If you’re a high school student with a deep love for art and a desire to pursue it at the college level, this program is for you! Creative Community Join a vibrant community of like-minded peers who share your passion for art, fostering collaboration and inspiration. Portfolio Development Build a strong, competitive portfolio that showcases your unique vision and creativity, essential for college applications and future artistic endeavors.
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
Plan your visit with the full lineup for the evening. Among the highlights are curator chats with Elizabeth Essner, associate curator of craft; and Misty Flores, assistant curator of Rienzi. Tickets
$40 per person
Free for MFAH membersMembers receive one ticket per adult covered in level of membership. Members may purchase guest tickets for $35 each. "text-muted">
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.
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.
Made for science or for art, the photographs on view vary in size from a few inches to 25 feet. Drawn from the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today presents 50 evocative images created with light and chemistry but without the use of a
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.
/Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico without modern modes of transportation. Plan Your Visit
Admission is free.
This screening takes place in Favrot Auditorium on the street level of the Glassell School of Art. Endowments for the Core Program have been provided by Leslie and Brad Bucher; gifts in memory of Laura Lee Blanton; the estate of Margaret Gillingham; Rusty Burnett; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Eliza Lovett Randall
