Press Room
For general media inquiries, please contact the MFAH Press Office at press@mfah.org or 713.800.5362
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September 26, 2019 - Rediscovered after nearly 170 years, a Delacroix painting has been acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced today the acquisition of a newly rediscovered masterwork by 19th-century French painter Eugène Delacroix: Women of Algiers in Their Apartment.
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September 18, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Revisits Revolutionary Italian Design through the Landmark Collection of Dennis Freedman
The MFAH presents the first U.S. museum exhibition in nearly 50 years to examine Italy’s postwar explosion of disruptive design.
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September 14, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents “Beatriz González: A Retrospective”
A monumental survey spans six decades of the artist’s intensive exploration of culture, politics, and society in her home country of Colombia.
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September 14, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, pairs two exhibitions of French avant-garde painting this fall
The MFAH is the only venue for two exhibitions that situate the Impressionist movement in the evolution of the 19th-century French avant-garde: Monet to Picasso: A Very Private Collection and Berthe Morisot: Impressionist Original.
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September 12, 2019 - One hundred unique prints by Jasper Johns at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this fall
Jasper Johns: 100 Variations on a Theme marks first presentation of the artist’s 2015 monoprint series, originally commissioned for his 2017 catalogue raisonné HOUSTON—September 11, 2019—This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will debut Jasper Johns’s series of 100 monoprints in the exhibition Jasper Johns: 100 Variations on a Theme. Originally created by the artist in 2015 with the … -
July 23, 2019 - “Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism”
Title Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism Dates July 27–November 3, 2019 Overview The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism. The exhibition features some 50 works from the Museum’s permanent collection. Miss Ima Hogg is best known for her collection of early American decorative arts and paintings, which she donated to the MFAH, along with her home, as Bayou Bend Collection … -
June 25, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Appoints Ann Dumas of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, as Consulting Curator of European Art
Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced the appointment of Ann Dumas as consulting curator of European art at the MFAH.
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June 6, 2019 - Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” on view at the MFAH this summer
Recent acquisition adds to the Museum’s growing collection of digital art HOUSTON—June 2019—This summer, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents The Visitors, a video installation by Ragnar Kjartansson, a renowned Icelandic artist who is well-known for his musical performances that use time and repetition. The Visitors(2012) is a recent joint acquisition and restricted gift of the Diane and … -
June 6, 2019 - “Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum’s Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11”
Title Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum’s Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11 Dates July 20–September 2, 2019 Overview In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum’s Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11. The installation features 40 photographs ranging from … -
April 24, 2019 - ”Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography” Opens in June at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Sweeping exhibition traces fashion photography’s evolution from niche industry to powerful cultural force HOUSTON—April 24, 2019—Beginning in June, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will explore the rich and varied history of fashion photography through the exhibition Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography.Through more than 200 photographs by famous practitioners and lesser-known yet …
