Press Room
For general media inquiries, please contact the MFAH Press Office at press@mfah.org or 713.800.5362
-
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 … -
October 8, 2018 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announces major cornerstone acquisitions for a new gallery of Medieval art
A rare, 14th-century Hebrew Codex from the Rhineland; a silver-gilt and enamel Spanish processional cross, circa 1400; and a 1516 design for Rouen cathedral tower now on view The three masterworks join a growing collection of early European and Islamic art HOUSTON—September 20, 2018—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced three significant acquisitions of Medieval art, now on view in the … -
June 6, 2018 - UH and MFAH Announce Partnership Focused on Latino/Latin American Art & Culture
Collaboration Offers UH Students Unprecedented Access to Museum Resources HOUSTON—June 6, 2018—From the classroom to the museum, the University of Houston and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, are joining forces to provide students with extraordinary museum work experience coupled with a Tier One graduate education in art history. Digital Humanities and Object-Based Learning in the Museum and … -
May 29, 2018 - MFAH Director Gary Tinterow will be joined by artists Mike and Doug Starn for “Conversations with the Director” on Thursday, June 7
What On the evening of Thursday, June 7, artists Mike and Doug Starn join Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for a conversation about the artists’ decades-long career, culminating in the Museum’s summer exhibition Mike + Doug Starn: Big Bambú, on view June 10–September 3, 2018. This is the latest event in the ongoing “Conversations with the Director” series, where … -
December 14, 2017 - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Announces the Jeanie Kilroy Wilson Endowment for the Curator of American Painting and Sculpture
HOUSTON—December 7, 2017—Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced the establishment of a newly endowed position, The Jeanie Kilroy Wilson Curator of American Painting and Sculpture. Made possible by life trustee Jeanie Kilroy Wilson’s generous gift to the Campaign for the MFAH, the position will be held by Kaylin Weber, a curator in the department of American … -
November 28, 2017 - Six Major American Museums Announce Continuation and Expansion of the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program
The Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art (High), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (NAMA), and new partner institution the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), are pleased to announce an additional five-year grant to continue the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program. The … -
September 20, 2017 - The MFAH Appoints Bradley Bailey as the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Curator of Asian Art
Distinguished curator and scholar will lead the MFAH Department of Asian Art Houston—September 20, 2017—Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced the appointment of Bradley Bailey as the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao curator of Asian art. Currently associate curator of Asian art at the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. … -
July 25, 2017 - Art of the Islamic Worlds Initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Marks 10th Anniversary
A decade of exhibitions, scholarly research, and international collaboration has brought over 1,000 years of artistic achievements from historic Islamic lands to U.S. audiences Houston—July 25, 2017—The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has designated 2017–18 for commemorative exhibitions and events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Art of the Islamic Worlds initiative. Since the program’s … -
September 22, 2016 - Henri Loyrette joins Gary Tinterow for “Conversations with the Director” on Thursday, October 13, at 6 p.m.
What On Thursday evening, October 13, Henri Loyrette—Paris-based scholar, former director of the Louvre, and organizing curator of Degas: A New Vision—joins Gary Tinterow, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for the next discussion in the ongoing “Conversations with the Director” series. Loyrette specializes in 19th-century painting and architecture and is a leading expert on Degas’s … -
September 21, 2016 - Christine Gervais Appointed Director of Rienzi, the MFAH Center for European Decorative Arts
MFAH and Rienzi Curator succeeds Katherine Howe, as director of the house museum Houston—September 19, 2016—Christine Gervais has been appointed Director of Rienzi, succeeding former director Katherine Howe, who retired in June. “Christine Gervais has distinguished herself at the Museum through her creative approach to objects, history, and programming,” commented MFAH Director Gary Tinterow. …
