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  1. The Kodak Era: A Conversation with MFAH Curator Anne Tucker (part 1 of 3)

    Feb 17, 2012 - The reason Kodak and Polaroid have gone bankrupt now is that they didn’t understand what was going to happen with digital. Kodak had a digital camera very early, but they just didn’t take advantage of it.. . . .  When Eastman Kodak Co. filed for bankruptcy in January, the news didn’t just mark a drastic point in a company’s history—it marked the end of an era. We don’t know yet what the digital scene is going to be. "But it’s definitely the end of an era that was quite extraordinary and rich. Snapshots are an important part of the history of photography.

  2. “Learning Through Art” Seminar for Secondary Teachers | What’s Trending?

    By embracing these educational trends and discovering the boundless potential of an art museum as an educational resource, you’ll cultivate a dynamic and inclusive classroom that inspires and empowers learners. All MFAH educator programs offer digital educational frameworks and motivational techniques that foster diverse learners’ engagement; G/T CPE credit; and curriculum resources. Discover techniques that support ELLs, literacy development, personalized learning, SEL, mindfulness, digital learning tools, and STEAM to encourage the seamless integration of disciplines with self-led exploration empowering

  3. “Learning Through Art” Seminar for Elementary Teachers | What’s Trending?

    By embracing these educational trends and discovering the boundless potential of an art museum as an educational resource, you’ll cultivate a dynamic and inclusive classroom that inspires and empowers learners. All MFAH educator programs offer digital educational frameworks and motivational techniques that foster diverse learners’ engagement; G/T CPE credit; and curriculum resources. Discover techniques that support ELLs, literacy development, personalized learning, SEL, mindfulness, digital learning tools, and STEAM to encourage the seamless integration of disciplines with self-led exploration empowering

  4. Writing with Fire

    Writing with FireDirected by Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas (India, 2021, Digital, in Hindi with English subtitles) Investigative journalists from a newspaper run by women in rural northern India transition from print to digital , filming stories on smartphones and using their YouTube channel as a platform. A risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public setting. In the interest of your personal safety and community health, please observe all precautions set forth by the MFAH—learn more here.

  5. Merchant Ivory in India

    New digital restorations bring the opportunity to experience a selection of early films by the renowned team of James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

  6. Virtual Cinema: New Restoration of Richard Wright’s “Native Son”

    Oct 4, 2020 - Digital ExtrasThis new digital restoration, from rediscovered original materials, includes an introduction by Turner Classic Movies hosts Eddie Muller and Jacqueline Stewart. Raised in the slums of Chicago, Bigger takes a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy family. When he is put in a risky situation with the intoxicated daughter, Bigger panics and commits a crime. International Journey to the ScreenWright, a former Communist Party activist blacklisted by Hollywood, found acceptance in Paris and later Buenos Aires, where a producer offered Wright the opportunity to adapt the “unfilmable”

  7. “Sherlock, Jr.” and “Filibus: The Mysterious Air Pirate”

    (Directed by Buster Keaton, USA, 1924, 45 minutes, silent with musical soundtrack, digital)A film projectionist who longs to be a detective puts his skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend’s father Filibus: The Mysterious Air Pirate (Directed by Mario Roncoroni, Italy, 1915, 76 minutes, silent with musical soundtrack, digital)The 1915 Italian, feminist, steampunk, jewel-thief, crossdressing, aviatrix thriller of the year Flying high above the clouds in her dirigible, a daring sky pirate steals from the rich before mysteriously vanishing into the clouds. With Detective Hendy on her trail, a cat-and-mouse adventure unfolds.

  8. Wim Wenders: Portraits Along the Road

    The Museum is pleased to participate in the international celebration of talented German filmmaker Wim Wenders (born 1945), taking advantage of new digital restorations. Wenders earned an international reputation as a cofounder of the New German Cinema movement in the 1970s, and his remarkable filmography since then includes award-winning features and documentaries.

  9. Extensive Collection of Post-World War II Decorative Arts on View for the First Time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 2014

    Jan 13, 2014 - Since that time, the Eagle Collection has been a great asset to the permanent collection, enhancing its strengths in ceramics, glass and jewelry, and filling major gaps in fiber and furniture. Lee’s early training as a ceramist led to a lifetime devotion to clay, a passion that Mel has shared with her over the years. Catalogue Beyond Craft is accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue that includes a full list of the entire 160-piece collection.

  10. A Brighter Summer Day (Guling jie shaonian sharen shijian)

    Set in early 1960s Taiwan, A Brighter Summer Day is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. Digital restoration by the Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, in association with The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, the Central Motion Picture Corporation, and the Edward Yang Estate. Edward Yang’s patiently observed epic centers on the gradual, inexorable fall of a young teenager (Chang Chen, in his first role) from innocence to juvenile delinquency, and is set against a simmering backdrop of restless youth