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“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Meet the MFAH: Curator Alison de Lima Greene April 29, 2020
Alison de Lima Greene shares insights about her five favorite works of art from the MFAH collections.
A Feast for the Eyes October 17, 2019
Works of art from the MFAH collections illustrate the ritual of feast and the historical infatuation with food.
More than a Replica: The “Guernica” Tapestry Comes to Houston February 18, 2013
Visit the MFAH beginning February 24 to see a tapestry version of Pablo Picasso’s renowned Guernica painting. The tapestry is part of the exhibition Picasso Black and White, which features a selection of Picasso’s foremost monochrome paintings, drawings, and sculptures. In addition to the tapestry, the show includes three studies that Picasso completed for Guernica.
Picasso painted Guernica …
Picasso’s “Woman with Outstretched Arms” January 8, 2013
My favorite work in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is Pablo Picasso’s Woman with Outstretched Arms. You won’t find it in our galleries at the moment, for it is visiting New York, where it welcomes all visitors to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s special exhibition Picasso Black and White. This playfully monumental sculpture returns to its Houston home for the second and …