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  1. Reflections of a New World: Japanese Protest and Art on Film

    The exhibition For a New World to Come: Experiments in Japanese Art and Photography, 1968–1979 explores the struggle of Japanese artists to forge a new identity during a time of political and social turmoil. The films in this series, which respond to the themes and concerns of artists represented in this groundbreaking show, were selected by Yasufumi Nakamori, the Museum's associate curator of photography.

  2. Radical Light

    Seid and film critic Michael Sicinski will introduce both screenings, joined by filmmaker Scott Stark, who is featured in the second program. A reception and book signing in the museum galleries follows the 2 p.m. show. Alternative film and video from San Francisco and its nearby environs has historically drawn on a rich arts scene of poets, visual artists, composers, and technology innovators which accounts in part for the cross-fertilized nature A selection of programs from Radical Light is currently touring the country, bringing seminal as well as rediscovered works from the Bay Area to new audiences with the hope of inspiring continued experimentation within the media

  3. QFest: The Annual Houston International LGBTQ Film Festival

    Film programming by Kristian Salinas, QFest’s artistic director and a member of the MFAH film committee. Film festival ticket prices apply: General admission is $10. The Museum joins venues throughout Houston for QFest. The 23rd edition of the annual LGBTQ film festival offers a fresh, topical, and fascinating selection of films that have been popular on the international circuit. MFAH members, students with ID, and seniors (65+) receive a $2 discount.

  4. Pierre Étaix: French Comedy Master

      – Janus Films “A master of screen comedy! Director/actor Pierre Etaix is a treasure the cinematic world has rediscovered and embraced with relish. These films, influenced by Etaix’s experiences as a circus acrobat and clown and by the silent film comedies he adored, are elegantly deadpan, but as an on-screen presence, Etaix radiates warmth.

  5. Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Each fall, the MFAH hosts a celebration of Italian cinema. A lapsed Catholic who never lost his religious worldview and a lifelong Marxist who was expelled from the Communist Party for being gay, Pasolini was an artist and thinker who tried not to resolve his contradictions but rather For the eighth annual event in 2013, the MFAH joins a national U.S. tour to reconsider the singular vision of Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975).

  6. Passion for Cinema: Chicago Film Society Presents

    Formed in 2011 by a group of film projectionists and programmers, this dedicated organization presents a year-round selection of 35mm and 16mm films from studio vaults, film archives, and private collections.  One of the founders, Kyle Westphal, has accepted the invitation to escape the Chicago winter and present two films at the Museum. Each screening will be accompanied by customized pre-show trailers. 

  7. Olivia de Havilland Centennial Tribute

    She made her screen debut in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) and was signed to a seven-year contract with Warner Brothers. She sued the studio and won in a landmark case that set the limit for a studio-player contract to expire at the end of seven years (including suspensions). About Olivia de Havilland The daughter of a British  businessman and a choir teacher, de Havilland arrived in California at the age of 3.

  8. Newcomers: Three Films on Immigration

    Three scholars who serve on the Museum’s film committee have chosen unique films on the subject of immigration. Each screening features a brief introduction and a post-screening discussion with the audience.

  9. Music on the Plaza

    Summer 2019 • Dance | Friday, June 28 | Dancer/choreographer Genene McGrath with music by Two Star Symphony  • Projections | Friday, August 9 | Artist Emily Fens with music by the Wild Moccasins  • Poetry | Friday, August Each event also includes food vendors and a cash bar. This summer series creates synergy between different art forms and celebrates Houston’s vibrant arts scene with live music, demonstrations by artists and performers, and hands-on art-making experiences led by MFAH staff members

  10. Movies Houstonians Love

    Local luminaries from different fields—the arts, politics, sports, education, restaurants, medicine, and beyond—share anecdotes from their personal moviegoing histories, and then take a seat to enjoy the incomparable experience -- Begin Grid Row --> Movies Houstonians Love has become one of the Museum’s most popular film series. of watching the film on the big screen, with an audience.