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  1. Thanks for a great year!

    Dec 29, 2016 - We hope you had a great year. We did, thanks to you. Press play, and enjoy!

  2. Making Holiday Magic, One Track at a Time

    Dec 15, 2016 - While building the model, I often imagined what my granddaughter would enjoy most. At age 2, she finds trains of any size amazing and a treat almost beyond belief. See the model train set for yourself! It features a realistic start-up progression of sounds with coaches dedicated to notable Texans, including Sam Houston, Edward Burleson, and David G. Burnet. The little buildings offer a wealth of detail. Is there anything else you’d like to add? I'd like to think the trains will stir up fond childhood memories in adults and kindle a new interest for children.

  3. Curator Malcolm Daniel Provides a Snapshot of Degas

    Dec 12, 2016 - What I want is the atmosphere of lamps and moonlight.” In the exhibition, visitors can see a portrait of artist Auguste Renoir with poet and critic Stéphane Mallarmé. Do you have a favorite work on view in Degas: A New Vision? On the evening of December 28, 1895, Degas photographed friends at the home of his close friends Louise and Ludovic Halévy. See the selection of Degas’s photographs in “Degas: A New Vision,” on view in the Law Building through January 16.

  4. Celebrate Kirk Douglas’s Centennial with MFAH Films!

    Dec 7, 2016 - With a screenplay adapted by legendary writer Dalton Trumbo—a friend Douglas had just collaborated with on Spartacus—Lonely Are the Brave  features a strong ensemble cast including Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, George Kennedy Here’s a nice bit of trivia: This movie had its world premiere at a theater in Houston! We rode our bikes there and saw Kirk Douglas getting in a jeep to ride up to the top of a ridge, where he then got onto a horse for one of the escape scenes. Gena Rowlands was nearby, causing in me a lifelong love for her.

  5. Behind the Scenes with Bosch: Curators in Conversation

    Nov 28, 2016 - a Sinful World” by a circle of Bosch followers. ML The film really is a celebration and a commemoration of Bosch’s singular vision. JC I suspect one of the things people will get out of the film is that Bosch paintings have a wealth of extraordinary details. See the documentary on December 3 & 4, and visit the Circle of Bosch painting, located on the second level of the Beck Building in gallery 215.

  6. Who Needs Leftovers? Go French for “Degas: A New Vision”

    Nov 26, 2016 - We all love pumpkin pie and stuffing, but Degas: A New Vision has us in a French mood—and what’s more French than a good meal and wine? Jacques Fox, Artisans When planning a menu, I feel it is important to research the people and the time period to connect all elements together. A hint of acidity from the lemon and wine shines through that is balanced with the earthy vegetables and flaky fish. How does pairing your special menu with Degas: A New Vision enhance the experience of both?

  7. Dancing with Degas

    Nov 18, 2016 - As a dancer, I do relate to Degas’s paintings, but everyone can relate to these works. Degas paints the ballerinas in a human way: tired, resting, rehearsing. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Image source: Art Resource, NY. Fig. 4. Edgar Degas, Dancers, Pink and Green, c. 1890, oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929, 29.100.42.

  8. Happy Birthday! MFAH Films Celebrates Robert Frank

    Nov 1, 2016 - First up is Don’t Blink – Robert Frank on November 5 and 6, direct by his longtime editor, Laura Israel. Of the film’s meandering style, Israel said, “That’s the way he works: He looks at his life and he tries to figure out how to have it unfold through his work in a way that is a bit of a mystery.” His birthday has inspired us to screen two films you won’t see anywhere else in town: a new look at Frank’s life and career, plus a raw, behind-the-scenes documentary he filmed while touring with the Rolling Stones in the 1970s

  9. Happy Halloween! Spooky Art Lurks in the Galleries

    Oct 28, 2016 - Salvator Rosa, The Witches’ Sabbath, c. 1640–49 Location: Beck Building, 2nd floor • Scenes of witchcraft were popular subjects in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Moche, Skull Vessel, 100–800 AD (above) Location: Law Building, 2nd floor • This Pre-Columbian skull vessel may represent the power of a trophy head in the Moche culture of Peru. Re-creating the fine hairs of the eyelashes and eyebrows with delicate incisions, the strong, clean lines convey a timeless image, perhaps of an ancient ancestor.

  10. The Curator and the Collector: David B. Warren Shares His Unique Perspective

    Oct 26, 2016 - March 5, 2016, marked the 50th anniversary of Bayou Bend’s opening to the public. I suggested that a more important three-quarter-length example would be better for the collection, and she agreed. The small paintings were sent back, and eventually a larger one was found. For instance, I was able to convince her that a Classical Empire period room should be added to Bayou Bend prior to one representing the later Rococo Revival era.