The David B. Warren Houston Antiques Symposium “American Roots: Genealogy in the Decorative Arts"
Date & Time
Location Bayou Bend | Main Campus | Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Call for Questions 713-639-7750
Email Your Questions [email protected]
The David B. Warren Houston Antiques Symposium “American Roots: Genealogy in the Decorative Arts"
Date & Time
Location Bayou Bend | Main Campus | Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Established by the MFAH to honor Bayou Bend’s founding director emeritus, the David B. Warren Symposium has been presented biennially since 2007. “American Roots: Genealogy in the Decorative Arts,” the 2027 edition, seeks to address the significant impact of modern genealogical research developments on the field of American decorative arts.
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Schedule
- February 5
- Evening
- Keynote Talk and Reception (Lynn Wyatt Theater, Kinder Building, MFAH campus)
- Evening
- February 6
- Daytime
- All-Day Presentations (Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor & Education Center, Bayou Bend)
- Evening
- Closing Reception (Bayou Bend)
- Daytime
Tickets | Available Soon
Admission offers access to all presentations, a welcome reception with light bites and beverages on Friday, coffee and pastries and a boxed lunch on Saturday, and a reception with heavy bites and champagne at Bayou Bend on Saturday evening.
- $225 General Admission
- $175 MFAH Members
- $50 Students (Limited Quantity)
Unable to attend in person?
Talks and presentations are live-streamed via Zoom. Learn more and register
Call for Questions 713-639-7750
Email Your Questions [email protected]
The David B. Warren Symposium is made possible with generous support from The David B. Warren Symposium Endowment; Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities; Marilyn G. Lummis; and The Summerlee Foundation.