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Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure

For information, see Group Visits and Tours. Try the Coffee Spoon dessert and cocktail on your next visit. for opening and closing weeks.  Culinary CanvasLe Jardinier at MFAH celebrates Alberto Giacometti with French liqueurs and Swiss absinthe alongside coffee and egg whites to underscore two of his

Celebrating the Year of Rama: Scenes from the Asian Ramayana

Plan Your Visit Free with Museum admission. The performance takes place in the Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building. The exhibition is located on the upper level of the Law Building. Joining in today's performance are dancers from the Anjali Center for Performing Arts, SaLaRu Sri Lankan Dance Academy, Wat Buddhavas Thai Cultural Center, and Sanggar Tari Citra Indonesia. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map About PerformersPoised to celebrate its Golden Jubilee, Anjali Center for Performing Arts was established in 1975 by Rathna Kumar as the first Indian dance institute in Texas

Herat, the Pearl of Khurasan: Urban and Cultural Transformation under Shahrukh (reigned 1409–47)

Plan Your Visit Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map Admission to the lecture is free with your ticket. On Wednesdays, the Museum is open with regular admission from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Joined by other patrons of the Timurid elite, especially his son Baysunghur, Shahrukh created optimal conditions for cultural production in the arts. Looking at selected elements of the city and its life in the 1420s and 1430s, David Roxburgh explores the dynamics and outcomes of a cultural achievement that secured Herat’s importance as an artistic center for centuries.

“Who’s Behind Black Art” Film & Discussion (Part 2 of 2)

Plan Your Visit This event is included with Museum admission. The film screening and discussion take place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building. Support for the national exhibition tour is provided by generous grants from the Henry Luce Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.Generous support is provided by:Bettie CartwrightTexas CapitalJereann and Holland ChaneyJBD Part four covers the exhibition opening for all five artists’ work at the World Trade Center in New York City.

“Who’s Behind Black Art” Film & Discussion (Part 1 of 2)

Plan Your Visit This event is included with Museum admission. The film screening and discussion take place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building. Support for the national exhibition tour is provided by generous grants from the Henry Luce Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.Generous support is provided by:Bettie CartwrightTexas CapitalJereann and Holland ChaneyJBD Part four covers the exhibition opening for all five artists’ work at the World Trade Center in New York City.

Discussion | Activism and Aperture: Houston through the Lens of Black Power, 1967

University Brittany Levingston, curatorial assistant, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC Moderator: Danielle Burns Wilson, curator and art director, Project Row Houses, Houston Plan Your Visit Generous support for the exhibition and opening celebration provided by:Anne Levy Charitable Trust/Jean KarotkinDr. Ruth SimmonsDrs. Jakeen and Garfield JohnsonSimin and Gaurdie BanisterDrs. When activist Stokely Carmichael visited Houston in April 1967 to give speeches about Black Power, residents were variously terrified and emboldened into action, both by the idea of Black Power and college students’ demands for

Artist Talk & Sound Walk | Leilehua Lanzilotti

Plan Your Visit This program is included with Museum admission. The lecture takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The exhibition and its national tour have been made possible through lead support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. A 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist for with eyes the color of time, Lanzilotti has received the Creative Capital Award, 2025 USA Fellow Award, and Native Arts & Cultures Foundation’s SHIFT Award.

Poetry Workshops in the Galleries

Plan Your Visit Meet your guide on Level 1 of the Kinder Building. Workshop locations and topics vary depending on the date. See dates below for more information. Included with Museum admission. For National Poetry Month in April, Houston Poet Laureate Reyes Ramirez hosts a series of poetry workshops in the MFAH galleries.

Members Lecture | “Frida: The Making of an Icon”

No tickets are being issued for the simulcast. Doors open to both theaters at 1:30 pm.  Tickets | SOLD OUT Exclusive to MFAH members Free admission with ticket Related Events Members PreviewsFriday, January 16, 11 am to 9 pmSaturday, January 17, 11 am to 6 pmSunday, January 18, 11 am to 6 pm Plan Your Visit  Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map About the SpeakerMari Carmen Ramírez is the Wortham Curator of Latin American Art and director of the International Center for Arts of the Americas at the MFAH.

Concert | “Music by Jewish Composers”