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April 4, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents William Forsythe’s “Choreographic Objects,” opening in May 2019
HOUSTON—April 2019—This summer, William Forsythe: Choreographic Objectstransforms the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Cullinan Hall and adjacent galleries into a series of performative spaces welcoming visitors of all ages. Ranging in scale from a monumental, immersive installation to a single object meant to be held in the hand, the works in the exhibition bring together a focused selection of … -
March 12, 2019 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, highlights Latin American and Latino art collection this spring in the exhibition “Between Play and Grief”
HOUSTON—March 2019—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Between Play and Grief: Selections from the Latino American Collection, an exhibition featuring a survey of works from the MFAH collection of Modern and Contemporary Latin American and Latinx art. The exhibition will be on view from March 16 to September 8, 2019.Timed to coincide with the Latino Art Now! Conference organized by the … -
February 20, 2019 - First Major Retrospective of American Photographer Sally Mann Travels to the MFAH in March 2019
The images in Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings convey the renowned photographer’s relationship with the American South HOUSTON—February 20, 2019—For more than 40 years, Sally Mann has made experimental, elegiac, and hauntingly beautiful photographs that explore overarching themes of existence: memory, desire, death, the bonds of family, and nature’s magisterial indifference to human endeavor. In … -
February 20, 2019 - “Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017” Opens March 3 at the MFAH
Forty sculptures by the American artist interweave traditions of African, European, and ancient art for contemporary audiences HOUSTON—February 20, 2019—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2017—the first major exhibition dedicated to sculptures by renowned American contemporary artist Jack Whitten. While Whitten has long been celebrated for his work as … -
February 7, 2019 - David Bomford, Conservation Chair, and Zahira Véliz Bomford, Senior Paintings Conservator, to retire
David Bomford, Chairman, Department of Conservation, and Audrey Jones Beck Curator, Department of European Art; and Zahira (Soni) Véliz Bomford, Senior Paintings Conservator, will retire in March. Per Knutås, Chief Conservator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, has been appointed as Head of Conservation, beginning in July.
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February 7, 2019 - MFAH Director Gary Tinterow appoints Per Knutås as Head of Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Knutås begins his appointment at the MFAH in July 2019, bringing nearly three decades of experience to the Museum’s state-of-the-art conservation centerHOUSTON—February 7, 2019—Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced the appointment of Per Knutås as Head of Conservation, following the retirement of David Bomford. A related release on Bomford’s departure is … -
January 16, 2019 - MFAH Presents the 24th Annual “Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography” Exhibition
Title Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography When January 16–August 11, 2019 Overview The 24th edition of Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photographyopens today, January 16, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The annual photography exhibition is a collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and area high schools to document and celebrate Houston’s … -
December 6, 2018 - Van Gogh survey opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in March 2019
“Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art” explores the artist through rarely loaned paintings and drawings from throughout the decade of his career Organized by the MFAH in collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo HOUSTON—December 2018—Few artists have left behind as complete an account of their life and work as Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). In March 2019, … -
December 3, 2018 - “Mending: Craft and Community—Selections from the Museum’s Collection”
Title Mending: Craft and Community
Selections from the Museum’s Collection Dates December 8, 2018–October 20, 2019 Overview This exhibition showcases mending as an act of transformation by artists working in a wide range of craft-based materials. Through 28 objects drawn from the Museum’s collection, Mending: Craft and Communityexamines both formal and metaphorical examples of mending created … -
October 24, 2018 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Completes the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Center for Conservation, Designed by Lake|Flato Architects
State-of-the-art facility houses one of the largest suites of art-conservation spaces of any public museum; completes second phase of Museum’s unifying campus-redevelopment plan Recent, $750,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant ensures continuation of MFAH research collaboration with Menil Collection, Rice University, and museums nationally HOUSTON—October 24, 2018—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, …
