Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #art


“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.


  • Glory of Spain | blog post | James Anno & Mariana (2)
    From Spain to Houston: Q&A with Curator James Anno April 5, 2020

    What makes the Houston presentation of Glory of Spain unique? Go behind the scenes of this epic exhibition with the curator.

  • L&I at-home art activities
    Family-Friendly Art Activities at Home April 1, 2020

    MFAH teaching artist Rebecca Braziel, mother of four, shares engaging art-making projects and related tips for creating art at home.

  • van Gogh - Irises (van Gogh Museum)
    Vincent van Gogh in Houston April 1, 2020

    It seems like only yesterday that the work of Vincent van Gogh took up residence in Houston.

  • Monet Water Lilies (Nympheas)
    MFAH on the Go: Google Arts & Culture March 31, 2020

    Explore the MFAH collections, galleries, house museums, and more via Google Arts & Culture.

  • Kapoor - Cloud Column
    A “Cloud Column” Anniversary March 27, 2020

    On March 27, 2018, a team of engineers and MFAH art handlers gently settled Houston’s now-iconic Cloud Column into place—all 21,000 pounds of it.

  • Francis Bacon - Self-Portrait 1971
    Understanding Francis Bacon March 25, 2020

    Alison de Lima Greene, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary art, explores Francis Bacon: Late Paintings and the artist’s depiction of the human form.

  • Catlett - Black Unity
    Body and Soul February 22, 2020

    Elizabeth Catlett’s Black Unity, and other works from the 1960s & 1970s in the exhibition Soul of a Nation, forged a new direction in American art.

  • Carrier-Belleuse, Auguste Rodin - Vase of the Titans
    Collection Spotlight: A Fusion of Forms February 15, 2020

    The contributions of two prominent artists—Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and Auguste Rodin—make “The Vase of the Titans” a masterpiece.

  • Francis Bacon - Self-Portrait 1971
    Francis Bacon: Body Language January 28, 2020

    Francis Bacon transformed the human figure through his expressive brushstrokes—dissecting it in paint.

  • Radical: Italian Design | catalogue cover
    “Radical: Italian Design” | 3 Questions for Dennis Freedman January 18, 2020

    Collector Dennis Freedman discusses the exhibition Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985 and his obsession with the objects that defined the postwar era of disruptive design.