Press Room
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December 12, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents “Francis Bacon: Late Paintings” from Centre Pompidou, Paris
Organized by the Centre Pompidou, where it debuted in September 2019, this exhibition is the first in-depth museum consideration of Francis Bacon’s production in his final decades.
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October 25, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents “Norman Rockwell: American Freedom” in December 2019
This presentation is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Norman Rockwell’s iconic depictions of FDR’s Four Freedoms.
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September 18, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Revisits Revolutionary Italian Design through the Landmark Collection of Dennis Freedman
The MFAH presents the first U.S. museum exhibition in nearly 50 years to examine Italy’s postwar explosion of disruptive design.
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September 14, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents “Beatriz González: A Retrospective”
A monumental survey spans six decades of the artist’s intensive exploration of culture, politics, and society in her home country of Colombia.
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September 14, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, pairs two exhibitions of French avant-garde painting this fall
The MFAH is the only venue for two exhibitions that situate the Impressionist movement in the evolution of the 19th-century French avant-garde: Monet to Picasso: A Very Private Collection and Berthe Morisot: Impressionist Original.
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September 12, 2019 - One hundred unique prints by Jasper Johns at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this fall
Jasper Johns: 100 Variations on a Theme marks first presentation of the artist’s 2015 monoprint series, originally commissioned for his 2017 catalogue raisonné HOUSTON—September 11, 2019—This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will debut Jasper Johns’s series of 100 monoprints in the exhibition Jasper Johns: 100 Variations on a Theme. Originally created by the artist in 2015 with the … -
July 23, 2019 - “Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism”
Title Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism Dates July 27–November 3, 2019 Overview The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism. The exhibition features some 50 works from the Museum’s permanent collection. Miss Ima Hogg is best known for her collection of early American decorative arts and paintings, which she donated to the MFAH, along with her home, as Bayou Bend Collection … -
June 6, 2019 - Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” on view at the MFAH this summer
An immersive, nine-screen video installation by renowned Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, The Visitors highlights his use of durational performance to capture collective emotion.
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June 6, 2019 - “Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum’s Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11”
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Shooting the Moon features 40 photographs ranging from documentary images of NASA’s mission to the moon to fanciful pictures including a 19th-century portrait of a man in a solar-themed costume.
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April 24, 2019 - ”Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography” Opens in June at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Icons of Style explores the rich and varied history of fashion photography through more than 200 photographs by famous practitioners as well as lesser-known, yet influential artists.
