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  1. At-Home Art Activity for Kids: Let’s Make Shapes

    May 27, 2020 - Get ready to explore shapes and abstraction! Here’s a new at-home art activity for you and your family to enjoy. Follow along below in the how-to video with Elizabeth Roath Garcia, our studio and gallery programs manager, and use the instructions as a guide. Let’s make shapes! Download step-by-step instructions • Check out this example of a collage creation. What will yours look like?

  2. “Design in Dialogue” A Virtual Chat about the MFAH and Design

    May 26, 2020 - Enjoy a virtual tour of the gallery space in the video below, then tune in this Friday at 10 a.m. for a Zoom chat. “Design in Dialogue” Register now for the Zoom chat! Friday, May 29, at 10 a.m. Get the inside scoop on Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985 and the latest news about the MFAH collection of decorative arts, craft, and design. Rediscover Italy’s postwar explosion of disruptive design through the exhibition Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection.

  3. Online Tickets for In-Gallery Experiences

    May 25, 2020 - ♦ Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library On view through January 10 ♦ Francis Bacon: Late Paintings On view through August 16 ♦ Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power On view through August 30 ♦ Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection On view through September 7 ♦ Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection On view through November Documentary Photography On view through January 3 ♦ Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection On view through January 3, at Rienzi And of course, the works in the MFAH collections, Rienzi Collection, and Bayou

  4. Virtual Cinema “Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy” and “On a Magical Night”

    May 25, 2020 - After a heated argument with her husband, Maria escapes to Room 212 at the hotel across the street from their home—a bird’s eye view of her husband and their marriage. See the Trailer   On a Magical Night (Chambre 212) “A whimsical comic romp” —Hollywood Reporter On a Magical Night follows Maria (Chiara Mastroianni), a Parisian woman dissatisfied with her marriage of 20 years ● On a Magical Night | WATCH HERE (May 27–June 2) Your purchase ($12) supports the MFAH and offers access to the film for two days. See the Trailer Find out more about MFAH Films: Virtual Cinema

  5. Family-Friendly Art Activity: Make Your Own Tree

    May 20, 2020 - Creative Expression I love that this project gives children the liberty to pick and choose images, colors, and patterns that they find appealing and then weave them into a single collage background. Grab some old magazines and scraps of colored paper for this tree-collage art project, inspired by a popular work of art from the Museum collections: Jennifer Steinkamp’s video projection Mike Kelley, 14. The project also helps children work through the basic concepts of pattern and design as they decide how and where to arrange their cut-out images onto their background in a visually appealing way.

  6. Bread-Baking Bandwagon

    May 19, 2020 - Recipe 1) Sift 2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of baking powder into a bowl. 2) Stir in 5 or 6 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 clove of crushed garlic, then add 3/4 cup equal parts of milk and water. “In kitchens across the world, focaccia gardens are blooming,” begins a recent New York Times article. Drizzle with olive oil. 5) Bake for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees. 6) Take a picture and sample your creation. Bon appétit! Browse the MFAH collections for more inspiration.

  7. Discovering the Turkish Lute with Artist Dario Robleto

    May 19, 2020 - Tune in as Robleto discusses the craftsmanship of this Ottoman Turkish Lute with two experts in their fields: Aimée Froom, the Museum’s curator for art of the Islamic worlds; and Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, a professor at the New England Learn more about art of the Islamic worlds The work of multidisciplinary artist Dario Robleto often explores the intersections of art, science, and history to examine the personal aspects of universal phenomena.  

  8. Zoom In: “At Home” Book Chat at YOUR Home

    May 18, 2020 - On Wednesday, May 20, the History Book Club hosts a virtual discussion about At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson. This book club is a collaboration between the two MFAH house museums: Bayou Bend and Rienzi. The Zoom chat starts at 1:30 p.m. and you can register here. Then, plan your oh-so-fashionable arrival! Select a virtual background featuring one of the historic house rooms at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.

  9. Virtual Cinema “Corpus Christi” and “Someone Somewhere”

    May 17, 2020 - The 2020 Oscar nominee for Best International Feature follows 20-year-old Daniel after he is released from a Warsaw detention center and sent to a remote village to work as a manual laborer. Over the course of his incarceration for a violent crime, Daniel had found Christ and now aspires to join the clergy. Their days punctuated by unfulfilling jobs, both seek a meaningful loving and platonic connection.

  10. Art-Inspired Outfits for Your Next Virtual Happy Hour

    May 16, 2020 - Get inspiration from a classic like George Hoyningen-Huené’s Miss Koopman, Fashion and get dressed up in your favorite summer-style evening attire.    2) Can’t decide on a look? 1) Dress to impress when you step out—or into your living room—for happy hour. Dress up those slacks with a form-fitting blazer, taking an Art Guys page from Business Savvy.     Search the MFAH collections for more outfit inspiration!