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  1. Ima Hogg: “Like a Rock Star”

    Apr 19, 2016 - When I got older, she gave me advice on colleges I was considering, and told me how pleased she was when I graduated and wanted to be a teacher. She also loved a dish my grandmother made: a ring of white rice and green onions surrounding chicken breasts in a creamy mushroom sauce. That I liked! A favorite memory is during many Azalea Trails, when I sat in the kitchen and unwrapped endless Werther’s hard candies and put them in a bowl.

  2. Gyula Kosice and the Rise of the Argentinean Avant-Garde

    Apr 4, 2016 - Kosice had a pivotal role in the takeoff of original avant-garde movements in Buenos Aires during the 1940s. The MFAH boasts not only rare documents from this period in Argentina, accessible in the ICAA Digital Archive, but also a number of works by members of the Madí movement, and by key artists directly related to it: Carmelo

  3. Dangerous Curves: A “Sculpted in Steel” Chat with Ken Gross

    Mar 30, 2016 - The formula for sensuality included a long hood, a small cabin (just two seats), a rakish tail, and lots of curves. Just look at a Delahaye 135MS for proof. Some of these cars have been compared to the lovely shape of a woman’s body, or even a Paris gown on wheels. Many of these cars on display were designed to be sensual, aesthetically arousing, impactful, and, if you will, a bit outrageous.

  4. Photography and Film Intersections: Laura Israel Presents Robert Frank

    Mar 23, 2016 - On Saturday, April 9, Israel introduces a rarely screened film by Frank: the 1969 short Life-Raft Earth, presented in a newly restored 16mm print funded by a grant the Museum received from the National Film Preservation Foundation Join Laura Israel for “Don’t Blink - Robert Frank” on April 8 and for “Life-Raft Earth” on April 9. Houston film and photography aficionados have something exciting to look forward to: the visit of Laura Israel on April 8 and 9.

  5. Clear & Refresh Your Creative Mind with “Breath: The Pulse of the Universe”

    Mar 10, 2016 - This becomes a 6/3/6/3 ratio. Keenly listen to the sound of your breath to see if it is long, smooth, and even. Do this ratio 6 times to begin. If you feel relaxed you can do a few more rounds. First, exhale both nostrils, then without strain, inhale through both nostrils to a count of 6, pause at the top of the breath—count to 3, then exhale to a count of 6 and pause at the bottom of the exhale—and count 3 again. So, when I said ‘turn to the breath,’ it was to this that I thereby turned for protection.”

  6. Bayou Bend at 50: A Longtime Docent Tells Her Story

    Mar 3, 2016 - I was already a docent at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, through a placement with the Junior League. It is like a family. I feel a great pride to be a Bayou Bend docent. It is still thrilling to be there, just as it was that special day on March 5, 1966, at the very beginning of the adventure. private home to a public museum.

  7. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, celebrates two mavericks of the American Avant-Garde with the exhibition “Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson & Dorothy Hood”

    Sep 17, 2018 - As Hood stated at the time, “In plastic art, form is the shadow of an essence that has gone on to meet a new function,” a comment that echoed Nevelson’s own declaration: “I compose my work pretty much as a poet does, only instead of the word I use the plastic form for my images. . . . But a 1941 visit to Mexico introduced her to a vital community of artists and expatriates that offered greater opportunities to the young artist.

  8. The Connoisseur’s Eye: New Perspectives on Ceramics in the Rienzi Collection at Rienzi

    Aug 21, 2018 - Title The Connoisseur’s Eye: New Perspectives on Ceramics in the Rienzi Collection Dates September 1, 2018–February 3, 2019 Overview The Connoisseur’s Eye highlights the extensive collection of ceramics at Rienzi, Opened to the public in 1999, Rienzi houses a substantial collection of European decorative arts, paintings, furnishings and porcelain, and an extensive holding of miniatures. Rienzi welcomes some 19,000 visitors each year for tours, family programs, lectures, concerts and a variety of special events. Media Contact Sarah Hobson, publicist shobson@mfah.org | 713.800.5345

  9. Unprecedented loans from the National Portrait Gallery, London, chronicle 500 years of the British monarchy at the MFAH in October

    Jul 18, 2018 - The House of Windsor has ruled over a period of unprecedented change through two world wars and the emergence of a global audience for the royal family. Highlights include: The five monarchs of the House of Tudor ruled the kingdom of England for more than a century during a period defined by the unrest of the English Reformation. It is the first time that the National Portrait Gallery has allowed such a large number of its greatest treasures to travel, providing an unparalleled overview of a cavalcade of kings, queens, princes, and princesses.

  10. UH and MFAH Announce Partnership Focused on Latino/Latin American Art & Culture

    Jun 6, 2018 - Today, the MFAH and UH participated in a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding that includes the Art History Program at the UH Kathrine G. with extraordinary museum work experience coupled with a Tier One graduate education in art history. The latter program incorporates significant art historical studies in a bilingual Spanish/English environment.