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MFAH Publications

MFAH Publication

Explore MFAH Books

Books published by the MFAH can be found in the Museum’s Hirsch Library and are available for purchase at the MFA Shop, either on-site or online. 
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h Magazine

Twice a year, the publications department produces h Magazine, which highlights current exhibitions and works of art from the Museum’s collections. The printed magazine is mailed to MFAH members at the Patron level and above, and the digital version is available online. 
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Digital Publications

The MFAH also creates digital publications, including free online scholarly catalogues that provide insights into various aspects of the Museum’s collections. In addition, a digital version of The First Century, which details the history of the MFAH campus, is available online.
View The First Century Publication Online

Online Scholarly Catalogues

The AIA Collection

Since 1999, the MFAH has collaborated with the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to create a design collection by international architects of the past and present within the Museum's department of decorative arts, craft, and design.

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The Beck Collection

The renowned John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection features more than 75 remarkable paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Though it focuses on French Impressionism, the collection also encompasses pre-Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modernist works.

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The Gitter-Yelen Collection

The collection features masterworks of Zen painting and calligraphy, illustrating the teachings, humor, and philosophy of Zen Buddhism through legendary encounters between monks and rulers.

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The Straus Collection 

The donation of an exceptionally fine collection of Italian Renaissance paintings and sculptures as well as works from the Northern school, and several English and French works, was made to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 1941.

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The Stuart Collection

The Stuart Collection features British landscapes of the 18th and 19th centuries, anchored by John Constable’s oil sketch of the River Stour, a gift to the MFAH from the Stuart family in 2017.

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