Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #history
“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Virtual Valentine’s Day February 7, 2021
Valentine’s Day goes virtual with love-inspired at-home activities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.