Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #museum


“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.


  • Catlett - Black Unity
    Body and Soul February 22, 2020

    Elizabeth Catlett’s Black Unity, and other works from the 1960s & 1970s in the exhibition Soul of a Nation, forged a new direction in American art.

  • American Factory | movie poster
    Fearless Filmmaker Challenges Real-Life Issues for 50 Years February 21, 2020

    Groundbreaking, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert has been unafraid throughout her career to explore the various issues facing real Americans.

  • Radical: Italian Design | catalogue cover
    “Radical: Italian Design” | 3 Questions for Dennis Freedman January 18, 2020

    Collector Dennis Freedman discusses the exhibition Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985 and his obsession with the objects that defined the postwar era of disruptive design.

  • Finding Farideh
    Spotlight on the Iranian Film Festival January 2, 2020

    Acclaimed new releases and a salute to legendary filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami highlight the Iranian Film Festival.

  • Rockwell - Freedom from Want
    Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” December 16, 2019

    Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want anticipates his later works, such as Golden Rule, which take pro–civil rights stances.

  • Maya - Figure in Ceremonial Dress Effigy Rattle
    Shake, Rattle, and Strum December 13, 2019

    Instruments in the MFAH collections embody the intrinsic importance of music worldwide.

  • Thomas and Shur - Freedom from Want
    Reimagining Rockwell November 20, 2019

    The “For Freedoms” photography series reimagines each of Norman Rockwell’s classic “Four Freedoms” paintings to reflect the current generation.

  • Romeo C. Robinson (Glassell student & artist)
    Lifelong Learning at the Glassell School of Art November 18, 2019

    Artist and student Romeo Robinson shares his perspective on the opportunities available at the Glassell School of Art.

  • Peeters - Still Life with Crab, Shrimps and Lobster
    Still-Life Smorgasbord November 17, 2019

    In the 17th century, artist Clara Peeters was a master of still-life paintings at a time when women were not allowed to pursue art professionally.

  • Bestowing Beauty (book cover)
    MFAH + Houston Zoo Crossover: A Tale of Two Curators November 8, 2019

    Aimée Froom, curator of art of the Islamic worlds, and Chris Holmes, assistant curator of birds at the Houston Zoo, team up to explore birds in Persian art.