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Current Exhibitions at the MFAH




Katsura: Picturing Modernism in Japanese Architecture, Photographs by Ishimoto Yasuhiro

On view through September 12, 2010
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building

The MFAH presents one of Japanese photographer Ishimoto Yasuhiro´s most celebrated bodies of work—his images of the legendary 17th-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto.

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Celebrating Cowboy Culture: The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Program

On view through September 16, 2010
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building

Showcasing Grand Prix winners of the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Program, this summer exhibition coincides with The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture.

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Me. My. Self. Eye. Modern and Contemporary Self-Portraits from the MFAH Department of Prints and Drawings

On view through September 19, 2010
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building

This engaging exhibition of self-portraits illustrates how artists fuse their physical likenesses with their artistic personas. Spanning the last century, Me. My. Self. Eye. presents works on paper by Max Beckmann, Chuck Close, Luis Jiménez, Alex Katz, Henri Matisse, Kermit Oliver, James Surls, and others.

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The Interactive Book: Works from the Hirsch Library

On view through September 19, 2010
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building

The Interactive Book features artistic books that require participation, demanding that the typically passive reader push, pull, stretch, twist, reconfigure, and even listen to the book.

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Richard Misrach: After Katrina

On view through October 31, 2010
At the Audrey Jones Beck Building

Five years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and citizens of New Orleans, but the memories remain fresh. In the aftermath, photographer Richard Misrach captured messages left behind by evacuees, and he has generously given 69 of these wrenching images to the MFAH.

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Teach Me to See

On view through January 9, 2011
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building

The works of art in this exhibition were made by students who took part in the MFAH Storytime Tours program, a series of looking and art-making activities for ages 3 to 7.

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Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

On view through January 30, 2011
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building

This 10th anniversary presentation celebrates the unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

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The Best of the MFAH: An Online Exhibition

Currently on view

Curators´ Recommendations: MFAH Artworks You Absolutely, Positively, Must See


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