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  1. Virtual Cinema | Saluting Federico Fellini and His Masterpiece: “La Strada”

    Nov 2, 2020 - “If I were to send one Italian film in space ... I would send La Strada. La Strada is whatever you want it to be: Neorealism, the end of Neorealism, a fairy tale, the Beauty and the Beast, a Christian film, a Buddhist film. In the end, it is a message to the universe saying, against all odds, that life makes sense.” • La Strada WATCH HERE Your ticket ($12) supports the MFAH and provides a 3-day pass to the film.

  2. Virtual Cinema | Celebrate Halloween with a Surrealistic “Faust”

    Oct 27, 2020 - Petr Cepek perfectly plays a curious Everyman who stumbles into a strange puppet theater and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend. He has been a card-carrying member of the Prague Surrealist Group since 1969. Next up in Virtual Cinema: Revisit the Faust legend as imagined by Surrealist Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer. • The FilmThe late Czech director Miloš Forman called Švankmajer’s Faust “a cross between Luis Buñuel and Walt Disney

  3. Contemporary Artist Carmen Herrera: Reading between the Lines

    Oct 26, 2020 - “I believe that I will always be in awe of the straight line; its beauty is what keeps me painting.” ; art historian and professor Serge Lemoine; curator, critic, art historian, and writer Gerardo Mosquera; and art history professor Edward J. —Carmen Herrera Celebrate the exhibition Carmen Herrera: Structuring Surfaces with a literary exploration of the life and work of Cuban-born contemporary artist Carmen Herrera.

  4. Take a Virtual Tour of “Glory of Spain” with the Curator

    Oct 25, 2020 - Enjoy a one-on-one virtual tour of Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library led by James Anno, associate curator of European art. • Plan Your VisitGlory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library is on view through January 3. Advance timed tickets are recommended. Follow along with the video tour for an inside perspective on the social and historical contexts of selected objects from among more than 200 extraordinary works on view.

  5. Virtual Cinema | Spotlight on an Italian Duo

    Oct 21, 2020 - Acknowledging a shared restlessness, the men devise a plan to leave Italy, hoping to find “the good life” abroad. They set about deciding where to go, advised by a worldly professor. A sailor who falls in love with the wealthy and well-educated Elena, Martin finds himself caught between dreams of rising above his humble origins to become a writer, his love for the woman he hopes to marry, and a political awakening a 3-day pass to the film.

  6. Art-Inspired Activity Book for Families: Antiquities

    Oct 20, 2020 - Katz Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; H-E-B; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Samuel H. Enjoy family time with a museum twist! MFAH Collections• Explore a variety of at-home art activities: “Learning Through Art” at Home Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B.

  7. Virtual Cinema | Long-Lost Documentary “Nationtime”

    Oct 18, 2020 - The convention adjourned without reaching consensus, and some deemed it a failure. But the cry of Nationtime reverberates as America continues to wrestle with its legacy of slavery.” Nationtime WATCH HERE Your ticket ($4.99) supports the MFAH and provides a 5-day pass to the film. Generous funding is provided by Nina and Michael Zilkha; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Lynn S.

  8. Virtual Cinema | The Compelling Drama “Beau Travail”

    Oct 17, 2020 - The premise plays on the notion of being a stranger, as Legionnaires typically come from diverse backgrounds, connected by a desire to escape the past and start over. Amid the azure waters and sunbaked desert landscapes of Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa, a French Foreign Legion sergeant (Denis Lavant) sows the seeds of his own ruin in his obsession with a striking young recruit (Grégoire Colin a 3-day pass to the film.

  9. Rienzi Gallery Talk | Chinese Export Porcelain for the Mexican Market

    Oct 13, 2020 - To see these works of art in person, schedule a tour of Rienzi and be sure to stop in the Mexican Room. Stay Tuned for MoreThis virtual Rienzi Gallery Talk is the first in a series of three for the fall season. In a virtual gallery talk inspired by Hispanic Heritage Month, assistant curator Misty Flores explores the trade relationship between China and New Spain. Discover 18th-century Chinese export porcelain made for the Mexican market in the collection at Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts.

  10. MFAH Playdate (At Home): Fun in the Garden

    Oct 12, 2020 - . Download the activity guide Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B. Katz Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; H-E-B; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Sharon G. Then discover a work by American designer Louis Comfort Tiffany himself: the beautiful glass window A Wooded Landscape in Three Panels. PlaydateNow it’s time for “Fun in the Garden”! Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.