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  1. Panel Discussion | "Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times"

    Sarah Kielt Costello (PhD, SUNY Binghamton) is a professor of art history and director of the Humanities Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Learn more about material cultures of the ancient worlds with Danielle Smotherman Bennett, assistant research curator and consulting curator for Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times. Sophie Crawford-Brown (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is assistant professor of art history and director of the program in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations at Rice University.

  2. Members Preview | “Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times”

    The first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to the times of Emperor 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 October 31 & November 1, 2025MFAH members are invited to enjoy early access to the exhibition Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times, which opens to the public on November 2.  “Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times” is co‐organized by StArt and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Lead foundation underwriting is provided by: Major support is provided by:Jerold B.

  3. Tour & Toast | “Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times”

    December 2025Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times. “Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times” is co‐organized by StArt and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Lead foundation underwriting is provided by: Major support is provided by:Jerold B.

  4. Members Event | “From India to the World” Art-Making Activity for Families

    September 13, 2025MFAH members at the Family Level and above are invited to reserve tickets for an art-making activity led by a teaching artist. 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. The MFAH Appoints Paul Coffey Director of the Glassell School of Art

    Jun 22, 2022 - to art, education and community, one that he has demonstrated over two decades in leadership roles at the renowned School of the Art Institute of Chicago. , today announced that Paul Coffey, vice provost and dean of community engagement at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has been named director of the Glassell School of Art at the MFAH. Coffey received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1989; an MFA in art and design from the University of Chicago in 1992; and completed the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at the Harvard

  6. Sculptor Joseph Havel to Retire as Director, the Glassell School of Art

    Nov 9, 2021 - of Art in Washington, DC; the Dallas Museum of Art; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; the Menil Collection in Houston; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Havel will return full-time to his studio, following 30 years as head of the Museum’s renowned art school HOUSTON—NOVEMBER 9, 2021—Joseph Havel will retire as director of the Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts, While director of the Glassell School of Art, Havel continued to maintain his own studio practice.

  7. “Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston”

    Aug 18, 2014 - Silver: An American Art will showcase these important new additions to the collection. Silver: An American Art is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The curator is Christine Gervais, associate curator, decorative arts and Rienzi. Title Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Dates August 30, 2014–April 5, 2015* Overview Over the past decade, the American silver holdings of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, have

  8. Lecture | The Golden World of the American Mediterranean

    The Golden World of the American Mediterranean: Art and Archaeology of Gran Colombia and the Caribbean Sea Ruth K. Rex Koontz, consulting curator for art of the Indigenous Americas at the MFAH, introduces the lecture. About the SpeakerJohn W. “Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia” 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

  9. Ernesto Neto: SunForceOceanLife

    Engage with art like never before through hands-on exploration of this installation made especially for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.    As part of the Museum’s ongoing engagement with Latin American art, Ernesto Neto: SunForceOceanLife joins a lineage of immersive installations that connect viewers to ideas of ecology, spirituality, and sensory awareness.

  10. Louvre Couture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    “Art and Fashion: Statement Pieces” From the Louvre Museum in Paris comes extraordinary fashion, paired with extraordinary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.   The MFAH positions fashion as art with an installation of 36 fashion ensembles in galleries across the Museum. All were selected from the landmark debut of Louvre Couture—Art and Fashion: Statement Pieces, the first-ever fashion exhibition at the Louvre Museum.