Posts

We celebrate Thanksgiving as an American holiday, but cultures across time have honored the harvest, the season, family, and, of course, tasty food.

Malcolm Daniel, the Museum’s Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography, on his secret longing to add “Curator of Food Trucks” to his title.

Calling all witches, ghosts, and creatures of the night: As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, MFAH Films hosts a duo of terrifying films!

Congrats to the outstanding student artists who received awards in the summer art competition “Creativity in Your World: A Year of Learning Through Art.”

The monthly program Art Beyond Sight helps visitors who are blind, or have low vision, explore the world of art beyond the visual experience.

The Turkish Film Festival, one of our most popular annual series, lets the Museum present movies that U.S. audiences may not otherwise see on a big screen.

Artist Farhad Moshiri’s contemporary take on an ancient Perisan artform—the carpet—is strengthened by a historical example also on view in the Museum.

Home gardeners may be struggling to ensure their flowers, bushes, trees, and lawns are dried out from Hurricane Harvey’s floods and ready for fall. Bart Brechter, head of gardens and landscape operations, shares his expertise.

Luis Salinas, a Houstonian who produced the film “Tales of Mexico,” discusses the unique project with film curator Marian Luntz.

Jon Evans, chief librarian and archivist for the Museum, spends many of his days roaming through towering stacks of books and building the Museum’s impressive collection at the Hirsch and Powell libraries.