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How to Make an Artist’s Manifesto: Recipe for Revolution

Dec 2, 2015 - This language unifies “us” and makes others feel included, as in the “Superflat” manifesto when Takashi Murakami asks “Where is our reality?” Step 3 Antagonize a group and pit “us” against “them” in an aggressive call for action. Tzara refers to the standard “recipe” for a manifesto: all the ingredients that create a movement’s urgency and vigor.

Virtual Cinema 2020 | An Award-Winning Year for Films

Jan 1, 2021 -  for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and the Vaughn Foundation. Wyatt; ILEX Foundation; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and The Foundation for Independent Media Arts. Virtual Cinema features new offerings along with movies originally scheduled for Brown Auditorium Theater at the Museum. The 2020 Virtual Cinema lineup reflects some of the best-reviewed films of the year.

Art-Inspired Outfits for Your Next Virtual Happy Hour

May 16, 2020 -     Search the MFAH collections for more outfit inspiration! 1) Dress to impress when you step out—or into your living room—for happy hour. Houston fashion/lifestyle blogger and photographer Jessica Perez (IG: @hydrangeasandcoffee) pulled from her image archives to re-create three looks for your next virtual happy hour, all inspired by fashion-related works from the

Fearless Filmmaker Challenges Real-Life Issues for 50 Years

Feb 21, 2020 - For audiences today, the documentary shows how much has changed for women in the interim and how much, sadly, remains the same. Join us opening night for a live Q&A over Skype with Julia Reichert herself! Get tickets for Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film on March 7, 8 & 15.

ArtSmart | Hirsch Library Open House for Supporting-Plus Members

Plan Your Visit• Hirsch Library is located on the lower level of the Beck Building. • Parking Information• Museum Hours• MFAH Campus Map Questions?   If you are not yet an MFAH member at the Supporting level or above, join or upgrade now for access to this event and other great benefits! Accessibility The MFAH strives to provide a welcoming and accessible experience for all guests by offering a range of accommodations—learn more here.

Members Event | “Calder-Picasso” Art-Making Activity for Families

Activities are recommended for ages 4 to 12, with adult supervision. SOLD OUT MFAH members at the Family Level and above are invited to reserve tickets for an afternoon of art-making activities inspired by the exhibition Calder-Picasso. Tickets | SOLD OUTLimit of 5 per family. Visiting the ExhibitionIf you have already used your free member tickets for Calder-Picasso and wish to see it again, you may purchase exhibition tickets at the discounted “member guest” rate of $17. Not a member?

Behind-the-Scenes Experience for Benefactor & Leadership Circle Members

Plan Your Visit Benefactor-level members and Leadership Circle donors may RSVP for this event by emailing [email protected] or calling 713.353.1559. With selected photographs pulled for close inspection, curator Lisa Volpe speaks on the significance of the Museum’s collection, her role at the MFAH, the display of photography in the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, and her efforts

Gallery Talk at Rienzi | “Hall Chair” for Chiswick House

October 19, 2023 Learn more about the works of art at Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts.  This month, Trevor Boyd, associate conservator of objects and sculpture, discusses the rare 18th-century Hall Chair designed for Chiswick House in London by English architect and artist William Kent. Education programs at Rienzi receive generous funding from the Sterling-Turner Foundation; Alkek and Williams Foundation; Carroll Sterling and Harris Masterson III Endowment; and the Caroline Wiess Law Endowment for Rienzi.

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Pearlman Foundation

For information, see Group Visits and Tours. With the advent of World War II, Lipchitz fled Europe for New York and was welcomed by Pearlman and other patrons. Kokoshka took refuge in London, where Pearlman met him and sat for a portrait. Shop the ShowFind exhibition-related items at the MFA Shop online. Digital CatalogueThe exhibition is accompanied by Artists in Motion: Modern Masterpieces from the Pearlman Collection, an illustrated digital catalogue that

Ernesto Neto: SunForceOceanLife

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Shop the Show
Browse exhibition-related items at the MFA Shop online! For the 2026 exhibition, see Ernesto Neto: SunForceOceanLife. The Museum’s summer series of grand-scale, immersive exhibitions continues with SunForceOceanLife. --

The nature of this installation allows for only a limited number of visitors at a time. Advance tickets strongly encouraged. Guidelines & tickets below.