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“Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today”

Aug 12, 2014 - Photography from 1851 to Today Dates  August 31–November 30, 2014 Overview Drawn from the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today presents 50 Made for science or art, using a range of techniques as visually diverse as the movements of art to which they belong, the photographs vary in size from a few inches to 25 feet and record the precise outlines of botanical specimens

Words and Things: Buddhist Texts and Ritual Objects from Japan

Words and Things: Buddhist Texts and Ritual Objects from Japan comprises nearly 50 objects from the private collection of Boston-based literature scholars Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, who have amassed an exceptional collection

Soto: The Houston Penetrable

The Penetrables have come to define the fully immersive art experience for generations of participants. Related Publications Visit the Museum's Hirsch Library (713.639.7325) and MFAH Shop (713.639.7360) to learn more about Jesús Rafael Soto and his work. Soto’s Penetrables have been installed around the world over the past 50 years, from the Museo Soto in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, in 1973; to the rotunda of the Guggenheim Museum in 1974; to MALBA - Fundación Costantini in Buenos

The King of Kings

Jan 19, 2022 - So impressed was DeMille with the results that he commissioned Mortensen to produce prints for a privately published book with 60 tipped-in photographs and a production run of 50 copies. As museum curators, we are always on the lookout for the next acquisition, and pictures from Mortensen’s planned Pictorial History of Witchcraft and Demonology are definitely on our desiderata list. stylistic predilection for theatricality that proved to be a perfect visual language for translating the broad gestures, exaggerated expressions, and grand spectacle characteristic of DeMille’s movies.

Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk

Plan Your Visit The event takes place at the exhibition Buddha | Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World on the Lower Level of the Beck Building. Teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, professor Anne Klein leads a gallery session of offering, chanting, and meditation, inspired by the exhibition Buddha | Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World. MFAH Campus Map About the SpeakerAnne Carolyn Klein, also known as Rigzin Drolma, is a professor and former chair of the department of religion at Rice University, where she helped develop a contemplative studies concentration for

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Continues Collection Series with “Statements: African American Art from the Museum’s Collection”

Jan 20, 2016 - “In 1950 the Museum awarded John Biggers the purchase prize at our 25th Annual Houston Artists Exhibition for The Cradle, a monumental drawing that remains both the starting point and cornerstone of our African American collection Viewed as pioneers, these leaders and mentors are celebrated not only for their forward-looking work, but also for the recognition they received that helped break down institutional barriers. Recent years have seen terrific new acquisitions of works by artists who have lived in our city; Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and Mequitta Ahuja, to name only a few, have played a major role in giving our collection

“Buddha | Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World” Opens at the MFAH in March 2026

Jan 26, 2026 - For five years they have graced our galleries of Asian art, while some were featured in the exhibition Living with the Gods last fall. As we witness shifts in our natural environment, we are invited to reflect on the impact of our collective choices in order to achieve a deeper understanding of our place within a changing world.”   Buddha | Nature will for the first time provide a contemporary context for a selection of images of the Buddha drawn from the Xuzhou Collection.”  

Cutting out the Sky: Kenji Nakahashi—Selections from the Museum’s Collection

Cutting out the Sky presents works from a recent gift to the MFAH of nearly 50 prints, drawings, and photographs from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1973 Kenji Nakahashi gave up his brief career in design and left his native Japan for New York City, where he lived and worked until his death. Although best known for his photo-based Conceptual art, Nakahashi (1947–2017) moved fluidly between mediums, experimenting with painting, drawing, and printmaking, in addition to photography.

Late Fridays: Music in the Galleries | An Evening of Song with Reginald Smith Jr.

Plan Your Visit Included with Museum admission The performance takes place on Level 2 of the Beck Building. Looking for more to do during Late Friday? Enjoy a drink at Happy Hour Friday or join a guided tour of the galleries. He has performed with leading companies worldwide.Mary Box is a conductor and pianist who has been involved in over 50 opera productions across the United States.

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