Conversations with the Director
MFAH Director Gary Tinterow
February 18, 2023
Gary Tinterow Talks with Art Collectors Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter
In the ongoing “Conversations with the Director” series, Gary Tinterow, Director, the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, engages an eclectic roster of guests in conversations about the arts.
This evening’s conversation offers an inside look at the new exhibition None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection with New Orleans–based collectors Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter.
Admission | SOLD OUT
Tickets to the conversation are free. General admission to the Museum is available separately.
Plan Your Visit
The conversation takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building. On Saturdays, the Museum is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection opens on Sunday, February 19.
Visiting Guidelines In the interest of your personal safety and community health, please observe all precautions set forth by the MFAH—learn more here.
Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Houston Junior Woman’s Club; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.
“None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Generous support is provided by:
Luther King Capital Management
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Anne and Albert Chao
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Eddie and Chinhui Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Frankel
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Miwa Sakashita and Dr. John R. Stroehlein
Nanako and Dale Tingleaf