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Father’s Day at Bayou Bend

Jun 17, 2020 - Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for American decorative arts. On Sundays, Bayou Bend is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Plan a family outing to explore the expansive 14 acres of natural woodlands, gardens, and green spaces on Sunday, June 21. Spend the afternoon, and check out the renowned collection of American art. Exclusively for Father’s Day visitors, themed audio-tour stops about fatherhood in early America are available, including one about the talented artist Charles Willson Peale, pictured below painting a portrait of his wife—as one

Virtual Cinema Guide: Classic & Recent Films on Black History, Culture & Activism

Jun 14, 2020 - Coming Soon A selection of films complementing the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power will be available through the MFAH Virtual Cinema series during July and August. There’s now a unique opportunity to watch an exceptional array of classic and recent films about Black history, culture, and activism from home, because a number of distributors are currently creating specially curated selections History Comes to Life Ava DuVernay’s Selma, produced by the makers of 12 Years a Slave, is available to stream free on Amazon.

Community Artists’ Collective

Jun 13, 2020 - “I hope viewers will examine this work through their own lenses and have a dialogue with me in person or through the work about the history of racist institutions and racism in our country and what we can do in our own spheres Encouraging a New Dialogue Choked on Cotton reflects Gottlieb’s wrestling with her grief and remorse over her family’s cotton-plantation heritage and sense of her own complicity in America’s legacy of racism. A reflection on family history, slavery, and complicity by one of the Glassell School of Art’s own, Nell Gottlieb, is now in its final week at Community Artists’ Collective (CAC).

Virtual Cinema: Heading West with “The Grey Fox” and “Thousand Pieces of Gold”

Jun 10, 2020 - After being released from a long San Quentin incarceration in 1901, Miner was inspired to make a slight career change after viewing a silent movie called The Great Train Robbery. yet revisionist approach to what, even then, was viewed as a fading genre In 1978, however, he was plucked out of obscurity when director Alan J. Pakula cast him as an aging saddletramp in Comes a Horseman.

An Exhibition You Won’t Want to Miss: “Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography”

Jun 6, 2020 - Through an African Lens offers a vibrant glimpse of the breadth of photography created in sub-Saharan Africa. Get your general admission tickets in advance, and plan your visit online! Take a virtual trip to locations from Benin, Cameroon, and Côte d’Ivoire to Mali, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and beyond—all in the galleries of Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection. Showcasing the work of artists linked by geography and contemporary photography, this exhibition explores themes of personal identity, cultural traditions, modern aspirations, and social and political issues.

“Armchair Travel” Brings World-Class Art to Your Living Room

Jun 3, 2020 - It’s a fulfilling experience that makes you long for more! So we’re delighted to present a dozen different movies this season.” Life I, Claude Monet Cézanne: Portraits of a Life Vincent van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing Munch 150 Young Picasso About “Exhibition on Screen” Working with top international museums and galleries, “ Each ticket is $12—or $10 with the exclusive MFAH discount code (MFAHSUMMER678) for $2 off. Your purchase provides access for 48 hours, so watch away!

Art Films & Summer Sipping

Jun 2, 2020 - El Vivificador (The Reviver) 2 oz. pineapple juice 1½ ounces Don Q double-aged vermouth cask-finish rum ½ ounce triple sec ½ ounce Compass Box Peat Monster blended Scotch whisky 1 teaspoon sugar Dash Angostura It’s a refreshing drink, best enjoyed while watching any movie or when you’re outdoors enjoying clear skies and a breeze. Don’t be scared of Scotch in a cocktail. It has its place, and I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Strain into a chilled glass. Optional: Garnish with orange peel and a light sprinkle of cayenne pepper. Beverage Backstory I love this recipe because it is new and refreshing.

Art-Inspired Activity Book for Families: American Art

May 31, 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! Mary Cassatt, Children in a Garden• Frederic Remington, Aiding a Comrade• Stuart Davis, Gloucester Harbor Just like the Museum’s in-gallery program Sunday Family Zone, these at-home activities introduce kids and families to artists

Virtual Cinema “The Wolf House” and “New French Shorts 2020”

May 30, 2020 - Maria, a young woman in Chile seeking refuge after escaping a sect of German religious fanatics, encounters a house inhabited by two pigs. The characters featured reflect France’s cultural diversity, from a lovelorn pig farmer to a Napoleon-era soldier. Check out the full lineup of titles. This week, Virtual Cinema invites you to experience captivating international cinema. See a dystopian animated feature set in Chile, and a showcase of award-winning short films from France.

Rienzi’s “Extravagant Objects” on View @ Google Arts & Culture

May 27, 2020 - “I did a deep dive into the Rienzi archives, which include remarkable family scrapbooks, and I ran across many photos of her wearing it over the years. It must have been a much-loved set of jewels.” A Deep Dive “I would have to say the 18th-century emerald Parure she is wearing in a photograph from the late 1950s,” Flores said. A dynamic array is now on view in the latest MFAH virtual exhibition via Google Arts & Culture: Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection.