Current Exhibitions
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Portuguese, Earrings from a Parure, c. 1780–1820, emeralds, diamonds, and yellow gold with silver overlay, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.
Materials of Empire: Colonial Narratives 1700–1860
Through July 31, 2022ON VIEW AT RIENZI | Materials of Empire features objects that shed light on the links between Europe, Africa, the Americas, and India that began in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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William Kentridge, City Deep, 2020, HD video with stereo audio, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, purchased jointly by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, with funds from the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, and by the National Gallery of Art. © William Kentridge
William Kentridge: City Deep
Through February 13, 2022As a mining magnate wanders through the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the paintings gradually transform to reveal his troubled memories.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dance at Bougival, 1883, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Picture Fund. © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / All Rights Reserved
Incomparable Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Through March 27, 2022The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this rare loan exhibition of the renowned Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tickets include general admission.
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Calder-Picasso
Through January 30, 2022The art of Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso comes together in this exhibition that features paintings, sculptures, mobiles, and works on paper spanning the artists’ careers. Tickets include general admission.
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Aaron Douglas, Into Bondage, 1936, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Corcoran Collection (museum purchase and partial gift from Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr., the Evans‐Tibbs Collection). © 2021 Heirs of Aaron Douglas / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Afro-Atlantic Histories
October 24, 2021–January 17, 2022″Afro-Atlantic Histories explores the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade through works of art and documents made in Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe from the 17th to 21st century.
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Georgia O’Keeffe, Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), 1964–68, black-and-white Polaroid, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer
October 17, 2021–January 17, 2022Georgia O’Keeffe became famous for her paintings, yet her lifelong connection to photography has not been explored in depth until now—in the first exhibition devoted to her work as a photographer.
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German, Saints Margaret and Elizabeth Presenting a Female Donor, c. 1525–30, glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund.
New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections, 1300–1700
Through February 6, 2022Masterpieces from the MFAH collections and from private collectors present a diversity of objects, encompassing the richness of European art and shedding new light on Old Masters.
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Installation view of Spanish Colonial Paintings from the Thoma Collection.
Spanish Colonial Paintings from the Thoma Collection
Through August 13, 2023The Museum presents a selection of Spanish colonial paintings from the celebrated collection of Carl and Marilynn Thoma.
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Kayln Martin, Barn, 2020, inkjet print. © Kayln Martin, Jack Yates High School
Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography
Through February 17, 2022The annual Eye on Houston exhibition documents and celebrates Houston’s diverse neighborhoods through a collaboration between the MFAH and Houston Independent School District.
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Andrée Fauré, Vase, c. 1925, enamel, copper, and gold foil, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors.
Fire/Works: Enamel Art through the Centuries
Through April 10, 2022The process of enameling has captivated artists and collectors for 1,000 years. This exhibition showcases the use of enamel across time and continents.
