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Perspectives on Contemporary Jewelry: An International Symposium

Register here for the livestream. A boxed lunch can be ordered for an additional fee. Plan Your Visit Capacity is limited. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration for in-person attendance has reached capacity. You may still register here for the livestream.   She co-curated The Jewelry of Dorothea Prühl and Going Underground: The Jewels of Bernhard Schobinger, the first major US museum presentations for both artists.

Frida: The Making of an Icon

Plan Your Visit This exhibition is located on Level 2 of the Law Building. For a limited time, experience the glow any day after sunset—it’s the perfect backdrop for your very own Frida-inspired self-portrait. Free Audio Guide in English and SpanishWhen you visit, hear from curators and scholars as they explore the legacy and influence of Frida Kahlo. 

“Dawoud Bey: An American Project” Travels to the MFAH in March 2022

Dec 17, 2021 - “Dawoud Bey is one of the preeminent photographers of our day,” said Gary Tinterow, Director and Margaret Alkek Williams Chair, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Half of this series was made in Birmingham’s Bethel Baptist Church, which served as the original headquarters for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights during the civil rights movement. The MFAH is also home to the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA), a leading research institute for 20th-century Latin American and Latino art. mfah.org Media ContactMelanie Fahey, Senior [email protected]

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

Plan Your Visit Tickets available soon. This exhibition is located on Level 1 of the Beck Building. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map

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Lecture | Tamara de Lempicka in Fashion

Plan Your Visit Free with Museum admission This lecture takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren

Lecture | Zenga: A New History

Plan Your Visit The discussion takes place in Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building, with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The exhibition is on view in the Beck Building.

Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library

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Tunnel Vision: Three Light-Based Art Installations at the MFAH

Plan Your Visit Included with Museum admission. This program takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

A Poet (Un poeta)

Tickets $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+) Plan Your Visit This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.

The Blue Trail (O último azul)

Tickets $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+) Plan Your Visit This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.