Inside the MFAH Archive for 2017
“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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The MFAH Book Club Goes Digital! August 7, 2017
Art and literature meet at the MFAH Book Club, which now offers more flexible options for individuals on the go.
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MFAH Films Celebrates the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema August 3, 2017
A natural complement to the exhibition Paint the Revolution, MFAH Films’ summer series Mexican Modernism: The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema highlights classic comedies, melodramas, epics, and other classics of Mexican film.
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Paint the USA: A Time Line of “Mexican Modernism” Artists in America July 26, 2017
What do Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros have in common? They’re some of modern art’s most famous artists—and all left their native country of Mexico to live and work in the United States for a time.
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Glassell-on-the-Go Brings a World of Art to Houston-Area Students July 24, 2017
Glassell-on-the-Go brings the esteemed youth-art classes of the Museum’s Glassell Junior School into the surrounding Houston community.
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A Closer Look at “Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Mohammed Afkhami Collection” July 21, 2017
Taking a close look at the rich details of Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet is especially rewarding.
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A Summer Salute to Legendary Actor Alec Guinness July 5, 2017
Revisiting the career highlights of Alec Guinness is a treat! Learn more about the actor before you join us for a summer series celebrating some of his most memorable roles.
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Every Dot Knows Where It Is: A Chat with Pipilotti Rist June 26, 2017
“Our brains are made up of low-voltage electrode signals—‘Pixel Forest’ looks like a simplified brain. In a way, all technology is a copy of nature.”
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Jazz on Film Returns May 31, 2017
This June, we celebrate the fifth year of Jazz on Film, one of our most popular annual series! Preview the seven selections—a mix of old, new, and rediscovered—that come to our big screen in June.
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Catwalk Stunners Now on View! See Fashion Fusion’s Winning Designs May 25, 2017
The winners of Fashion Fusion 2017 share the inspiration behind their designs, in their own words.
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Working at the Crossroads: Fazal Sheikh in the City of Widows May 19, 2017
A portraitist of deep empathy, Fazal Sheikh has traveled the world photographing displaced communities—including the women of the “city of widows.”