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May 28, 2014 - Landmark Exhibition of Claude Monet’s Paintings of the River Seine Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in October 2014
Monet and the Seine: Impressions of a River is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa
Reunites canvases from the painter’s acclaimed Mornings on the Seine series with earlier works depicting landscape and leisure along the French river HOUSTON—May 28, 2014—“I have painted the Seine throughout my life, at every hour, at every season,” Claude Monet once … -
March 25, 2014 - Houston’s Interactive Immersion: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents “Soto: The Houston Penetrable,” May 8 to September 1
Final, and the most ambitious, work by this iconic Venezuelan artist; eight years in the making Will encompass 2,600 square feet of the Museum’s Mies van der Rohe-designed Cullinan Hall Houston—March 25, 2014—Visitors to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this spring and summer will become part of one of the great marvels of contemporary art: one of Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto’s signature … -
March 18, 2014 - Exhibition Notice “Alexander Archipenko: The Berlin Drawings”
Title Alexander Archipenko: The Berlin Drawings Dates May 15–August 17, 2014 Overview One of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century, Kiev-born artist Alexander Archipenko (1887–1964) was central to the emergence of Modernism. Although known primarily for his sculpture, Archipenko executed a number of drawings as well, a group of which form the centerpiece of Alexander Archipenko: … -
January 29, 2014 - First Major U.S. Exhibition of French Photographer Charles Marville Will Travel to Houston, June 2014
HOUSTON—January 29, 2014—In June 2014, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will present Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris, the first major exhibition in the United States devoted to the 19th-century French artist Charles Marville. The exhibition explores the beauty, variety and historical poignancy of his art through nearly 100 photographs that span his entire career. At the heart of the show … -
January 16, 2014 - Expansive Exhibition of John Singer Sargent Watercolors Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in March 2014
The Museum will be the final venue to offer this rare presentation of some of Sargent’s finest works in the medium
John Singer Sargent: The Watercolors is organized by the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston HOUSTON—January 16, 2014—In March 2014, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), will be the third and final venue to present John Singer Sargent: The Watercolors, an exhibition … -
January 13, 2014 - Extensive Collection of Post-World War II Decorative Arts on View for the First Time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 2014
The Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection was acquired by the Museum in 2010
Leading collectors of decorative arts, Leatrice and Melvin Eagle, assembled the collection over the course of 53 years HOUSTON—January 2014—In February, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will present the first major exhibition of the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, a remarkable group of 170 artworks— … -
January 13, 2014 - “Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs”
Exhibition Title Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs Dates February 9–May 4, 2014 Overview Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs celebrates the heyday of magazines through some 80 impactful photographs— including the immortal photograph from the set of “The Seven Year Itch,” Marilyn Monroe and Billy Wilder by George Zimbel (1954); Nastassja Kinski and the Serpent … -
November 22, 2013 - “Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House” Launches Its American Tour at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in June 2014
Old Master paintings, sculptures and decorative arts from the collection of the Marquess of Cholmondeley travel for the first time from one of England’s greatest country estates Family portraits by Hogarth and Sargent, exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain and unique pieces of William Kent furniture from this aristocratic English family chronicle three centuries of art, history and politics … -
October 7, 2013 - Exhibition Revealing History of Ancient Arabian Peninsula Trade Routes Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 2013
Roads of Arabia marks first U.S. tour of an exhibition that debuted at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery last fall On December 19, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), will open Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an exhibition examining the impact of ancient trade routes that traversed the Arabian Peninsula, carrying precious frankincense and … -
September 25, 2013 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is Sole U.S. Venue for Georges Braque Retrospective
Following the show’s September debut at the Grand Palais in Paris, "Georges Braque: A Retrospective" will be the first comprehensive museum survey of the work of Georges Braque (1882–1963) seen in the United States since 1988 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), will be the only U.S. venue to present Georges Braque: A Retrospective, the definitive retrospective of this generation that maps …
