Friday, May 17 | The Museum is open regular hours today from 11 a.m. to  6 p.m. Bayou Bend and Rienzi are closed.

Calendar Week of Friday, June 14, 2024-Thursday, June 20, 2024


Kehinde Wiley, The Death of Hyacinth (Ndey Buri Mboup), 2022, oil on canvas
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence Through May 27, 2024

The MFAH is the first stop on the tour of the monumental exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.

14 Jun Fri / 2024

15 Jun Sat / 2024

16 Jun Sun / 2024

19 Jun Wed / 2024

20 Jun Thu / 2024

  • Summer Break
    Summer Break at the MFAH
    11 a.m.—2 p.m.

    When school’s out, families are invited to enjoy gallery activities with teaching artists and experiment with a variety of materials to create art.

  • Gustave Courbet, Seascape, c. 1865, oil on canvas

    Gustave Courbet, Seascape, c. 1865, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack I. Poses.

    Drop-in Tour | Seascapes from European Painting
    1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

    On this guided tour, investigate the ways European artists have depicted human interactions with water, from the shore to the eye of the storm. 

  • Joshua H. Shaw, Virginia Landscape, c. 1835, oil on canvas

    Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.

    Art Bites | American Landscapes
    6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.

    A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation. 

  • Joshua H. Shaw, Virginia Landscape, c. 1835, oil on canvas

    Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.

    Art Bites | American Landscapes
    6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.

    A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.