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Clear & Refresh Your Creative Mind with “Breath: The Pulse of the Universe”

Mar 10, 2016 - One of our initial inspirations was the gorgeous, flowing work of artist Bill Viola in The Greeting, a large-screen video installation.

MFAH Expands Its Campus—Will Create Greenspace with Museum Parking on a Site Secured for Any Future Expansion

Dec 23, 2025 - “While the primary objective for the purchase of this property is to secure land for any potential future expansion of the museum, our priority now is to create a welcoming community lawn.

In November, the MFAH Presents the Watercolors of Winslow Homer, from the Renowned Holdings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Jul 7, 2026 - “We are thrilled that our colleagues in Boston have consented to share with us their definitive collection of works by Winslow Homer,” commented Gary Tinterow, director and Margaret Alkek Williams chair of the MFAH. Because Homer's light-sensitive works on paper are normally kept in dark storage, this exhibition provides a once-in-a generation opportunity to see Homer's vision of our country, made visible only in Houston on the occasion of

“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.

The King of Kings

Jan 19, 2022 - As museum curators, we are always on the lookout for the next acquisition, and pictures from Mortensen’s planned Pictorial History of Witchcraft and Demonology are definitely on our desiderata list.

The MFAH Has Acquired 187 Superb Indian Textiles from the Renowned Collection of Banoo and Jeevak Parpia

May 21, 2025 - “The Parpia textile collection is a pivotal addition to our collections,” commented Gary Tinterow, director and Margaret Alkek Williams chair of the MFAH.

MFAH Announces Changes to Its Glassell School’s Core Residency Program and Application

Jan 15, 2025 - “Positioned within an encyclopedic museum, the Glassell School embraces the depth and dynamism that relationship brings to our many programs, including the Core Residency Program.”

MFA Shop Trunk Show | Kimono Zulu

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• MFA Shop Trunk Show | Namai

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  Plan Your Visit

  • No need to pay Museum admission—it’s always free to visit the MFA Shop.