Current Exhibitions
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Sarah Charlesworth, Arc of Total Eclipse, February 26, 1979, 1979, printed 2019, chromogenic prints, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © The Estate of Sarah Charlesworth, courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Sarah Charlesworth: Arc of Total Eclipse, February 26, 1979
Through November 29, 2020The front pages of 29 local newspapers document the path of a total solar eclipse from Portland, Oregon, to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes), The Duchess of Alba, 1797, oil on canvas, the Hispanic Society of America.
Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Through January 3, 2021This traveling exhibition showcases some 200 objects—spanning more than 4,000 years of Hispanic art and culture—from the renowned collections of the Hispanic Society of America.
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Nevaeh Richardson, Do It Like This, 2019, inkjet print. © Nevaeh Richardson, Jack Yates High School
Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography
Through January 3, 2021The 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 100 photographs by students from 11 Houston ISD schools.
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Sanlé Sory, Yamaha de nuit, 1972, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern in memory of Bruce Daniel. © Sanlé Sory, courtesy of Yossi Milo Gallery
Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection
Through November 8, 2020Dynamic images by premier photographers from Africa explore a variety of artistic styles and expression. Spanning the 1950s to the present, these photographs represent a selection from the MFAH collection.
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Installation view of Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection.
Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection
Through November 1, 2020The first U.S. museum exhibition in nearly 50 years to survey Italy’s postwar explosion of disruptive design, Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985 presents furniture, lighting design, architectural models, paintings, and other objects drawn from the landmark collection of Dennis Freedman.
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Left to right: Halston in Paris, 1966, by Jean Barthet / Halston, for Bergdorf Goodman, Cocktail Hat, 1959–67, bird of paradise feathers and silk taffeta, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masteron III
Hats Off: Halston Hats from the Masterson Collection
Through January 3, 2021This exhibition at Rienzi explores the art of millinery in the mid-20th century. Hats Off highlights hats and hair accessories designed by influential American fashion designer Halston for the New York department store Bergdorf Goodman.
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Bernardo Rodriguez, The Holy Family with Mercedarian Symbols, late 18th–early 19th century, oil on canvas, collection of Carl & Marilynn Thoma.
Spanish Colonial Paintings from the Thoma Collection
Through December 27, 2020The Museum presents a selection of Spanish colonial paintings from the celebrated collection of Carl and Marilynn Thoma.
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Egypt, Mosque Lamp, c. 1319, enamel and gilded glass, The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait.
Arts of Islamic Lands: Selections from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait
Through December 27, 2020The 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.
