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September 17, 2018 - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, celebrates two mavericks of the American Avant-Garde with the exhibition “Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson & Dorothy Hood”
HOUSTON—September 17, 2018—In November 2018, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will present Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson & Dorothy Hood, a focused selection of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper that encapsulates each artist’s evolution across four decades and reveals the subtle affinities that link these two bodies of work. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the exhibition … -
August 21, 2018 - The Connoisseur’s Eye: New Perspectives on Ceramics in the Rienzi Collection at Rienzi
Title The Connoisseur’s Eye: New Perspectives on Ceramics in the Rienzi Collection Dates September 1, 2018–February 3, 2019 Overview The Connoisseur’s Eye highlights the extensive collection of ceramics at Rienzi, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, house museum for European decorative arts. Recent research has uncovered new information on pieces from lesser known English and Continental … -
July 18, 2018 - Unprecedented loans from the National Portrait Gallery, London, chronicle 500 years of the British monarchy at the MFAH in October
The exhibition “Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits from Holbein to Warhol” sheds new light on changing ideas of monarchy and nationhood in Britain, from Hans Holbein, Sir Peter Lely, and Sir Joshua Reynolds to Cecil Beaton, Andy Warhol, and Annie Leibovitz HOUSTON—July 2018—A major partnership between the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, brings a … -
May 23, 2018 - “Mike + Doug Starn: Big Bambú” Engulfs the Mies van der Rohe Galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, This Summer
“This Thing Called Life” marks the first time the artists’ ongoing “Big Bambú” project has been reconceived for a museum’s interior HOUSTON—May 23, 2018—In June, Mike and Doug Starn’s internationally acclaimed and ever-evolving Big Bambú project opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Engulfing two levels of the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe–designed galleries with a monumental wave of bamboo, This … -
April 12, 2018 - The MFAH Highlights Art, Science, and Technology in Exhibition of Cutting-Edge Design Projects by Pioneering Dutch Designer Joris Laarman
65 works in “Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age” showcase the highly innovative technology and furniture forms created by the designer over the course of his career HOUSTON—April 12, 2018—From furniture generated by algorithms to designs brought to life by a robot, the work of experimental Dutch designer Joris Laarman is known for challenging the boundaries of art, science, and technology … -
March 9, 2018 - “Radicals and Revolutionaries: America’s Founding Fathers”
Title Radicals and Revolutionaries: America’s Founding Fathers Dates March 10–May 28, 2018 Overview Radicals and Revolutionaries: America’s Founding Fathersfeatures 50 works—paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, and decorative arts—from the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, including the rich 18th-century collections of Bayou Bend and Rienzi, and several works from … -
January 31, 2018 - Masterworks by Michelangelo and his contemporaries on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in March 2018
The exhibition of 40 works presents a key moment in the history of European art through the artistic legacy of Pope Paul III. HOUSTON—January 31, 2018—In March, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Michelangelo and the Vatican: Masterworks from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples, an exhibition highlighting the artistic legacy of Pope Paul III (1468–1549) and the vital role that … -
January 8, 2018 - Groundbreaking exhibition brings centuries of royal treasures from Jodhpur, India, to the U.S. for the first time in March 2018
Unprecedented loans from Jodhpur on view in “Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Masterpieces and relics, never before seen beyond palace walls, illustrate the history and artistic legacy of the Rathore Dynasty HOUSTON—January 8, 2018—A major collaboration brings a groundbreaking exhibition of royal treasures from India to Houston in March. … -
January 8, 2018 - MFAH Presents the 23rd Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” Exhibition
What On Wednesday, January 24, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, debuts the 23rd 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, June 24, in the Museum … -
November 17, 2017 - “Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection” at Rienzi
Title Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection at Rienzi Dates November 18, 2017–July 29, 2018 • Changed from March 18 as of January 2018 Overview Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collectionfeatures a dazzling array of objets d’art and jewelry that reflect the eclectic tastes of Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson …
