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  1. Making a Dream a Reality at Bayou Bend

    May 20, 2016 - On May 9, 2008, hundreds of people gathered on a warm, sunny morning under a huge white tent on an empty expanse of land at the corner of Memorial Drive and Westcott Street in Houston. The occasion? In 1973, at a ceremony for the placing of a Texas Historical Commission marker at Bayou Bend, Miss Hogg focused less on the past and more on the future, asking those present to “dream along with” her toward the erection of a much-needed building on the corner to provide new amenities: a lecture hall, exhibition areas, larger staff offices, a library, and additional storage space.

  2. Winterhalter, Meet Worth

    May 11, 2016 - (She is also known for a topless duel with a countess, but that’s another story.) Fashionable women all across 19th-century Europe once clamored to pose for Franz X. Princess Metternich wore a Worth gown to a ball given by Empress Eugénie, who was so taken by the design that she subsequently ordered all of her evening looks from Worth.

  3. Jazz Age Nightlife: “Sculpted in Steel” Meets “Deco Nights”

    Apr 28, 2016 - Image © 2008 Peter Harholdt. Fig. 2. I. Miller Shoe Company, for I. Fig. 1, Delahaye, 135M Competition Coupe, 1936. Fig. 2, I. Miller Shoe Company, for I. Image © 2008 Peter Harholdt. Fig. 8.

  4. Latin Wave Celebrates 11 Great Years

    Apr 21, 2016 - Latin Wave, our biggest annual film festival, returns from April 28 to May 1 with 11 new films from Latin America. Every year is a little different: The 2016 selection has a strong theme of young protagonists coming of age. Absence A fun aspect of an annual festival is seeing how guests return and themes recur over the years. Absence is directed by Brazilian filmmaker Chico Teixeira, a guest at our very first Latin Wave in 2006. The teens in Absence, From Afar, I Promise You Anarchy, Ixcanul, and The Second Mother all encounter unique challenges.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.”

  10. 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.