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The Kodak Snapshot: A Conversation with MFAH Curator Anne Tucker (part 2 of 3)

Apr 3, 2012 - Stay tuned for part three of our conversation with Anne Tucker as she gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the exhibition Snail Mail, on view through May 20. In part two of our conversation, Tucker explains how the Kodak snapshot changed the way artists and historians viewed the world around them: "Aesthetically, artists and photographers very quickly found a charm in the fact "When I first came into photography, the first time I saw work by Robert Frank, who is a major artist in our collection, I was stunned to see he had photographed a man I knew in my childhood: an elderly black man positioned by

Learning Through Art 3-Day Summer Institute | Teach It Tomorrow | Secondary Teachers—Day 2

Each Ticket Includes General Museum admission Parking validation Instructional materials and learning modules Gifted/Talented CPE credit hours Purchase Tickets for the 3-day Workshop Plan Your Visit  Check in at the McNair

Learning Through Art 3-Day Summer Institute | Teach It Tomorrow | Elementary Teachers—Day 2

Each Ticket Includes General Museum admission Parking validation Instructional materials and learning modules Gifted/Talented CPE credit hours Purchase Tickets for the 3-day Workshop   Plan Your Visit  Check in at the McNair

Art Bites | British Paintings from the Blaffer Foundation

Visit the museum galleries for a snippet of art appreciation on our late nights. The focus of this Art Bite tour is on British paintings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation. Plan Your Visit This tour is included with Museum admission. Meet your docent in the lobby of the Beck Building.

Virtual Cinema | 2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary “Historical Journeys”

Mar 25, 2021 - to May 2. Virtual Cinema streams these Oscar-worthy works from April 2 to May 2. Find out if your favorites win when the Academy Awards ceremony takes place April 25. experimental documentary brings her to life, and in the words of director Sophia Nahli Allison, the film is “for every Black girl who has ever been erased, silenced, or discredited.” “Oscar-Nominated Short Films” / WATCH from April 2

On View This Fall at the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building: Simone Leigh’s Iconic “Satellite,” Newly Completed for the MFAH; New Modern and Contemporary Exhibitions

Aug 9, 2023 - With just over one million visits to our campuses this past fiscal year, our community appears to agree. In addition, a suite of three thematic exhibitions drawn from the MFAH collections of modern and contemporary art will be on view beginning September 2. The installation of Satellite, and this next series of installations in the Kinder Building, will highlight for our public the strength of our modern and contemporary holdings, the fastest-growing segment of our collection.”

Creating “Big Bambú”: An interview with rock climber Katherine Tong

Jun 15, 2018 - I used to visit pretty much every Thursday to bring my grandma, and I’m a member now, too! But the group that constructed our summer installation, Mike + Doug Starn: Big Bambú, was up to the task—with some help from a few Houston-area rock climbers. I was so excited when the Starn brothers’ staff reached out to our rock-climbing club. I’ve been coming to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, since I was a kid.

Behind-the-Scenes Experience for Benefactor & Leadership Circle Members | Conservation Center Open House

Vitality Arts Workshop: Mixed-Media Painting

Plan Your Visit This workshop takes place in Studio 12 on Level 2 of the Glassell School of Art.

The Jewelry of Dorothea Prühl

Plan Your Visit This exhibition is located on Level 2 of the Kinder Building.