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  1. The MFAH Highlights Latin American Art This Summer

    Apr 29, 2015 - At a time when few paid attention to the physical depletion of the planet, Kosice’s The Hydrospatial City was both a sounding alarm and a poetic manifesto for mankind’s survival in space. In the 1960s and 1970s, Gego pioneered a structural method for drawing in space with a series of flexible, hanging net sculptures made of stainless steel wire. Additional spaces include a repertory cinema, two libraries, public archives, and facilities for conservation and storage.

  2. “Shadow Monsters”

    Apr 1, 2015 - Essentially a digital version of a traditional shadow-puppet theater, Shadow Monsters allows visitors to create their own shadow plays, making a childhood game of imagination a reality. As of September 3, the end date has been extended from September 20 to November 1, 2015. I enjoy working with simple, intuitive things; playful feelings that touch us on a very basic level.

  3. “Pablo Bronstein: We Live in Mannerist Times”

    Mar 31, 2015 - Complementing these renderings are a small selection of porcelains from the Museum’s Rienzi Collection, displayed in cases throughout the gallery. They comprise a sequence of images of machines and details, many derived from the steam engine, which was the most advanced technology of the time. For the exhibition, detailed black-on-white line drawings printed on vinyl will stretch from ceiling to floor to form a two-dimensional architecture within the Museum’s Alice Pratt Brown Gallery.

  4. “A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins”

    Mar 23, 2015 - Title A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins Dates April 4–July 5, 2015 Overview This exhibition celebrates the gift and promised gift of more than 400 photographs from the collection of Michael Marvins, a fourth-generation, Houston-based studio photographer, and his wife, Michele. light by Brassaï, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Louis Faurer, and Mario Giacomelli; spatial perspectives, including Western landscapes by Ansel Adams and William Henry Jackson and urban views by Alvin Langdon Coburn and O.

  5. “American Modern: Works from the Collection of Alice C. Simkins”

    Mar 19, 2015 - Trained as an art historian and museum professional, Alice C. Simkins is a leading supporter of the arts in San Antonio and Houston. Title American Modern: Works from the Collection of Alice C. Simkins Dates April 16–July 19, 2015 Overview American Modern: Works from the Collection of Alice C. Following Houston, American Modern: Works from the Collection of Alice C. Simkins will travel to the McNay Art Museum, where it will be seen from September 30 to December 6, 2015.

  6. The 20th Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on Tuesday, February 3

    Jan 27, 2015 - Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m.–9p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 12:15–7 p.m. Sunday. Call 713.639.7300 or visit www.mfah.org for more information. What On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, debuts Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography, the annual photography exhibition that offers a unique view of Houston through the eyes of its Eye on Houston features photographs by students from three Houston-area high schools: Jack Yates High School, Bellaire High School, and César E. Chávez High School.

  7. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Unfolding Worlds: Japanese Screens and Contemporary Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection” in March 2015

    Jan 22, 2015 - from June 7 to November 8, 2014. Amassed over a period of 50 years by Dr. Kurt A. “When I was first drafted into the United States Air Force as a flight surgeon in 1963,” said Dr. Gitter, “I had no idea that the two years I spent stationed in Japan would spark a lifelong passion.

  8. “Mona Hatoum: Twelve Windows”

    Jan 21, 2015 - Each window, through its stitches and patterns, represents a key region of Palestine. Title Mona Hatoum: Twelve Windows Dates  January 8–February 8, 2015 Overview On the occasion of the 2015 Arts of the Islamic World Gala, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Twelve Windows, an installation Mona Hatoum was born into a Palestinian family in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1952, and has lived and worked in London since 1975.

  9. The MFAH Highlights Arts of the Islamic World Beginning in January

    Jan 21, 2015 - Items on view include a 12th-century bronze incense burner in the form of a stylized feline figure from the Iranian world; a rare, elaborately illuminated 14th-century Qur’an from present-day Morocco; and a remarkable, early-16th-century Among the highlights are a 16th-century Ottoman Turkish prayer carpet; a selection of early gold jewelry from Afghanistan and Syria; a glass mosque lamp from 14th-century Cairo; an extraordinary earthenware bowl from 9th-century Conservation training and other education programs 4.

  10. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Unveils Designs for Campus Redevelopment, with more than 70 Percent of Funding Goal Secured

    Jan 15, 2015 - “The Museum of Fine Arts has become a great museum, befitting Houston as a great city. “Our L-shaped Glassell School of Art building is a key part of our overall space-shaping strategy. A landscape architect will also be selected.