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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.
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Feb 20, 2019 - Founded in the decades immediately following the Civil War when African Americans in the state could worship without a white minister for the first time, these humble but richly evocative churches seem alive with the spirit that
Jul 18, 2018 - Hans Holbein the Younger’s monumental portrait of Henry VIII shows the infamous ruler without any of the standard royal accoutrements to convey his power through presence alone.
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
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.
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.
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.
