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Studio & Gallery Visit | "In Living Color"

Plan Your Visit Admission is free. No RSVP required. This event takes place on Level 3 of the Glassell School of Art. The Jubilee Quilt Circle of the Community Artists' Collective invites you to visit their studio space at the Glassell School of Art.

Our Tiny Little Wedding (Notre tout petit petit mariage)

Happy couple Lou and Max badly want to adopt a baby. They’ve created a picture-perfect profile, including lying about their income, families, and living situation. Now all that’s left is to get married—in the simplest, …

Latin Wave Celebrates 11 Great Years

Apr 21, 2016 - I Promise You Anarchy reflects an edgier side of Mexican cinema, spotlighting urban youth in Mexico City, as we also seen in Güeros last year and The Cinema Hold-Up several years ago. Ixcanul I always encourage filmgoers to come to the screenings presented by our guest filmmakers, who make Latin Wave even more special. Latin Wave, our biggest annual film festival, returns from April 28 to May 1 with 11 new films from Latin America. Every year is a little different: The 2016 selection has a strong theme of young protagonists coming of age.

The “Confident Exuberance” of Louise Nevelson & Dorothy Hood

Nov 2, 2018 - It is particularly exciting to see Hood’s final canvases of the 1980s side-by-side with Nevelson’s Mirror Shadow XII—compositions that explode with barely contained energy. To the best of our knowledge, Louise Nevelson and Dorothy Hood never met, although their lives intersected in interesting ways. They had friends and acquaintances in common, including Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Virtual Cinema | See Critically Acclaimed Films This Winter

Dec 7, 2020 - Two critically celebrated dramas in our virtual theater may have additional honors to come. Filmed in shimmering 16mm, Ghost Tropic follows a woman traversing Brussels over the course of one night, revealing the very human side of a modern metropolis. As Karen Fang, a member of the Museum’s film subcommittee, says about Coded Bias, “a documentary critique of the destructive prejudices built into our technologies and social structures may not seem like an obvious movie choice

The Thing

Tickets $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+) Plan Your Visit This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building. A masterpiece of paranoid sci-fi horror, The Thing’s cultural significance lies in pioneering, groundbreaking, grotesque practical effects, subverting the heroic tropes of its predecessors.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announces major cornerstone acquisitions for a new gallery of Medieval art

Oct 8, 2018 - These included a bifolio from a Qu’ran (8th or 9th century); a Boston side chair with rare “hairy paw” feet (1755–75); the William J. “These three remarkable objects, in tandem with our significant and growing holdings of art from Asia and the Islamic worlds, will enhance the Museum’s ability to tell the story of pre-modern art and culture across cultures and The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor (circa 1310–20) During Medieval times, the Jewish communities of the cities of Mainz, Speyer, and Worms became centers of Jewish life in the Rhineland.

MFAH Teaching Artist Shares Her Inspirations for “Metamorphosis”

Sep 23, 2020 - Fabrics salvaged from the rubble of a burnt house speak to the ruinous effects of fire. An Intriguing WeaveIn my art pieces, these objects depict an intriguing weave that suggests promising new patterns in life. Being surrounded by incredible art in our Museum has directly inspired me to try new techniques and to incorporate them into my own artwork. I wouldn't be the artist I am today if it weren’t for my job at the MFAH.

Cai Guo-Qiang Commission for the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Arts of China Gallery

Stunning examples of ancient and contemporary art, displayed side-by-side in an innovative juxtaposition, include bronze ware, ceramics, painting, calligraphy, and video.

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