Current Exhibitions
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Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975
ThroughWorks of art across a variety of media chart the trajectory of Venezuela’s Informalism movement from the mid-1950s through its last manifestations in the 1970s. Carlos Cruz-Diez, Gego, Alejandro Otero, and Jesús Rafael Soto are just a few of the artists featured.
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Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits from Holbein to Warhol
ThroughIn a sweeping survey, Tudors to Windsors showcases portraits of British royalty spanning 500 years, by artists from Hans Holbein and Sir Joshua Reynolds to Annie Leibovitz and Andy Warhol. The MFAH is the only U.S. venue to host this unprecedented exhibition.
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Jennifer Steinkamp: The Seasons
ThroughThree projections from Jennifer Steinkamp’s series Mike Kelley create a luminous grove as each tree passes through seasonal cycles, going from bare to tender green; to autumnal incandescence; and back to the barren boughs of winter.
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Always Greener: Seeing and Seeking Suburbia—Selections from the Museum’s Collection
ThroughAlways Greener explores the fantasies and realities of American suburban life through photographs, prints, and drawings. Among the artists represented are Diane Arbus, Philip Guston, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cindy Sherman.
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Kindred Spirits: Louise Nevelson & Dorothy Hood
ThroughKindred Spirits celebrates two mavericks at the forefront of the American vanguard: Louise Nevelson and Dorothy Hood. The artists drew inspiration from common sources, synthesizing Cubism and Surrealism into the bold new language of midcentury Modernism.
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Garden Paradise: The Magnificent Safavid Carpet from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow
ThroughThe world-renowned Wagner Garden Carpet offers a rare opportunity to explore Islamic art and culture within the context of a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
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A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection
ThroughA History of Photography is a series of installations that trace the course of photography from its invention to the present day, showcasing important new acquisitions and treasured masterpieces from the MFAH collection.
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Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography
ThroughThe annual Eye on Houston exhibition invites area high school students to document and celebrate the diversity of neighborhoods throughout the city. This year’s presentation showcases 93 photographs by students from nine Houston ISD schools.
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Spanish Colonial Paintings from the Thoma Collection
ThroughThe Museum presents a selection of Spanish colonial paintings from the celebrated collection of Carl and Marilynn Thoma.
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Mending: Craft and Community—Selections from the Museum’s Collection
ThroughObjects from the MFAH collection showcase mending as an act of transformation by artists working in a wide range of craft-based materials. The selections on view reveal techniques and personal stories that weave together narratives of race, gender, and sexual orientation.
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Arts of Islamic Lands: Selections from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait
ThroughThe Museum’s landmark partnership with the Kuwait-based al-Sabah Collection and the cultural institution Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah makes possible this installation featuring some 250 objects from the 8th to 18th century that present a comprehensive spectrum of Islamic art.