Plan Your Visit• Meet in the lobby of the Beck Building. • Parking Information• MFAH Campus Map
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Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for American decorative arts and paintings. Open year-round, Bayou Bend welcomes thousands of visitors annually for tours and special programs. Last entrance for general admission is at 3 p.m. The special event Sip & Stroll | Spring Fling begins at 4 p.m. Learn more & get tickets.
Dec 15, 2022 -
Wiley is best known for his monumental portraits of young Black men and women placed in historical poses and settings appropriated from Old Master paintings. “I look forward to seeing the reaction of our visitors to these two paintings treating the same subject, one by a woman, one by a man, separated by 400 years.” “I am thrilled to be able to share with our public Artemisia Gentileschi’s magnificent and compelling masterpiece, along with Kehinde Wiley’s brilliant reinterpretation of the legend of Judith and Holofernes,” commented Gary Tinterow
For Mature AudiencesThis film is rated R and is not suitable for children. When Jagna finds herself caught between the conflicting desires of the community’s leading men, her resistance puts her on a tragic collision course. Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Apr 7, 2020 -
Marzio Award for Outstanding Research is presented with the support of The Transart Foundation for Art and Anthropology, Houston. Additional generous funding for the ICAA is provided by:The Latin American Experience Gala and AuctionLeslie and Brad BucherThe ICAA Ideas CouncilNational Endowment for the HumanitiesAndy Warhol FoundationNational Endowment for and database for the landmark Documents of Latin American and Latino Art digital archive project.
Apr 27, 2017 -
That includes examining objects to assess condition and needs fortreatment, storage, and display methods, as well as thoroughly documenting actions taken with a work of art. How did you help prepare for this particular display at the MFAH? Can you explain what conservators do, for those who may not know?
In general, the role of a conservator is to ensure that objects receive proper care.
Jan 23, 2019 -
In collaboration with the MFAH and the Houston Independent School District, aspiring photographers are invited to share their work that captures moments from daily life across our city’s neighborhoods. —Luz Martinez Chica, DeBakey High School for Health Professions
“Just like Houston, the Williams Tower shows so many accumulated reflections; every square accounts for the different perspectives in each person’s eye Read on for a few examples.
“Most of my pictures are of the same girl. Her name is Suzie and she is my lovely girlfriend.
Officials detained two Muslim men in Glasgow’s most diverse neighborhood on the first day of the holiday Eid. Tickets
$9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
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This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building. Some images are grainy, captured for the instant. But together they form a portrait of a community that didn’t wait for permission to do the right thing.”
