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  1. Art Activities Inspired by the Work of Olga de Amaral

    Aug 19, 2021 - This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Cranbrook Art Museum. PDF Art-Making Activity | Exploring Reflection and Using Gold Leaf to Transform FabricTurn a simple woven textile into a reflective work of art by covering the surface with gold leaf.• Activity Guide PDF Plan Your VisitSee Use the step-by-step activity guides and how-to videos below to make your own art at home. Then visit the MFAH to see the exhibition Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock.

  2. Afro-Atlantic Art and Architecture from Slavery to the Present

    Afro-Atlantic Art and Architecture from Slavery to the Present Part of the conference Bound Away: Voyages of Enslavement in the Americas, this program is open to the public with free admission. The exhibition “Afro-Atlantic Histories” is co-organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Museu de Arte de Sāo Paulo in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Innovations on the Gold Coast in the 18th and 19th Centuries” | Hermann von Hesse, Rice University• “Questioning Archival Images in Rosana Paulino’s 2018 Collages” | Lynne Lee, Rice University• “Turning Points of Afro-Brazilian Art

  3. Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times

    Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times  / November 2, 2025–January 25, 2026 “Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times” is co‐organized by StArt and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to the times of Trajan, Art and Life in Imperial Rome explores the remarkable impact on art and culture of his nearly 20-year reign at the turn of the second century AD Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times features treasures from museums in Rome, Naples, and Vatican City.

  4. Adiós Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950

    art. Modern Art in New York presented Modern Cuban Painters.  Adiós Utopia: Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art Since 1950 is a project conceived by the Cisneros Fontanals Fundación Para Las Artes (CIFO Europa) and The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, CIFO USA.

  5. Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art

    The inventive ways in which animals were depicted in art provide a window into the beliefs and practices of long-gone cultures that never developed written language and left few traces other than their art. The Museum’s significant Pre-Columbian collection comprises remarkable examples, which come together thematically for the first time in the exhibition Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art.

  6. Art Encounters | “Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery”

    January 10, 2025Looking for a new art experience? Art Encounters programs, led by artists and inspired by works at the MFAH, focus on creating community. In addition to her studio practice, she is an instructor at Art League Houston and HTXClay. This session of Art Encounters is led by artist Nancy Rios and is inspired by Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery and its rich tradition of symbolic storytelling.

  7. Members Preview | “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples”

    “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. October 26, 2024MFAH members are invited to enjoy early access to the exhibition Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples, which opens to the public on October 27.

  8. “Who’s Behind Black Art” Film & Discussion (Part 2 of 2)

    art. Who’s Behind Black Art explores themes including the state of art in the era of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor; Black women in the art world; social media; racism in the industry; and the preservation of Black “Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage” was organized by the Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee.

  9. “Who’s Behind Black Art” Film & Discussion (Part 1 of 2)

    art. Who’s Behind Black Art explores themes including the state of art in the era of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor; Black women in the art world; social media; racism in the industry; and the preservation of Black “Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage” was organized by the Frist Art Museum, Nashville, Tennessee.

  10. Lecture | New Beginnings: The Art of the Islamic Worlds Galleries

    March 12, 2023 This talk explores the New Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds, comprising nearly 6,000 square feet. About the SpeakerAimée Froom is curator for Art of the Islamic Worlds and codirector of the World Faiths Initiative at the MFAH. In 2020 she was a Center for Curatorial Leadership fellow. For the first time, the full MFAH holdings in Islamic art are on display, along with a significant selection of Persian masterworks on extended loan from the distinguished collection of Hossein Afshar.