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

At the Video Store (movie poster)

Virtual Cinema | A Nostalgic Look at Video Stores October 10, 2020

A new documentary pays tribute to the video store and its influence on pop culture.

Soul of a Nation | installation view (abstraction)

Take the “Soul of a Nation” Video Tour August 19, 2020

Tour Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power virtually, with commentary and insights from artists and community leaders. 

Patrick Henry Bruce - Peinture/Nature Morte

At-Home Art Activity for Kids: Let’s Make Shapes May 27, 2020

Get ready to explore shapes and abstraction! Here’s a new at-home art activity for your family to enjoy.

Steinkamp - Mike Kelley, 14

Family-Friendly Art Activity: Make Your Own Tree May 20, 2020

Next up on the list of at-home activities: Making this fabulous tree collage is a fun art project that also teaches children important skills.

Radical | installation shot 4

Gallery Video & Virtual Chat: Rediscover “Radical: Italian Design” April 22, 2020

Let’s get “Radical”! Rediscover the magnificence of the exhibition Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection.

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.

Delacroix - Women of Algiers in Their Apartment

A World-Famous Rediscovery March 30, 2020

A long-lost painting by revered 19th-century artist Eugène Delacroix resurfaced in Paris last year and is now on view at the MFAH.

FOR TUDORS BLOG POST ONLY - Mary and Elizabeth split

Royal Rivals: Queen Elizabeth I & Mary, Queen of Scots January 4, 2019

The story of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, has inspired many fictional tales. Although such stories are speculation, we can certainly tell from the paintings of the rulers, on view in Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits from Holbein to Warhol, that they were quite different people.

MFAH staff on South Lawn 2018

Happy New Year! A Look at 2018 in Numbers January 1, 2019

2018 was one of our biggest years ever! Watch a look back at some of the numbers that added up to a great year. 

Holbein - Henry VIII

A Portrait of the King: Henry VIII Reigns in “Tudors to Windsors” November 7, 2018

Houston audiences have the opportunity to come face-to-face with Hans Holbein the Younger’s 1540 portrait of Henry VIII in the galleries of Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits from Holbein to Warhol.