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  1. Director Bonnie Campbell to Retire from Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in September 2023

    Apr 17, 2023 - I feel a Texas-sized sense of accomplishment knowing that under my tenure, thousands of people have discovered Bayou Bend, making it less hidden, but still¸ and always, a gem.” People like to say Bayou Bend is a hidden gem—it actually is literally hidden, only visible after crossing a pedestrian bridge over Buffalo Bayou. I am happiest when we offer a free public program, like Family Day or July 4, when there are hundreds of visitors, young and old, exploring the grounds and discovering the treasures in the house.

  2. “Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Pearlman Foundation” Opens May 21 at the MFAH

    Mar 8, 2023 - In January 1945 Pearlman happened to pass the window of a Manhattan auction house, and spotted a Chaïm Soutine landscape. Featured paintings include Cistern in the Grounds of the Château Noir (c. 1900), Route to Le Tholonet (1900–04) and Mont Sainte-Victoire (c. 1904–06), from one of Cezanne’s most iconic series.  Lead foundation underwriting is provided by: Generous support is provided by:The Favrot FundVivian L.

  3. “Woven Wonders: Indian Textiles from the Parpia Collection” to Be Presented at the MFAH This Summer

    Mar 8, 2023 - Jeevak Parpia is a professor of physics at Cornell University, with a research focus on experimental atomic and condensed-matter physics. Durga D. Agrawal Family Generous support provided by:Sesh and Prabha BalaMilton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. GritzChitra Kumar and Kumar BashyamPaul and Manmeet LikhariNidhika and Pershant MehtaDrs.  of Indian textiles outside of India will be on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from June 10 through September 4, 2023.

  4. The Immersive Installations of “Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest and Worry Will Vanish” Return to the MFAH, beginning in March 2023

    Feb 13, 2023 - Each light is controlled by a video signal so that the “forest” is constantly changing, sometimes shifting in a staccato rhythm, and sometimes in sinuous waves of color. Worry Will Vanish (2014), a two-channel video that runs in 10-minute cycles, will be projected onto the south and west walls of Cullinan Hall, taking viewers into a fantastic dreamscape where the body and nature become one. I am interested in the combination of nature and technology; these are not two different things.”

  5. MFAH Opens New Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds on March 5

    Jan 23, 2023 - Gallery 1: Introduction to Art of the Islamic WorldsThe introductory gallery highlights enduring themes within Islamic art across a range of manuscripts, metalwork, ceramics, and textiles: calligraphy as the highest art form; Textiles and carpets also played a significant role in sacred and secular ceremonies, as well as in economic trade. Galleries 2 and 3: Early and Later Iranian Art from the Hossein Afshar CollectionAcross these two galleries, the Afshar Collection reveals the stories told by the exquisite paintings from the pages of the Persian national epic

  6. Zen Buddhist Japanese Paintings from the Renowned Gitter-Yelen Collection on View at the MFAH beginning February 19

    Jan 4, 2023 - Carpenter FoundationAnne and Albert ChaoMitsubishi Corporation (Americas)Eddie and Chinhui AllenMr. and Mrs. Russell M. FrankelKathy and Glen GondoMilton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. GritzMiwa Sakashita and Dr. John R. The scroll is one of the most important Zen Buddhist paintings in a U.S. collection. The exhibition takes its title from a legendary encounter between a Buddhist monk and a Chinese emperor.

  7. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith” in January 2023

    Dec 15, 2022 - The daughter of a well-established artist, she was sexually assaulted by a family friend, and a very public court case followed, which caused Gentileschi to be perceived as a social pariah. contemporary issues through a historical lens. But Gentileschi’s vision goes beyond the staging of a classical biblical story, through the unfolding of her own personal horror as a young woman.

  8. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Announces Partnership with the Sarofim Foundation

    Nov 21, 2022 - Sarofim will be placed on extended loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, beginning in early 2023, in a collaboration between the museum and the Sarofim Foundation. Fayez S. Additional resources include a repertory cinema; two significant research libraries: the Hirsch Library and the Powell Library and Study Center at Bayou Bend; public archives; a conservation studio; and an off-site storage facility About the Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonSpanning 14 acres in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, the Susan and Fayez S.

  9. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia” in November

    Jul 28, 2022 - A key artwork is a set of 14 contemporary paintings on paper (2020) of a single Caimo tree and its roles and relationships through the seasons by Confucio Hernández Makuritofe, a member of the Indigenous Kigipe Muina (people from exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Museo del Oro y Unidad de Artes y Otras Colecciones-Banco de la República, Colombia. Large ceramic vessels conceived as houses for revered ancestors anchor this section, which also includes a stunning offering of precious materials contained in a ceramic house.

  10. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure” in November

    Jul 28, 2022 - Scheidegger completed a 25-minute version of the film in 1966 and released a 50-minute version in 1998. Four years later, he began renting a studio measuring only 16 x 16 feet in a small house in the Montparnasse district of Paris. His sculptures The Forest and The Glade of 1950 contain multiple tall figures rising from a broad platform to suggest trees or wild plants growing in a meadow or clearing in the mountains.