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Oscar-Nominated Short Films Shine on Our Big Screen

Feb 5, 2019 - It’s become a popular tradition at the MFAH to screen the Oscar-nominated short films in the weeks leading up to the Academy Awards ceremony, which this year falls on February 24. We are the exclusive local venue for all …

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Completes the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Center for Conservation, Designed by Lake|Flato Architects

Oct 24, 2018 - Four studio bays are sited along the outward side, one each for specific disciplines: painting, sculpture, textile, and decorative arts. the distinguished level of our extraordinary art conservators and scientists. Facilities requiring darkness, such as for imaging and x-ray studios, are on the inward side. Support spaces, including for framing and storage, are sited between the studios.

Heinrich Kühn: The Perfect Photograph

The Pictorialists elevated photography from a strictly commercial venture to an accepted artistic medium, and in his early photographs Kühn created the atmospheric effects of Impressionist paintings.

Gingerbread Workshop at 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. 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.

“Buddha | Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World” Opens at the MFAH in March 2026

Jan 26, 2026 - As we witness shifts in our natural environment, we are invited to reflect on the impact of our collective choices in order to achieve a deeper understanding of our place within a changing world.”   On either side of the Buddhist image are two contemporary artworks. Erick Swenson’s Ne Plus Ultra (2010) depicts a decomposing stag, its exposed bones etched with scrimshaw-style maritime map from the time of exploration. Today, we can observe impermanence unfolding through the shifting landscapes of our natural world.

A Sneak Peek Inside the Core Residency Program

Oct 15, 2019 - Others take classes side-by-side with Studio School students. Describe a typical day for a Core resident. I’m not sure there’s any such thing as a typical day!

“Eye-Catching” Houston: Capturing Our City through High Schoolers’ Lenses

Jan 23, 2019 - In collaboration with the MFAH and the Houston Independent School District, aspiring photographers are invited to share their work that captures moments from daily life across our city’s neighborhoods.

Bayou Bend at 50: A Longtime Docent Tells Her Story

Mar 3, 2016 - This post kicks off this year’s blog series celebrating Bayou Bend: 50 Years of Sharing Our Houston Heritage. Also, many of us become close friends, and our spouses become friends with one another. It is like a family. I feel a great pride to be a Bayou Bend docent. Docents who remember those early days all agree that our voices would get very quiet—we would almost whisper!—so that she could not hear what we were saying.

Gallery Concert “Suites for Solo Cello”

Tickets $50 general admission $15 students (with student ID) Tickets from Bach Society Houston Plan Your Visit The concert takes place in Gallery 214 on the second floor of the Beck Building.

CANCELED | Twilight Tour at Rienzi

Visit Rienzi to enjoy wine, light bites, and live music against the beautiful backdrop of twilight. Explore the galleries and chat with docents about works of art in the Rienzi Collection.  --

Tickets

• $50 Adults
• $45 MFAH Members
• Admission includes valet parking and three drink tickets