Current Exhibitions
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Digital Worlds: New Media from the Museum’s Collection
ThroughDigital Worlds demonstrates the breadth of invention artists bring to contemporary art through digitization. The exhibition features collection favorites along with important new acquisitions.
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40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour
ThroughThe works of art given to the MFAH by Clint Willour over 40 years comprise a key component of the Museum’s collections. This exhibition celebrating his generosity features artists including Graciela Iturbide, Richard Misrach, Dean Ruck, Richard Gordon Stout, and Hilary Wilder.
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Contemporary Dutch Design: Selections from the Museum’s Collection
ThroughObjects from the MFAH collection highlight a range of materials, techniques, and unprecedented approaches that place Dutch designers at the forefront of the contemporary design field.
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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.
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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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The Connoisseur’s Eye: New Perspectives on Ceramics in the Rienzi Collection
ThroughThe Connoisseur’s Eye uses new research discoveries to highlight Rienzi’s extensive collection of porcelain, expanding the story of 18th-century ceramics at the MFAH house museum.
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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.