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  1. Lecture | “Alberto Giacometti: Pursuing Art through Four Decades”

    most important sculptors of the 20th century, Alberto Giacometti reasserted the validity of representing the figure at a time when abstract art had become dominant in the art world.  Lecture | “Alberto Giacometti: Pursuing Art through Four Decades” Presented by Giacometti scholar Valerie Fletcher in conjunction with the exhibition Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure Widely acclaimed as one of the Giacometti’s art was shaped by historical realities, yet achieved timeless effects. This overview demonstrates the extraordinary range of Giacometti’s work in styles, meanings, and media—paintings as well as sculptures.

  2. Saturday Members Tour “Reimagined Galleries for European Art”

    Saturday Members Tour “Reimagined Galleries for European Art” MFAH members are invited to explore the MFAH art collections and exhibitions on Saturday tours. Topics change monthly. In September, join a docent on a tour highlighting the major reinstallation of 11 galleries for European art spanning the Middle Ages to 18th century.

  3. Beauty, Ritual, and a Journey through Jewish Ceremonial Art

    Opening Day Lecture “Beauty, Ritual, and a Journey through Jewish Ceremonial Art” Speakers: Abigail Rapoport, curator of Judaica at the Jewish Museum; and Warren Klein, guest curator Explore Jewish ceremonial art from across the In conjunction with Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York, this lecture presents an in-depth look at highlights from the exhibition, sharing unique stories of the beauty and ritual of Jewish ceremonial art

  4. Members Event | “Calder-Picasso” Art-Making Activity for Families

    SOLD OUT MFAH members at the Family Level and above are invited to reserve tickets for an afternoon of art-making activities inspired by the exhibition Calder-Picasso. Tickets | SOLD OUTLimit of 5 per family.

  5. Conversations with Artists | “Data-Driven Art”

    Tonight, Jason Salavon and Norwood Viviano discuss “Data-Driven Art” with robotics technologist Rashed Haq. Lisa Volpe, associate curator of photography, introduces the program.

  6. Fire/Works: Enamel Art through the Centuries

    Fire/Works: Enamel Art through the Centuries, an exhibition featuring objects from the MFAH collections, showcases the use of enamel across time and continents. Fire/Works: Enamel Art through the Centuries | December 5, 2020–April 10, 2022 • Included with general admission. Advance timed tickets recommended. This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

  7. Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston showcases these important new additions to the collection, all created in America between 1870 and 1960.

  8. Selections from the Museum’s Collection: Modern and Contemporary Art

    New directions in Contemporary art are represented by Jasper Johns, Brice Marden, and Robert Rauschenberg. The first gallery opens with the art of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, then moves to the Cubist avant-garde that flowered in France, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Selections from the Museum's Collection: Modern and Contemporary Art is part of a series highlighting the Museum’s exceptional holdings and showcasing works new to Houston audiences.

  9. Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection

    This exhibition, drawn from the museum's Latin American art collection, highlights several key avant-garde movements engaged in the production of Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic art. Over the last decade, the MFAH has developed one of the strongest collections of Abstract Constructive art from Latin America. Constructed Dialogues brings together recent MFAH acquisitions, works from the Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, and selections from the museum’s extensive Gego holdings.

  10. The Art of Kusama Returns to Houston

    Jul 3, 2016 - You can see some of their works in the MFAH exhibitions Selections from the Museum’s Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture and The Age of Kusama: Pop Art and Minimalism. An important member of the male-dominated New York avant-garde of the 1960s, Kusama influenced many of her well-known Pop Art and Minimalist contemporaries, including Donald Judd, Claes Oldenburg, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol Some Houstonians may remember that Kusama’s work graced Rice Art Gallery’s space in 1997, transforming it into a hypnotic space full of monumental, soft sculptures in yellow, covered with hundreds of her trademark black polka