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Florescence | “Splendor”

Visit flohouston.org for updates and additional details. For more information, contact [email protected] or 713.639.7581. Grand Corporate Underwriter: Frost Bank For groups of 10 or more, please contact Group Sales at 713.639.7878 or [email protected] for more information. If you are ready to make your group reservation, complete the group visit request form. The Kinder Building is partially open for this event. The open area includes the lower-level Arrival Hall and street-level atrium. The Law Building is closed.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is the Final Venue for the Most Comprehensive Survey of Modern Mexican Art in 70 Years

May 9, 2017 - We are grateful to our colleagues at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes for making this exhibition possible, and we are thrilled to offer visitors the opportunity to examine firsthand the This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.   Mellon Fund for Scholarly Publications at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and by Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund.

Rienzi Reels | “8 Women (8 femmes)”

Visit the Villa Albertine website for more information. Plan Your Visit This screening takes place on the lawn at Rienzi. Limited parking on-site. Please consider rideshare or carpooling. SOLD OUT | Enjoy a captivating night of French cinema at Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European decorative arts. Bring your own blanket for this free event on the lawn at sunset.

Book Launch | “Building on Tradition”

“Texas-based architects Curtis & Windham are known for their work across the Lone Star State. In Building on Tradition, readers get a glimpse into midcentury Houston estates and neo-Georgian mansions.” Plan Your Visit Admission is free. The MFA Shop is located on Level 1 of the Beck Building. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map   November 13, 2025 Architects William Curtis and Russell Windham visit the MFA Shop to talk about their new book, Building on Tradition: The Work of Curtis & Windham Architects. 

The Blond Boy from the Casbah (Le petit blond de la casbah)

Visit the Houston Jewish Film Festival website for the full schedule and more information. Community partner: Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center Houston  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.

6 A.M. (Sa’ate 6 Sobh)

Community partners: Society of Iranian-American Women for Education and the Iranian Cultural Foundation-Houston. Sara’s anxiety is heightened when an unexpected visit from the police puts her future in jeopardy.  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.

Margo Handwerker Appointed Dean of the Glassell School of Art Core Residency Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

May 22, 2024 - Her dedication to partnership promises to infuse innovation and inclusivity into every facet of our mission.” From 2016 to 2024, Dr. Handwerker will provide leadership for several signature initiatives of the acclaimed Core Residency for artists and writers, including the residency program itself, the visiting artists program for the Glassell School, and annual exhibition programming for the school’s three gallery spaces.

Rienzi Reels | “Jeanne du Barry”

Visit Villa Albertine for more information. Not rated by the MPAA / Recommended for ages 16+ Tickets | SOLD OUT Tickets are free. Capacity is limited, so booking tickets in advance is recommended. Plan Your Visit This screening takes place on the lawn at Rienzi. Bring your own blanket for this free event on the lawn at sunset.   In Jeanne du Barry, it’s love at first sight for King Louis XV (Johnny Depp) and working-class woman Jeanne Vaubernier (Maïwenn).

The MFAH Highlights Latin American Art This Summer

Apr 29, 2015 - “Cosmic Dialogues presents a thematic examination of artworks from the Museum’s collection that will allow our visitors to engage with Latin American artistic innovators in new and exciting ways.” The MFAH is also home to the Glassell School of Art and its acclaimed Core Residency Program and Junior and Studio Schools; and the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA), a leading research institute for 20th-century Rejecting traditional painting and sculpture, these artists turned to light as the key medium for their production.

Concert | “Gauguin in the World”