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Endangered Animal? Assessing the Light Sensitivity of Walton Ford’s “Oso Dorado”

Jul 2, 2014 - It’s our first priority to ensure Oso Dorado retains this freshness for generations to come. Although the MFAH does not own a microfade tester, our neighbors at the Menil Collection do, and they welcomed our proposal to collaborate. Oso Dorado was transported to the Menil, where Cory Rogge, Andrew W. However, with careful foresight, Oso Dorado will not become a similarly “endangered animal,” and with the knowledge gained through our studies we can plan strategically for future exhibitions of this wonderfully dramatic work

Art in Bloom during “Florescence”

Apr 19, 2017 - Spot more art in bloom when you visit during “Florescence” on April 25 & 26! Our galleries are bursting with colorful flowers every day—not just during Florescence, the competitive flower show that comes to the Museum every two years! Perfect for a springtime visit, here are just a few of the floral works of art you’ll see while you stroll the Museum during Florescence on April 25 & 26.

Close-Up on “Black Art through the Lens”

Jul 21, 2020 - Plan ahead for your visit. This virtual lecture series receives generous funding from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. These photographers know that there is much more work to be done, and I hope our discussion will be another intervention as we learn more about how they make and create images. In viewing photographs of social protest for human rights and civil rights, we are reminded that our actions today will affect the future, just as the actions of determined individuals did during the Civil Rights movement that

Mr. Putifar’s Wacky Plan (Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard)

Deep in his secret man cave, the former teacher plots revenge on the first kids who made his life miserable 20 years ago.

“Arrival of Spring” in Houston

Mar 16, 2021 - —Ann Dumas • See It Up CloseHockney – Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature is on view in the Beck Building through June 20. Plan your visit with advance timed tickets.

The Richness & Variation of Sub-Saharan Photography

Jul 27, 2020 - Plan ahead for your visit. This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Photography naturally reflects that richness and variation, so even though the 70 works in the exhibition are by 20 artists from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal

Night at the MFAH: 20th-Century Marvelous

During this Night at the MFAH, members receive a double discount of 20% on regularly priced merchandise at the MFA Shop. Tickets Tickets are required for all attendees. $40 per person Free for MFAH members. Plan Your Visit This event takes place campus wide. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map If you are not yet an MFAH member, join now to be eligible for free tickets to Night at the MFAH events.

Late Fridays: Music in the Galleries | Mercury Chamber Orchestra

Tickets $35 per person $25 for MFAH members $10 for students / children 12 & younger Plan Your Visit The concert takes place in Gallery 214 on Level 2 of the Beck Building. The “Bach & Mendelssohn” program highlights Johann Sebastian Bach’s “The Art of the Fugue” and “Goldberg Variations” as well as Felix Mendelssohn’s “Octet in E-Flat Major for Strings, Op. 20.” 

13 Going on 30

Time Bandits