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  1. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, highlights Latin American and Latino art collection this spring in the exhibition “Between Play and Grief”

    Mar 12, 2019 - Sunday Family Studio | Just Add Paint: Exploring Color and Collage Sunday, May 5, from 1 to 2 p.m., and 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Families can enjoy time in the studio creating an art project together. Art Encounter: Between Play and Grief Thursday, June 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.  Children ages 3 to 5, and an adult caretaker, are invited to experience an exciting art adventure at the Museum.

  2. First Major Retrospective of American Photographer Sally Mann Travels to the MFAH in March 2019

    Feb 20, 2019 - Mann’s use of the tintype process—a collodion negative on a sheet of darkened tin—yields a rich, liquid-like surface with deep blacks that mirror the bracken swamp and rivers. Mann’s best-selling memoir, Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs (2015), was a finalist for the National Book Award. “Throughout her acclaimed career, Sally Mann has embraced her identity as a Southerner and what it means to be a Southern artist.

  3. “Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017” Opens March 3 at the MFAH

    Feb 20, 2019 - As the artist wrote in his studio log in 1975, “I am aware of the fact that this is the tradition in Art which I must connect with—a work of art with a function motivated by the tradition of African sculpture—MY WAY—not Picasso In 1960, after a protest turned violent, Whitten decided he should leave the South and took a bus to New York City. The encounters left a lasting impression, as he believed African sculpture was a vital inheritance for artists working in the African diaspora. 

  4. David Bomford, Conservation Chair, and Zahira Véliz Bomford, Senior Paintings Conservator, to retire

    Feb 7, 2019 - collection for decades, Kitchen Maid (c. 1620).  The project started with the Museum’s collection and, under her direction, expanded to become a collaboration with MoMA, the Solomon R.  A related release on Knutås’s appointment is available here. 

  5. MFAH Director Gary Tinterow appoints Per Knutås as Head of Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Feb 7, 2019 - I am grateful for my time in Cleveland and look forward to being a part of the continued growth of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.” A related release on Bomford’s departure is available here. “I am delighted that Per has agreed to join our staff,” Tinterow said.

  6. MFAH Presents the 24th Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” Exhibition

    Jan 16, 2019 - A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Utilizing photography as a tool, these student photographers document their perspectives. Eye on Houston invites students to offer a glimpse into their daily lives, experiences, and personal stories. Each generation witnesses Houston through new eyes, seeing and experiencing a fresh incarnation of the city.

  7. Van Gogh survey opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in March 2019

    Dec 6, 2018 - You must remember that I haven’t been drawing for long, even if I did sometimes make little sketches as a boy,” Van Gogh wrote in a letter to his brother on April 2, 1881. Smith Foundation The Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Endowment for Exhibitions Ann G. Trammell Vopak Netherland-America Foundation Joyce Z. The city inspired a brighter palette, while his friendships with Emile Bernard and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec had a major influence on his work.

  8. “Mending: Craft and Community—Selections from the Museum’s Collection”

    Dec 3, 2018 - Title Mending: Craft and Community Selections from the Museum’s Collection Dates December 8, 2018–October 20, 2019 Overview This exhibition showcases mending as an act of transformation by artists working in a wide range Highlights include Mend (2015), a large fiber work by artist Tanya Aguiñiga created from cotton, wool, and clay, reflecting motherhood and community among women; Jaydan Moore’s Platter #4 (2012), an eight-foot-long silver-plate The international and U.S. artists included in the exhibition range from masters in the field of studio craft such as Therman Statom and Léopold Foulem to a younger generation including Jennifer Ling Datchuk and Aaron McIntosh

  9. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Completes the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Center for Conservation, Designed by Lake|Flato Architects

    Oct 24, 2018 - In a related announcement, the MFAH has received $750,000 in renewed art-conservation funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Redevelopment Overview: The Susan and Fayez S. Lake|Flato Architects received the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Firm of the Year Award in 2004; earned a Texas Medal of Arts Award in 2009; and was named a finalist for a National Design Award by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian

  10. Rarely Displayed 17th-Century Persian Garden Carpet from Glasgow’s Burrell Collection on View at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in November

    Oct 11, 2018 - “The exhibition presents a rare opportunity to explore a central theme of Islamic art and culture within the context of a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. For a person sitting at the center of the bottom half of the carpet, this transition creates a panoramic viewing experience. Flowers, trees, and flowing waters evoke the ancient idea of the garden as a symbol of paradise.