiquities.
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May 6, 2022 - MFAH Statement: “The Marketplace at Pirna,” c. 1764, Bernardo Bellotto
MFAH Statement: “The Marketplace at Pirna,” c. 1764, Bernardo Bellotto
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March 11, 2022 - Rediscovered Diego Rivera Painting Acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The MFAH has acquired a major, rediscovered painting by the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. La Bordadora (The Embroiderer) has not previously been on public view.
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February 24, 2022 - MFAH Names Toni Wood as Head of Marketing and Sales
Toni Wood will be responsible for managing MFAH marketing functions, leading the museum’s brand, advertising, and digital- and social-media strategies, while supporting overall sales, membership, and audience-building initiatives.
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February 9, 2022 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, to Create New Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds, Slated to Open in Early 2023
New galleries devoted to art from historic Islamic lands open in early 2023, more than doubling the Museum’s current gallery space to comprise one of the largest permanent displays for Islamic art in the United States.
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February 4, 2022 - The MFAH Has Appointed Elizabeth Essner the Windgate Foundation Associate Curator of Craft
Elizabeth Essner will work with Cindi Strauss, the Sara and Bill Morgan Curator, to expand MFAH collections, exhibitions, and programs in the area of international craft.
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November 9, 2021 - Sculptor Joseph Havel to Retire as Director, the Glassell School of Art
Joseph Havel will retire as director of the Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, effective June 30, 2022. Havel will return full-time to his studio, following 30 years as head of the Museum’s renowned art school.
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October 26, 2021 - The MFAH Has Appointed Anita Bateman as Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Dr. Bateman’s role encompasses exhibitions, acquisitions, and the display of the permanent collection, with a special focus on work by African American artists and on defining and expanding long-term collection goals.
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March 15, 2021 - Dia Art Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Announce Co-Acquisition of a Major Work by Sam Gilliam
Dia Art Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced their co-acquisition of Double Merge (1968), a major early work by Sam Gilliam.
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February 1, 2021 - MFAH Photography Study Center has been named for Anne Wilkes Tucker, founding curator of photography
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced today the naming of the Anne Wilkes Tucker Photography Study Center, a gift of Joan and Stanford Alexander in honor of the Museum’s founding curator of photography.
