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May 19, 2016 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Continues Summer Art Immersions with “Kusama: At the End of the Universe,” June 12 to September 18, 2016
Two of artist Yayoi Kusama’s signature environments will be installed in the Museum’s Mies van der Rohe-designed Cullinan Hall HOUSTON—May 19, 2016—This summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will present two dazzling, immersive environments by contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. On view from June 12 to September 18, 2016, the exhibition Kusama: At the End of the Universebrings to Houston two of … -
May 18, 2016 - Infinite Pause: Photography and Time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Nearly 50 works offer snapshot of time’s relationship with photography Title Infinite Pause: Photography and Time Dates June 18–September 5, 2016 OverviewThis exhibition explores photography’s ability to both stop time in an instant and to capture its extended duration, immortalizing people and moments that have already passed. Featuring nearly 50 photographs from the Museum’s permanent … -
April 12, 2016 - Core Program artist residents present new work at annual showcase
Exhibition on view April 21 through May 26, 2016
Opening Reception on Thursday, April 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. Overview Each year, the acclaimed Core Program at the Glassell School of Art awards residencies to artists and critical writers, culminating each spring with an exhibition and yearbook. The 2016 Core Exhibition will be held in the Audrey Jones Beck Building at the MFAH while the new facility … -
April 11, 2016 - Degas Retrospective Debuts in the U.S. at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in October
Former Louvre director Henri Loyrette and MFAH director Gary Tinterow revisit Degas’s work three decades after their landmark 1988 Degas exhibition Featuring more than 200 works, Degas: A New Vision builds on 30 years of scholarship HOUSTON—July 25, 2016—This fall, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will be the exclusive U.S. venue for Degas: A New Vision, the most significant international survey in … -
January 26, 2016 - Major Survey of Renowned 19th-Century European Aristocratic Portraitist Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in April
Comprehensive exhibition presents the full scale of Franz Xaver Winterhalter’s achievement Some 45 paintings will be complemented by couture garments from the period HOUSTON—January 26, 2016—In April, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens High Society: The Portraits of Franz X. Winterhalter, an exhibition of some 45 paintings by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873), the most renowned portraitist … -
January 20, 2016 - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Continues Collection Series with “Statements: African American Art from the Museum’s Collection”
Highlighting over 40 works by African Americans across 80 years Part of a series that has included “Cosmic Dialogues: Selections from the Latin American Collection” and the ongoing “A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection” HOUSTON—January 19, 2016—This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents the latest exhibition in a series of tightly focused installations … -
January 12, 2016 - The 21st Annual Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography exhibition opens today at the MFAH
What Today, January 12, 2016, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens the annual Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and area high schools to document and celebrate Houston’s diverse neighborhoods. Eye on Houston will remain on view through Sunday, May 1, 2016. Eye on Houstoninvites students to offer … -
November 30, 2015 - Exhibition of New York-based photographer Vera Lutter at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, This Month
The artist’s first exhibition in Houston features 12 large-scale images, several on view for the first time in the United States HOUSTON—November 24, 2015—This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Vera Lutter: Inverted Worlds, a mid-career survey of 12 monumental photographs by New York-based German artist Vera Lutter. Each of Lutter’s photographs is a one-of-a-kind negative print, … -
October 22, 2015 - Exhibition of Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in February 2016
“Sculpted in Steel” features more than 15 American and international examples from the classic era of automobile design HOUSTON—October 22, 2015—Today’s automotive manufacturers often strive for economy and efficiency, but there was a time when art and elegance reigned. Next February, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940, an … -
October 19, 2015 - “Olafur Eliasson: The collectivity project”
Title “Olafur Eliasson: The collectivity project” Dates Through January 31, 2016 Overview This past weekend, the 5,000 guests who attended the Mixed Media Block Party at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, were among the first to help create a monumental work of art at the Museum. The collectivity project is an installation of more than 580,000 white LEGO® bricks that allows the …
