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November 30, 2015 - Exhibition of New York-based photographer Vera Lutter at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, This Month
The artist’s first exhibition in Houston features 12 large-scale images, several on view for the first time in the United States HOUSTON—November 24, 2015—This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Vera Lutter: Inverted Worlds, a mid-career survey of 12 monumental photographs by New York-based German artist Vera Lutter. Each of Lutter’s photographs is a one-of-a-kind negative print, … -
November 13, 2015 - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Creates a Dazzling Nighttime Experience for the Holidays
Performances, music, and seven acres of Bayou Bend inspired by Zoo LightsOverview For the first time ever, the MFAH has created an immersive Christmas experience at Bayou Bend to inspire and delight Houstonians of all ages. By night, the house and grounds are transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with seven acres of dazzling lights, a 1,200-piece “tent of mirrors,” theatrical … -
October 22, 2015 - Exhibition of Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in February 2016
“Sculpted in Steel” features more than 15 American and international examples from the classic era of automobile design HOUSTON—October 22, 2015—Today’s automotive manufacturers often strive for economy and efficiency, but there was a time when art and elegance reigned. Next February, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940, an … -
October 19, 2015 - “Olafur Eliasson: The collectivity project”
Title “Olafur Eliasson: The collectivity project” Dates Through January 31, 2016 Overview This past weekend, the 5,000 guests who attended the Mixed Media Block Party at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, were among the first to help create a monumental work of art at the Museum. The collectivity project is an installation of more than 580,000 white LEGO® bricks that allows the … -
October 15, 2015 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Breaks Ground on the Fayez S. Sarofim Campus
Glassell School of Art, designed by Steven Holl Architects, launches first phase of construction for a transformational campus plan; Deborah Nevins & Associates announced as landscape architect 80 percent of funding in place for the $450-million capital and endowment project Houston—October 15, 2015—Today, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, formally broke ground for the Fayez S. Sarofim Campus, and … -
October 6, 2015 - Christopher Rothko joins Gary Tinterow for “Conversations with the Director” on Monday, November 16, 2015
What On Monday, November 16, 2015, Christopher Rothko—author, psychologist, and son of the artist Mark Rothko—joins Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for the next discussion in the ongoing “Conversations with the Director” series.Christopher Rothko, a New York native, oversees the Rothko family collections and serves as chairman of the board of the Rothko Chapel in … -
September 2, 2015 - Roman Vishniac Retrospective Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in September
Nearly 250 objects on view reposition Vishniac as one of the great modernists and social documentary photographers of the 20th century HOUSTON—September 2, 2015—This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Roman Vishniac Rediscovered, a survey of five decades of work by the photographer Roman Vishniac (1897–1990). Over the course of his lengthy career, Vishniac witnessed the sweeping … -
August 18, 2015 - Contemporary Latin American Art Featured at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in November
Major works by 21 internationally recognized artists address social and political realities
Timed with the Museum’s sixth Latin American Experience Gala and Auction HOUSTON—August 18, 2015—In November, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Contingent Beauty: Contemporary Art from Latin America, an exhibition featuring a selection of major works by 21 established artists from Argentina, … -
August 17, 2015 - Dutch Master Joachim Wtewael (1566–1638) Subject of Major Monographic Exhibition at the MFAH Beginning in November
Thirty-five paintings and a selection of drawings shed light on Wtewael’s artistic excellence HOUSTON—August 17, 2015—In November, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens Pleasure and Piety: The Art of Joachim Wtewael (1566–1638),the first-ever monographic exhibition devoted to the late-Renaissance Utrecht artist. The exhibition includes 35 of Joaquim Wtewael’s finest paintings on canvas, copper, … -
August 11, 2015 - “Texas Clay: 19th-Century Pottery from the Bayou Bend Collection”
Title Texas Clay: 19th-Century Pottery from the Bayou Bend Collection Dates September 5–November 1, 2015 Overview Texas Clay: 19th-Century Pottery from the Bayou Bend Collectionfocuses on early examples of Texas pottery from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, house museum for early American decorative arts and paintings. The exhibition, on view from September 5 to November 1, …
