On Friday, September 25, the Museum closes at 6 pm and the Law Building is closed all day. 
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“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Brown Auditorium theater during a film

A Very Brief History of the MFAH Film Program September 10, 2021

The Museum began showing films in 1938, and movies have played a starring role at the MFAH ever since.

“A Compleat History of Druggs” by French pharmacist Pierre Pomet, 1712

Rienzi Gallery Talk | Bookmark This May 28, 2021

Among the beautiful works of art in the exhibition Perpetual Bloom, you’ll find an intriguingly titled book: A Compleat History of Druggs.

Five (short films) | poster

Virtual Cinema | “Five” Short-Film Compilation Commemorates Women’s History Month March 12, 2021

Short films highlight five female entrepreneurs in five different countries and industries, with a focus on the work, impact, and joy each woman experiences and shares.

British, Portrait of a Couple, 1776, oil on canvas

Virtual Valentine’s Day February 7, 2021

 Valentine’s Day goes virtual with love-inspired at-home activities.

Studio School (art supplies)

Fall Art Classes for Adults August 17, 2020

Discover your inner artist! Take a class at the Glassell School of Art. Choose from in-studio courses, virtual classes, and art history.

Novelty Arcade Photo Studio - [Studio Cowboy]

Photo-Mania: The Levine Ramey Collection of Vernacular Photography August 6, 2020

The MFAH is home to the Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey Photography Collection, an extensive and spectacularly diverse group of vernacular photographs.

Sèvres, Revolutionary Cup and Saucer, 1794, hard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilding

Bastille Day: Celebrate French Independence with Rienzi July 7, 2020

From a virtual music performance to an art activity and a history quiz, Rienzi presents a festive salute to the French national holiday.

Old Masters, New World | History Book Club

July Book Club “Old Masters, New World” June 30, 2020

For your summer reading list: Old Masters, New World: America’s Raid on Europe’s Great Pictures, from the Rienzi & Bayou Bend History Book Club.

Luisa Roldán - Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine

See the Work of Spain’s First Known Female Sculptor June 21, 2020

Come face-to-face with the work of Luisa Roldán, one of Spain’s first female sculptors, in the exhibition Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.

Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975

Virtual Cinema Guide: Classic & Recent Films on Black History, Culture & Activism June 14, 2020

Watch an extraordinary range of films on Black history, culture, and activism, available to stream from home with no fee for a limited time.