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From New York to London and Milan, February is a month of Fashion Weeks around the world—the perfect time to look at a few impeccably dressed and accessorized women in works of art in the Museum’s permanent collection.

The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, performing on Thursday, January 24, in conjunction with Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits from Holbein to Warhol, brings a uniquely Scottish tradition to audiences across the world.

The documentary Vincent van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing, screening on February 1 & 2, is an early complement to the MFAH exhibition of the artist’s work opening in March.

2018 was one of our biggest years ever! Watch a look back at some of the numbers that added up to a great year. 

After extensive conservation and research, a painting that has been in the MFAH collection for decades is newly attributed to Spanish master Diego Velázquez.

From scenes of ice and snow to objects that signify holiday and entertaining traditions, art at the MFAH shows how cultures around the world reflect on winter. Curatorial staff members share favorite works of art that relate to the season.

Learn more about a few of the most intriguing objects from the Bayou Bend and Rienzi collections made to serve special meals—and be sure to save room for dessert!

Curator Alison de Lima Greene discusses Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson & Dorothy Hood, an exhibition that takes a fresh look at the common ground between two pioneering American artists.

Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits from Holbein to Warhol inspires a closer look at works of art from the MFAH collections that highlight the many ways to show power across the globe.

Houston just happens to have a delightful fall lined up for Anglophiles all around the city! One Shakespeare-themed play—The Book of Will, at Main Street Theater through October 21—inspired us to take another look at one of the rarest yet most influential books in the MFAH collection.