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Hours: Extended hours for the duration of the "Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" exhibit are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays (the Law Building only), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 12:15 to 7 p.m. Sundays.

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Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 4 until June 3
Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintigs of Willem van Alest

Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 11 until May 28
''Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage''

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 11 until June 10

There’s one image that neatly sums up the idea behind ''Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage,'' the newly opene...
"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from Malba - Fundacion Costantini"

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from April 22 until August 5

All of the artists represented in ''Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from Malba - Fundación Costantini'' are famous in Latin America, but some o...
''Drawings by Rembrandt''

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from April 15 until July 8

Though he’s best known for his oil paintings including portraiture, historical scenes and the occasional Jesus, 17th-century Dutch painting master ...

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2008 | Best Flack

We know Dana Mattice is supported by the entire Museum of Fine Arts, Houston public relations staff, but we hear her cheerful voice the most. She's always on top of whatever request we can think of -- answering dumb questions (which she assures us are never dumb), sending photos, interviews and press releases, or resending one of those because they got, err, lost in our inbox. Entertainment publicity types are always ready to tell you how you can help them, but can prove difficult when... More »
2005 | Best Place to See Vintage Flicks

The well-culled celluloid offerings this year have included the gritty realism of Soviet filmmakers Stanislav Rostotsky and Yuri Ozerov, Japanese masters Kenji Mizoguchi and Akira Kurosawa, a 75th anniversary of The Maltese Falcon -- and yes, French New Wavers Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Bresson, Robert Aldric and Jacques Tati. If you didn't catch the screening of Tati's Playtime, you missed out. The film's exploration of Paris circa 1967 is a cacophony of motion and music; it tells the story of... More »
2004 | Best Museum

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston When the original Museum of Fine Arts in Houston opened its doors in 1924, it was the first art-museum building in Texas. Eighty years later, the MFAH is the grande dame of the local scene, holding court over a burgeoning contemporary shift in the district. It might be all that great impressionist and expressionist art, including the second-largest collection of Jackson Pollocks in the country. It might be all those pieces from Central America and Africa,... More »

The Avengers: Rise of the Shawarma

By Minh T Truong | Fri, May 25, 2012

Anyone who has ever watched a movie based on a Marvel comic knows you've got to stay put until after the final credits roll. There's always a clip that alludes to the sequel, prequel or a spin-off -- ... More »
Friday Night: Dave Matthews Band at The Woodlands

By Craig Hlavaty | Mon, May 21, 2012

Dave Matthews Band Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion May 18, 2012 On the way to Friday's Dave Matthews Band show, the question was raised as to the difference between what Radiohead is doing now -- the... More »
5X5X5 a Small-Scale Exhibition at Spring Street Studios

By Abby Koenig | Mon, May 14, 2012

This Saturday, Art Attack swung by Spring Street Studios for its monthly Second Saturday with the main purpose of checking out the inaugural exhibition of east2collective's 5X5X5. East2collective is... More »
Last Night: The Black Keys & Arctic Monkeys at the Woodlands

By Craig Hlavaty | Wed, April 25, 2012

The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion April 24, 2012 It's hard to find an honest-to-Jesus, meat-and-potatoes (and possibly bourbon-soaked) rock show in 2012. Enter the Black ... More »
A Stunning Collection of Latin American Masters at MFAH

By Abby Koenig | Fri, April 20, 2012

The summer after my freshman year of college I volunteered for two months on a work camp in a small village in Mexico. I had two extra weeks before setting sail for home to explore some parts of the c... More »
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

1001 Bissonnet St. Houston, TX 77005

713-639-7300

Description

Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 4 until June 3

Elegance and Refinement: The Still-Life Paintigs of Willem van Alest

Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 11 until May 28

''Utopia/Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage''

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from March 11 until June 10

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from Malba - Fundacion Costantini"

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from April 22 until August 5

''Drawings by Rembrandt''

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from April 15 until July 8

2008 | Best Flack

2005 | Best Place to See Vintage Flicks

2004 | Best Museum

The Avengers: Rise of the Shawarma

By Minh T Truong | Fri, May 25, 2012

Friday Night: Dave Matthews Band at The Woodlands

By Craig Hlavaty | Mon, May 21, 2012

5X5X5 a Small-Scale Exhibition at Spring Street Studios

By Abby Koenig | Mon, May 14, 2012

Last Night: The Black Keys & Arctic Monkeys at the Woodlands

By Craig Hlavaty | Wed, April 25, 2012

A Stunning Collection of Latin American Masters at MFAH

By Abby Koenig | Fri, April 20, 2012

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