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  • Richard Misrach, Desert Fire 249, 1985, chromogenic print
    May 9, 2011 - Beauty, Humor, and Social Justice: Gifts from Joan Morgenstern

    This exhibition showcases some 50 photographs out of more than 1,000 images given to the MFAH from the preeminent collection of Houston collector and philanthropist Joan Morgenstern. 

  • Titian Exhibitions 3
    March 11, 2011 - Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Painting
    Masterworks of the Venetian Renaissance Presented at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in May 2011 Exceptional exhibition with the National Galleries of Scotland brings two of Titian’s greatest paintings to the U.S. public; 25 works in total showcase the genius and splendor of Renaissance Venice  Houston—February 2011—Beginning May 22, 2011, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in conjunction with the …
  • LeDray Exhibitions 2
    February 9, 2011 - CHARLES LEDRAY: workworkworkworkwork
    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, to Present CHARLES LEDRAY: workworkworkworkwork May 15–September 11, 2011 MFAH is final venue for nationally acclaimed exhibition Houston—February 2011The New York-based artist Charles LeDray, known for his diminutive yet powerfully resonant objects made of fabric, clay, and bone, is the subject of a major mid-career survey at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. …
  • Cruz-Diez Chromosaturation
    October 7, 2010 - Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time
    MFA Houston Presents First Large-Scale Retrospective of Franco-Venezuelan Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez in February 2011 Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time features more than 150 works from the artist’s wide-ranging career, culled from the Cruz-Diez Foundation collection at the MFAH, and major private and public collections around the world Houston—December 2010. For more than five decades Carlos …
  • H Newton Exhibitions 3
    October 5, 2010 - Helmut Newton: White Women • Sleepless Nights • Big Nudes
    First Large-Scale U.S. Exhibition of Helmut Newton’s Work Premieres at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 2011 Exhibition Presents 205 Images from Artist’s First Three Groundbreaking Books, Some as Life-size Prints Houston—December 15, 2010—The first large-scale U.S. exhibition of Helmut Newton’s work premieres at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on July 3. Helmut Newton: White Women • Sleepless …