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Women’s History Month 2017: Celebrating #5WomenArtists—and More

Mar 1, 2017 - In March, celebrate along with us as we share: Facebook Live talks focusing on works of art that are on view in our galleries. Watch on our Facebook page A new Google Art Project exhibition highlighting work by women artists represented in the MFAH collections.

Lecture | Reflect, Refract, Encounter, Smash: Glassy Ways to See and Know

Artists, designers, and craftspeople use glass as a medium for thinking about the surrounding world, our place in it, and our ability to effect change. In this talk, Susie J.

A Colorfully Bazaar Collaboration

Sep 22, 2020 - My mother did this for our family. She was a loving, kind, and giving human being.” Special TechniquesFahari Bazaar clothing is designed with comfort, function, and style in mind. See the inspirations behind this colorful collection in Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection on view through November 8, and visit the MFA Shop to browse the handmade goods of Fahari Bazaar

Weekend getaway to France: Bertrand Blier directs Gérard Depardieu

Oct 21, 2012 - "This film is shocking but very rewarding—brilliant, perhaps even a masterpiece . . . " Visit mfah.org/films for screening times, descriptions, and tickets to all three films, October 26–28. The other two films in our weekend mini-festival are great, too. Préparez vos mouchoirs (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs), which won an Oscar for best foreign film, acts as a pendant to Les valseuses.

contemporary@mfah

Visit mfah.org/jointoday for information about MFAH membership levels and benefits. Members also have the opportunity to learn about best practices in collecting with an emphasis on how to acquire and maintain the art of our time.

Musiqa Mixer | “Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West”

Plan Your Visit This concert is free with Museum admission. The performance takes place in the lobby of the Kinder Building. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map About MusiqaLed by four composers, Musiqa’s mission is to enrich and inspire our community through programs that integrate new music with other modern art-forms.

MFAH Statement: “The Marketplace at Pirna,” c. 1764, Bernardo Bellotto

May 6, 2022 - Max Emden, a Swiss citizen and resident, initiated the voluntary sale of our painting, for which he was paid his asking price. The decision affirms our good title. No new information has come to light to alter our conclusion that the 1938 sale initiated by Dr. Emden was voluntary.  Stein’s full report is available here:Provenance Report (PDF 1 of 3)Provenance Report (PDF 2 of 3)Provenance Report (PDF 3 of 3) Max Emden was a German businessman who emigrated to Switzerland prior to 1930 and took Swiss citizenship

Members Preview | “Ernesto Neto: SunForceOceanLife”

exhibition is located on Level 1 of the Law Building. Capacity is limited and during peak times guests may experience wait times or be assigned a designated time to enter later in their visit. --

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• Members Preview Lecture
  Sunday, January 18, 2 pm

Finntastic!

Additional screenings take place at Rice Cinema on November 30 and December 1. Finntastic!

Must-See Art This Fall, Handpicked by MFAH Curatorial Staff

Sep 20, 2016 - Read the curators’ notes, then find the autumn-inspired art on view in our permanent collection galleries! Orangey reds, golden yellows, velvety browns are hard to come by in Houston’s eternal summer, but a visit to the Arts of China gallery can satisfy the need to admire some fall colors. As fall approaches with colder weather, and leaves begin to change color, I imagine many us will want to wrap up in our own quilts at home.