The Menil Collection will open "Janet Sobel: All-Over" on February 23, 2024, featuring some thirty paintings and drawings made by artist Janet Sobel (1893–1968). This exhibition, the first to focus on Sobel’s highly accomplished and influential abstract paintings, will explore the artist’s work as one of the first to pioneer a new approach to modern […]
Ruth Asawa Through Line is the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s lifelong drawing practice. The exhibition presents drawings, collages, & sketchbooks alongside stamped prints, paperfolds, & more, showing the breadth of Asawa’s innovative practice.
In the summer of 1905, Henri Matisse and André Derain embarked on a creative partnership that would change the course of French painting. The two painters experimented with daring directions in energetic bursts of color, form, and structure that eventually led to a boldly inventive artistic language known as Fauvism (from the French fauve, or […]
Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage is the first major museum exhibition devoted to exploring the breadth and complexity of Black identity and experiences in the United States through collage. Works by multiple generations of living artists examine concepts such as cultural hybridity, gender fluidity, historical memory, and notions of beauty and power. By assembling […]
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence showcases Kehinde Wiley’s new, monumental body of work, with large-scale paintings and sculptures of men and women in repose. Through his work, with detailed portrayals of Black and Brown individuals, the artist confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence and injustice. In this body of work, Wiley uses the visual […]
An educational cart will be taken out on weekends, Thursday afternoons, during field trips, and on other days when there is high foot traffic at the Museum. Visitors will spend 5-7 minutes at the cart and learn about organ donation and transplantation. The kidney cart is sponsored by The Living Bank.
Early African American settlers in Houston’s Third Ward area established small worship places, reminiscent of the praise houses attended during slavery in the Jim Crow era. The intimate and personal size of the congregations created bonds in the community that would last for more than 90 years. Images of the still-standing small houses of worship, […]
The latest from celebrated director Kleber Mendonça Filho (Bacurau), delves into the coastal city of Recife’s historical and human fabric, focusing on its iconic movie theaters that once served as hubs of social interaction during the 20th century. The film reflects profound shifts in societal norms and practices through a blend of archival documentary, mystery, […]
Theme: To Give and To Receive Prompt: We give blood, birthday presents, and fudge brownies. We give books, time, and valentines. On the other side of the transaction is the recipient. Receiving a kidney, a parent’s attention, a coveted letter of recommendation. What does it mean to give? To receive? How do both actions enrich […]
Take a hands-on approach to the tools and techniques that depth psychologists use to access, restore, and support our relationship with the natural processes of change. Why are we here? How can we live fulfilled, meaningful lives? Why do we suffer? How do we build a truly connected, inclusive community? The most important questions in […]
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Cynthia Childress TIME: Four Thursdays, April 18, April 25, May 2, May 9, 6:00–9:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Early bird price: $150 for members, $180 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Thursday, November 2. After Thursday, November 2: $180 for members, $210 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a […]
Explore how the forces of chemistry, physics, and biology converge. Chemistry unveils the secrets of matter's composition and the bonds that tie it together. Physics reveals the laws governing motion, energy, and the universe's fundamental forces, and biology interweaves these principles, orchestrating the intricate dance of life's processes. Eligible for CPE credit.
