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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.” Formerly a nine-month residency renewable for a second year, the Core Residency Program will now accept applications every other year for a two-year program. On Monday, January 20, 2025, applications open for the 2025–27 Core Program, which now offers an increased stipend.

For the Love of Books: Celebrating the New Kitty King Powell Library and Study Center at Bayou Bend

This exhibition of rare 18th- and 19th-century publications with designs for bookcases celebrates Bayou Bend's Kitty King Powell Library. For the Love of Books celebrates the collection's new home, as well as the love of books that led to its creation and continued growth. Today, the Bayou Bend book collection is the most significant research collection in the Southwest for American decorative arts of the 17th through 19th century.

Universal Language (Une langue universelle)

category International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards on March 2, 2025. Community partners: Society of Iranian-American Women for Education and the Iranian Cultural Foundation-Houston. Festival Tickets $10 general admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+) Plan Your Visit This screening takes place in the Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.

MFA Shop Trunk Show | Sisters Vintage & Cadre

For more information, call 713-639-7360. Plan Your Visit No need to pay Museum admission—it’s always free to visit the MFA Shop. This event takes place on Level 1 of the Beck Building. MFAH members receive a discount on purchases. Coleman's penchant for art and textiles manifests in a remarkable assortment of collectable pieces.About CadreInspired by her work in the commercial textile industry, Amina Iman has developed Cadre as an embroidery experience

Paris Frills (Falbalas)

Generous funding is provided by the Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Lois Chiles; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; and ILEX Foundation. Complement your visit to the exhibition Louvre Couture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston with this 1945 film about a womanizing dress designer (Raymond Rouleau) who falls in love with his best friend’s fiancée.     —Jean Paul Gaultier, fashion designer   Tickets $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+) Plan Your Visit This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.

Gingerbread Workshop at Bayou Bend

Afterward, enjoy everything Christmas Village has to offer and visit GingerBread Lane, a town of over 500 baked buildings that chef Lovitch created especially for Bayou Bend. Tickets $50 per person $45 for MFAH members Includes the workshop, parking, and a ticket to experience all of Christmas Village. Plan Your Visit Workshop takes place in the Bailey Room of the Kilroy Visitor Center.

Vishniac

Visit the Houston Jewish Film Festival website for the full schedule and more information. Community partner: Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Houston  Schneider, consulting curator, Judaica Roman Vishniac was a groundbreaking 20th-century photographer best known for his iconic images of Jewish life in Eastern Europe from 1935 to 1938. Tickets $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+) Plan Your Visit This screening takes place in the Lynn Wyatt Theater in the Kinder Building.

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. stylistic predilection for theatricality that proved to be a perfect visual language for translating the broad gestures, exaggerated expressions, and grand spectacle characteristic of DeMille’s movies. Flinn, “one who understands, and with thanks for the splendid help of your son.” One wonders what DeMille truly thought about the “splendid help” of Flinn’s son, John C.

“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. Designed for specific functions—such as stationed on desks, tables, or pianos—task lamps are small-scale devices that respond to new ways of living by addressing glare; the need for focused, directional light and adjustability

Live Collage Event | Portraits by James Gallagher

Spring Nights at the MFAH

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• Purchase a live portrait collage: $150 for individuals; $200 for couples; $250 for 3+