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  1. Meet the MFAH: Patrick Palmer, Dean of the Glassell Studio School

    Apr 9, 2020 - Learn more about the Glassell School of Art I still teach a couple classes, but mostly I spend my day building future course catalogs, studying the ever-changing demands of a varied curriculum, and making myself available to students and faculty. What are your top five works of art in the MFAH collections? I surprised myself in trying to narrow my favorite works down to five; I would have been more comfortable with 25! 

  2. FAQs for Students

    Does the MFAH offer art and art history classes? Yes. Check out the course schedule for the Glassell School of Art, where you can take art history and studio courses year-round. There are several ways to find information about artists and works of art, and to do general art research. Students of any college or university can receive free admission any day the Museum is open by presenting an art-related assignment and college ID at an admissions desk. 

  3. Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian Ikats

    These bold garments were mainstays of cosmopolitan oasis culture in the 19th century, worn by inhabitants of different classes and religions throughout crowded marketplaces, private homes, centers of worship, and ceremonial places

  4. Rienzi Celebrates Boxing Day, a British Holiday Tradition

    Dec 10, 2018 - One idea behind the day’s history is that members of the wealthiest classes, such as lords and aristocrats, used this time to distribute “Christmas boxes” to their employees who worked on Christmas Day.

  5. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Breaks Ground on the Fayez S. Sarofim Campus

    Oct 15, 2015 - During construction of the new building by Steven Holl Architects, Studio School classes and the Core program have relocated to off-site facilities nearby. During those early years, the school offered six classes for students from age 9 to 14. By 1939, 14 courses were offered for adults and children, with an enrollment of 196 students. Initially, classes for both the Junior School and Studio School were conducted there. In 1982, the Core Residency Program was established for artists, and in 1998 a critics’ residency was added.

  6. Celebrate the 4th of July with George Washington at Bayou Bend

    Jun 19, 2019 - History classes only scratch the surface, so there is plenty of information we’ve never heard before. 

  7. The Kodak Era: A Conversation with MFAH Curator Anne Tucker (part 1 of 3)

    Feb 17, 2012 - The other thing about the snapshot is that it opened up having a family portrait to economic classes that never had it before. Stay tuned for two more excerpts from Anne Tucker's conversation, in which she goes on to discuss how snapshots affected art, photography, and history; and talks about the photographic tradition behind the exhibition Snail Mail

  8. Overview

    Examples include classes, tours, docent training, and annual events such as the Ruth K. Shartle Symposium. Material is also maintained from prominent artists, collectors, and figures such as the Art Guys, Manfred Heiting, Ima Hogg, and Sally Walsh. In these recordings, scholars, educators, curators, and artists speak on topics relating to exhibitions and the museum’s art collections.

  9. Movie Night with MFAH Films “And Then We Danced”

    Apr 6, 2020 - All children in Georgia attend dance classes from a young age. Following interviews with dancers, we chose to juxtapose the traditional with the new generation’s style of dance.

  10. Telling Tales out of School

    Oct 4, 2013 - Artist and Glassell Junior School instructor Seth Mittag created this reel of stop-motion videos made by his classes over the years.