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  1. Margo Handwerker Appointed Dean of the Glassell School of Art Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    May 22, 2024 - During nearly a decade at the Texas State Galleries, Dr. Handwerker earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in Architectural History and Theory; a Master’s from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Art History, Theory and Criticism; and a BA from Indiana University, Bloomington With a proven track record of cultivating meaningful relationships with local, regional, and national organizations, she brings a wealth of connectivity to her new role.

  2. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Installs New Presentation for the Arts of Korea Gallery

    May 16, 2024 - “Seemingly suspended inside new, completely transparent cases, striking white ceramics, elegantly shaped jars, and finely carved dining tables are accompanied by a recent acquisition—a monumental masterwork by contemporary Korean Also featured in the gallery is a 10-panel, 19th-century folding screen, Seven Jeweled Mountain, depicting a panorama, typical of its time, of the legendary mountain range that was renowned for its distinctive topography and said About the Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonSpanning 14 acres in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, the Fayez S.

  3. MFAH Presents “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” in July 2024

    May 15, 2024 - of a modern nation-state, and considers how a self-conscious reinterpretation and re-articulation of the past helped inform a contemporary nation and its global future through unique new expressions.  of this section. • Fashioning the Self assesses the emergence of a new Japanese identity as a non-white, modern nation-state, and considers the changing gender roles of the period, the end of samurai status, the creation of a Another highlight of this section is a bowler hat by Hayakawa Shōkōsai I, woven entirely out bamboo reeds. • Making History, Enshrining Myth examines the importance of a national religion, traditions, and myths to the formation

  4. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Appoints Daniel Kurt Ackermann Director of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

    Mar 4, 2024 - contemporary intervention in the William C. and Susan S. B.Y.O.B, a site-specific work co-curated with artist Michael J. “As part of the MFAH, Bayou Bend is a unique site for the study of American decorative arts and material culture in a national and global context.”

  5. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, installs “Portal” by Do Ho Suh, an “impossible” sculpture made from the negative form of a traditional Korean gate

    Feb 6, 2024 - Translated into a transparent shell, this domestic fragment becomes a liminal presence. You sense gravity, the density of weight, in a different way.”  “The gate or portal is a marker that invites the viewer to enter into a different physical or psychological dimension–outside/inside, or public/private,” Suh has stated.

  6. Simone Leigh’s Monumental Bronze Sculpture “Satellite” Is Installed at the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building of the MFAH

    Dec 4, 2023 - She has also been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Solomon R. The MFAH is the first U.S. museum to acquire and install this monumental bronze in a permanent display. About the Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonSpanning 14 acres in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, the Fayez S.

  7. MFAH Establishes a Gallery for Judaica, Opening December 3, 2023

    Nov 2, 2023 - HOUSTON—November 2, 2023—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will open a new gallery for Judaica on December 3, 2023. It is funded by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. With the Herzstein Gallery, the MFAH joins a small group of North American encyclopedic museums with a commitment to collect, display, and study Judaica. 

  8. “Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism” Opens at the MFAH February 25, 2024

    Nov 2, 2023 - Additional generous support is provided by:Cherie and Jim FloresLinnet F. DeilyNancy Pollok GuineeCarla KnoblochRand GroupPolly and Murry BowdenBettie CartwrightVivian L. Smith FoundationRosanette S. CullenSamuel F.  Matisse in a Kimono (private collection). The exhibition also explores a personal story.

  9. MFAH Presents “Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage” in February 2024

    Nov 2, 2023 - Russell H. and Rosalind C. Tiffany E. Barber, assistant professor of African American Art at UCLA; Dr. Anita N. MorrisWangechi MutuNarcissisterRashaad NewsomeLovie OliviaEbony G. PattersonHowardena PindellJamea Richmond-EdwardsDeborah RobertsLanecia A. RouseTschabalala SelfVitus ShellDevan ShimoyamaDavid ShrobeLorna SimpsonNyugen E.

  10. “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence” Tours to the MFAH in November

    Sep 7, 2023 - The artist’s 2008 “Down” series featured a group of large-scale portraits of young Black men inspired by Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Dead Christ in the Tomb (1521–22). Wiley has said, “That is the archaeology I am unearthing: The specter of police violence and state control over the bodies of young Black and Brown people all over the world.” He holds a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, an MFA from Yale University, and honorary doctorates from the Rhode Island School of Design and San Francisco Art Institute.