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  1. Members Event | Art-Making Activity for Families “Masks of Colombia”

    MFAH members at the Family Level and above are invited to enjoy this Spring Break art-making activity complementing the exhibition Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia. This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Museo del Oro y Unidad de Artes y Otras Colecciones-Banco de la República, Colombia.

  2. Musiqa Mixer | New Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds

    Musiqa Mixer | February 16 In collaboration with the MFAH, Musiqa presents a free concert to celebrate the Museum’s New Galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds, opening on March 5. Musiqa has a mission to enrich and inspire the community through programs that integrate contemporary music with other forms of modern art. Plan Your VisitThe concert takes place on the lower level of the Kinder Building.

  3. Members Event | “Floating World: A.A.Murakami” Art-Making Activity for Families

    May 31, 2025MFAH members at the Family Level and above are invited to reserve tickets for an art-making activity led by an instructor from the Glassell Junior School. Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art

  4. Art Encounters | “150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection”

    November 21, 2024Looking for a new art experience? Art Encounters programs, led by artists and inspired by art at the MFAH, focus on creating community. The way you participate is up to you! This Art Encounters session encourages you to experiment with design through sculpture. Inspired by A.C. Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art

  5. English Taste: The Art of Dining in the Eighteenth Century

    Rienzi re-creates this elaborate dining experience in English Taste: The Art of Dining in the Eighteenth Century.

  6. “Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art”

    Oct 8, 2014 - 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. Title Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art Dates October 16, 2014–March 22, 2015* Overview Throughout history, humanity has been fascinated with the creatures that populate the world. Drawing from the Museum’s significant Pre-Columbian collection, and spanning nearly 5,000 years, the exhibition Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art is the first time that these remarkable artworks—dating

  7. Calaveras Mexicanas The Art and Influence of José Guadalupe Posada

    Aug 15, 2013 - that explore the continuing resonance of his work in Calaveras Mexicanas: The Art and Influence of José Guadalupe Posada. Divided into three sections, the exhibition begins with an introduction to Posada, providing biographical information as well as contextualizing his prints and contributions to Mexican art and culture. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913), considered "the father of Mexican printmaking," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), presents a group of approximately 50 works of art

  8. Fifth Class of the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellows Announced by Six Major U.S. Museums

    Nov 13, 2019 - Throughout her time at USC thus far, she has been working as a collections associate for the school’s Archaeology Lab and has also had the opportunity to co-curate an exhibit for the USC Fisher Museum, entitled Suppression, Subversion November 13, 2019—The Art Institute of Chicago; the High Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH); the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art : Matthew Affron, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

  9. New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections, 1300–1700

    These masterpieces present a diversity of objects, encompassing the richness of European art and shedding new light on Old Masters. New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections, 1300–1700 | October 2, 2021–February 6, 2022 • Included with general admission. Advance timed tickets recommended. The works of art they produced, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, metalwork, stained glass, and works on paper, express the broad range of artistic treasures desired by wealthy patrons, royal courts, and the Roman Catholic

  10. Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power

    Major support provided by:       Additional generous support provided by:The African American Art Advisory Association (5A) at the MFAH The MFAH presentation adds a section with a number of works from the Museum’s collections to spotlight the legacy of Black American art made in Houston and Texas during this period. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, featuring work by more than 60 Black artists that was created over two revolutionary decades in American history.