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Glassell-on-the-Go Brings a World of Art to Houston-Area Students

Jul 24, 2017 - Our teaching artists and faculty bring mobile art classes to schools and community centers, encouraging students to create works of art using high-quality materials and tools. At the end of the school year, participating students and their families visit the MFAH to explore the galleries and make works of art in the studio together. Glassell-on-the-Go just completed its second year!

“Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting” Debuts in February 2021 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Jan 7, 2021 - “Lighting design has both transformed our daily life and influenced major design movements over the past 100 years. “While the function and innovation is evident, lighting’s ability to delight transforms our experience,” said Sarah Schleuning, exhibition co-curator and the Margot B. of LEDs and glass tubes suspended from the ceiling, Flylight responds to movement in the space around it in a programmed, yet randomized format to mimic a chaotic swarm. • Quality of Light considers the manipulation of light effects

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, debuts one of Ernesto Neto’s largest crochet works to date in May 2021

May 4, 2021 - our oceans, and our life. “We are delighted to bring this monumental, one-of-a-kind piece to our Museum and into our collection. The sensation of floating, the body cradled by the crocheted fruits of our labor, brings to mind a hammock: the quintessential indigenous invention that uplifts us and connects us to the wisdom and traditions of our ancestors.

Infinite Pause: Photography and Time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

May 18, 2016 - Featured are three works by Harold Edgerton, including Bobby Jones Golf Swing, Side View, c. 1938, Fan and Smoke Vortices, 1934, and Cutting the Card Quickly, 1964.

From Spain to Houston: Q&A with Curator James Anno

Apr 5, 2020 - We strive, through our exhibitions and programs, to stimulate the imagination and intellect of everyone who comes through our doors. JA: I sought to harness the spacious, open floor plan of our exhibition space by placing most of the three-dimensional objects away from the walls. JA: Our world is highly diverse. More than ever, especially in America, we have the opportunity to explore and understand what it means to find unity in diversity.

Monday at the Movies | “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House”

Tickets $25 per person $20 MFAH members   As part of Bayou Bend’s 60th anniversary programming, this concert series receives generous funding from The John M. O’Quinn Foundation.

Five New Faves at the Glassell Coffee Bar

Aug 30, 2018 - Visit the Glassell Coffee Bar inside the Glassell School of Art.   Hours & Info Here are our top five picks for keeping cool in Houston weather. Plus, the café’s offerings change every day, so you can always come back to sample something new!

“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

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