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  1. Members Art-Making for Families | "Louvre Couture"

    Members at the Family level and above are invited to take part in a special art-making activity.

  2. Recite: The Spoken Art of the Qurʾan

    This program is part of a series accompanying the installation Sea of Ink, Forest of Pens: The Art of the Qurʾan, on view in the Hossein Afshar Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds. This event takes place in the Hossein Afshar Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds on Level 1 of the Law Building. October 9, 2025Imam Khalis Rashaad discusses the beautiful art of Qur’anic recitation and reads from the Qur’anic works on display. The word “Qur’an” comes from the Arabic word meaning “recite.”

  3. Writers Remix Series | Art of Islamic Worlds

    July 10, 2025Experience the MFAH collection of Islamic art through the written word. This session of the Writers Remix Series focuses on the Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds in the Law Building. The performances take place in the Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds in the Law Building. Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art

  4. Princes & Paupers: The Art of Jacques Callot

    Jan 8, 2013 - Symposium The Art of Jacques Callot symposium at the MFAH will feature seven speakers who will investigate the relationship of Callot’s art to contemporary science, music, religion and literature. Princes & Paupers: The Art of Jacques Callot reflects the artist’s wit and imagination through more than 150 objects, including prints, books and tools. Organization Princes & Paupers: The Art of Jacques Callot is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The exhibition is curated by Dena M.

  5. Hear the Art! Concerts by Cantare Houston

    Enjoy a series of concerts among the art! Singers from Cantare Houston fill the Museum’s galleries with music during 20-minute preview concerts, which are free, and 90-minute walking concerts, which are ticketed.

  6. The MFAH is the final venue for the acclaimed “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power”

    Feb 10, 2020 - Later, Black artists would look to Spiral, impressed both by the group’s determination to exhibit together in an artist-run space and by the range of artistic viewpoints of its members. “This new section contributes to a more comprehensive representation of Black American art during the same era, and celebrates an important legacy of art making in Texas.” The group’s 1970 manifesto declared a uniquely Black art movement based on a shared sensibility, one that diverged from American and European models of Pop Art, Realism, and Abstraction.

  7. Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston showcases these important new additions to the collection, all created in America between 1870 and 1960.

  8. Selections from the Museum’s Collection: Modern and Contemporary Art

    New directions in Contemporary art are represented by Jasper Johns, Brice Marden, and Robert Rauschenberg. The first gallery opens with the art of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, then moves to the Cubist avant-garde that flowered in France, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Selections from the Museum's Collection: Modern and Contemporary Art is part of a series highlighting the Museum’s exceptional holdings and showcasing works new to Houston audiences.

  9. “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” to Open at MFAH with New Section on Houston Artists and Roster of Online Programs

    Jun 24, 2020 - Later, Black artists would look to Spiral, impressed both by the group’s determination to exhibit together in an artist-run space and by the range of artistic viewpoints of its members. “This new section contributes to a more comprehensive representation of Black American art during this era, and celebrates an important legacy of art making here in Texas.” The group’s 1970 manifesto declared a uniquely Black art movement based on a shared sensibility, one that diverged from American and European models of Pop Art, Realism, and Abstraction.

  10. Art Activities Inspired by “The Obama Portraits Tour”

    Apr 20, 2022 - Art-Making Activity | Bright and Colorful PortraitsStart by investigating artist Kehinde Wiley’s large-scale portrait of Barack Obama. .• Activity Guide PDF Art-Making Activity | Black, White, and Pastel PortraitsLook closely at artist Amy Sherald’s painting of Michelle Obama. Create your own art with these projects inspired by the exhibition The Obama Portraits Tour. Download the step-by-step activity guides below for complete instructions. Want even more ideas?