Bayou Bend is the MFAH house museum for American decorative arts and paintings. Open year-round, Bayou Bend welcomes thousands of visitors annually for tours and special programs. Last entrance for general admission is at 3 p.m. The special event Sip & Stroll | Spring Fling begins at 4 p.m. Learn more & get tickets.
Simmons, Congregation Emanu ElModeratorJoshua Furman, PhD, Jewish Studies Program, Rice University
Plan Your Visit | This discussion and entry to the exhibition are included with general admission, which is free on Thursdays, PanelistsRabbi Steven Gross, Houston Congregation for Reform JudaismRabbi Steven Morgen, Congregation Beth YeshurunCantor Kenneth Feibush, Congregation Beth IsraelCantor Rachel Goldman-Ruiz, Congregation Beth YeshurunCantor Rollin FoundationHelaine and David LaneRosalyn and Barry MargolisSuzanne MillerLainie Gordon and David MincbergJean MintzCarol and David NeubergerEsther and Gary PollandThe Radoff FamilyLeslie and Russ RobinsonGlen RosenbaumJoan SchnitzerSusan and Ed
Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through the exhibition Buddha / Nature: Five Dialogues on Our Shared World. Tickets
$24 per person
$20 for MFAH members
Plan Your Visit
Tickets include admission to the MFAH Permanent Collections and all special exhibitions.
No need to find a group on your own to book this tour. After the tour, head to Cafe Leonelli with the group for a complimentary drink.
Included in the ticket price, based on availability. The MFAH is the only venue for Monet to Picasso: A Very Private Collection and Berthe Morisot: Impressionist Original.
• Monet to Picasso: A Very Private Collection features paintings by the pivotal artists who sparked the major
May 13, 2020 -
Art plays an important role in trauma recovery, and the connection with the MFAH is a positive presence in the lives of our refugee community.
What were some highlights of the visit? Then our docent, Vehista Kaikobad, fascinated the group with anecdotes about the art we saw along the way in the Beck Building galleries. Artist Mary Cassatt was particularly interesting for the group. Refugee women can lack the confidence to visit public institutions alone, especially when they haven’t yet mastered English.
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Visit 1000|Museums and MFAH Shop for archival prints, the illustrated exhibition catalogue, and other fabulous finds. On Thursday, tickets are available at a lower price ($15 adults; $10 children, students, senior adults) because general admission is free on Thursday, courtesy of the Shell Oil Company Foundation. Education programs for this exhibition are made possible by the Favrot Fund.
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. —Luz Martinez Chica, DeBakey High School for Health Professions
“Just like Houston, the Williams Tower shows so many accumulated reflections; every square accounts for the different perspectives in each person’s eye Read on for a few examples.
“Most of my pictures are of the same girl. Her name is Suzie and she is my lovely girlfriend.
Jul 7, 2019 -
Hoberman calls Goldstein a “cine-showman extraordinaire,” and you can see why when Goldstein visits Houston for opening weekend of the series. Her starring roles in She Done Him Wrong and I’m No Angel (above) cannot be missed.
3) “The just rights, history, and feelings of any nation are entitled to consideration and respectful treatment.”
Oct 24, 2018 -
Day-to-day, conservation staff evaluate objects from the collections that are brought in for analysis, research, or treatment; review works of art being considered for acquisition; and examine and acclimatize objects on loan from the distinguished level of our extraordinary art conservators and scientists. Gary Tinterow, director of the MFAH, said, “The new Blaffer Foundation Center for Conservation—one of just a handful of purpose-built museum conservation buildings anywhere—dramatically elevates our conservation facilities to
