Museum Arcade “Iconoclast Poetry Walk”
Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011, found rugs and mixed media, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Barbara and Michael Gamson in memory of Peter C. Marzio. © Nick Cave, courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Camilo Ontiveros, Temporary Storage: The Belongings of Juan Manuel Montes, 2009, personal belongings of Juan Manuel Montes, rope, metal sawhorse, aluminum base, and wood sculpture, courtesy of the artist. © Camilo Ontiveros / Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Kara Walker, Slaughter of the Innocents (They Might Be Guilty of Something), 2016, cut paper, acrylic, and graphite on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Kara Walker
Iconoclast Artists
Iconoclast Artists
Museum Arcade “Iconoclast Poetry Walk”
Experience the MFAH in a new way with Museum Arcade. This self-guided, on-site activity features content you can enjoy using your own mobile device and headphones or earbuds.
Tonight, explore the Museum accompanied by poetry from some of Houston’s most creative, insightful teenage writers. Powerful and incisive video poetry recitations resonate with art on display in the Kinder Building.
Plan Your Visit
• General admission is free on Thursday, and you can get timed tickets in advance, online.
• When you arrive, access the Museum Arcade programs by scanning the QR codes you’ll find on signs placed throughout the Kinder Building.
About Iconoclast Artists
Iconoclast Artists, a creative writing and arts program in Houston and Galveston, builds relationships with students in underserved schools and juvenile detention centers through creative writing, visual and performance art, and social and emotional learning.
Virtual Learning & Interpretation programs are generously underwritten by the Jerold B. Katz Foundation.
Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B. Katz Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; H-E-B; MD Anderson Cancer Center; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Sharon G. Dies; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.