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The Hirsch Library Collection

The Hirsch Library is the art research facility of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The library's reference collection includes books and periodicals on fine arts, decorative arts, and photography, as well as catalogs from museums, commercial galleries, and auction houses. The library also offers on-line access to several subscription databases for research outside of the Hirsch Library reference collection.






The MFAH Archives

The MFAH Archives contains the operating records of the MFAH as well as those of several other entities closely associated with the MFAH. These records include correspondence, reports, minutes, deeds of gift, contracts, photographs, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, and audio recordings. Researching the archives is by appointment only. Find out more.

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Featured Books


Inverted Utopias: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America
Mari Carmen Ramirez, Hector Olea

This book reveals the theoretical and artistic ingenuity of over seventy artists from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean during key periods of the 20th century. It also presents previously unavailable original texts and manifestoes authored by artists of the Latin American avant-garde in English translation. The book additionally provides biographical information, interpretative essays and illustrates 250 important artistic works.

N 6502.5 .R3613 2004

Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art (MFAH Exhibition)

Latin American Art (MFAH Collection)



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