Press Room
For general media inquiries, please contact the MFAH Press Office at press@mfah.org or 713.800.5362
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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 … -
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 …
