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  1. Family Art Activity: Foil Engraving with Rienzi

    May 3, 2020 - a dull pencil. Families, get ready for a special art activity with Ryan Hernandez, the learning & interpretation coordinator at Rienzi. Artists of all ages can make a foil engraving just like the work of skillful silversmiths!  Don’t press too hard, or you might tear the foil. 5) Remove the sketch and retrace the drawing directly on the foil to smooth out lines and create more dimension. 6) Share your engraving! Use #MFAHatHome on social media

  2. MFAH (Virtual) Book Clubs: Spring Reads

    May 2, 2020 - Register now for the “At Home” Zoom chat: Wednesday, May 20, 1:30 p.m.  Get a virtual room background featuring Bayou Bend   The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich The MFAH Book Club connects art and literature year-round, and the spring pick is a perfect example: The Night Watchman. Wherever you are, you’ll love the MFAH book clubs’ (virtual) spring lineup, complete with discussion guides and even a virtual book-club meeting.

  3. Movie Night with MFAH Films “Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint” and “The Times of Bill Cunningham”

    May 1, 2020 - Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint (May 6–19) The prolific abstractions of Hilma af Klint continue to emerge from obscurity. The film unearths a selection of unpublished photographs from the New York Times street photographer’s archive. See the Trailer • The Times of Bill Cunningham | WATCH HERE (MAY 6–19) Your purchase ($4.99) supports the MFAH and provides access to the film for three days.

  4. Meet the MFAH: Curator Alison de Lima Greene

    Apr 29, 2020 - As he explains: “This is why I used it—to highlight forms that have been molded by light.” 5) Pablo Picasso Woman with Outstretched Arms As a child, Pablo Picasso amused his sister by making paper cutouts of animals and figures—some For Penone, gold represents a natural source of self-contained light. Its extraordinary soundtrack offers a point of departure for Pixel Forest Transformer, which comprises 3,000 hanging lights that echo and complement the video’s music and color sequences. 2) Yayoi Kusama Aftermath of Obliteration

  5. Latin American Favorites from the MFAH Film Department

    Apr 28, 2020 - of a prosperous coastal town. Narrowing a list of favorites was challenging, but I’ve selected five that you can enjoy at home. 1) Silent Light (2007) Carlos Reygadas’s tale of infidelity in the insular environs of a Mexican Mennonite community is populated A masterpiece. 5) Zama (2017) Colonialism is a scar written on the pages of many histories worldwide, and in the hearts of both conqueror and conquered, as Lucrecia Martel so masterfully displays in perhaps her finest work

  6. Movie Night with MFAH Films “Bull” and “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

    Apr 27, 2020 - This week, Movie Night features two premieres: a drama filmed in the Houston area, and a provocative documentary about 21st-century society. Capital in the Twenty-First Century features a host of interviews with influential experts in economics and politics.  • WATCH See “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” May 1–5. Bull (April 29–May 12) Set on the fringes of Houston, Bull is a commanding story about an unlikely bond between a wayward girl and an aging rodeo rider.

  7. Test Your Art Knowledge: MFAH Trivia

    Apr 26, 2020 - This technique is often used to give the impression of a rough texture. (see slideshow image #4) 4) Fresco | This mural-painting technique allows paint to mesh with the wall on which it sits. 4) What mural-painting technique combines water-based pigments with a binder, such as egg white, to then quickly apply to wet plaster? (see slideshow image #5) 5) Mannerism | The sculpture Ganymede is stylistically similar to the work of Benvenuto Cellini, an important Mannerist artist.

  8. Gallery Video & Virtual Chat: Rediscover “Radical: Italian Design”

    Apr 22, 2020 - On April 29, tune in at 1 p.m. for a discussion about the exhibition’s themes, the designers, and Italy’s Radical Design Movement. Enjoy this immersive video trip through the gallery space (below), and join us in a Zoom chat.  Curator Cindi Strauss talks with collector Dennis Freedman, along with Evan Snyderman and James Zemaitis, both of R & Company gallery in New York. Register now for the Zoom chat: Wednesday, April 29, at 1 p.m.

  9. At-Home Workshop: Making a Face Mask

    Apr 21, 2020 - Looking for a practical at-home project? Make your own face mask! Follow along with Jessica McMahon, who teaches fashion classes at the Glassell Junior School. To get started, download the step-by-step instructions—complete with a mask pattern. Then gather your materials, hit “play,” and make your face mask!

  10. Get #trill with Gibson & Join Us on Sundays for “MFAH on the Mat”

    Apr 20, 2020 - I treat each practice uniquely as I explore what’s going on in my body, mind, and soul. Every time I practice, I feel much better after than when I started. If you are already practicing a couple of times a week, take a class from a new instructor to learn new styles. How would you describe your personal yoga style? I use yoga as my own way to reset and restore. It’s great to sit outside by the fountains and bring a sketchbook to draw the pretty scenery. How do you keep your yoga #trill? To me, yoga is a moving meditation with breath.