Join Holocaust Museum Houston and the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest for a special screening of the film “Finding Light” by Paul Michael Bloodgood. Illuminated through the story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, “Finding Light”...
On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops. In 2005, the UN General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Museum admission is free on this day every year so that all may come remember the six million...
Meet Megan Hoyt who will read her book, Bartali’s Bicycle, at Holocaust Museum Houston’s Boniuk Library and other area libraries for Holocaust Remembrance Week. This program is brought to you by a partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston’s Boniuk Library, Bay City...
A central theme of “The Kinsey Collection” exhibition is the Myth of Absence – that contributions made by African Americans in industry, art, science and politics have been omitted from history books. Hear how the Kinseys use their exhibit to dispel this...
While the Museum is closed on Mondays, our galleries will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with free admission presented by H-E-B. On this annual commemoration, we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his leadership.
Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, The Kinsey Collection features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during their five decades of marriage. Learn how...
After a mother (Ando Sakura) discovers that a teacher’s bullying is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satisfactory answers—and with an increasingly distressed child—she...
Session 1 – Join fiber artist Sarita Westrup to create a beautiful and functional twined basket-in-the round in this intensive one-day workshop. Participants will learn how to weave with round reeds, beginning with a star base, and create a spiral to form the walls...
“The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection” celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black Americans from 1595 to present day. Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the...
One of the “Best Movies of 2023” —New York Times Acclaimed filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (who turns 94 on January 1, 2024) explores the daily lives of the family running renowned French restaurant La Maison Troisgros—which has held three Michelin stars for the past five...
Join HCCC to experiment with found objects, beads, and other jewelry-making materials to create your own wearable brooch. Play with composition, color, and material, and learn how upcycling, the process of converting old or discarded materials into something useful...
Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography was prescient in its consideration of gender fluidity across physical and spiritual metamorphoses. This award-winning documentary is a personal essay, historical analysis, and social manifesto. Paul B. Preciado’s bold...
WindSync returns home to Houston to present their national touring program in a landmark setting. Enjoy McGovern Centennial Gardens by night, enhanced by a curation of music inspired by plants, botany, and taxonomies of nature and music. Featuring Mozart’s Serenade in...
It’s a relaxation celebration! Find your inner peace and center yourself. You’ll feel like a whole new you with our music therapy workshops! And who doesn’t love a furry friend? Come and take a break from the hustle and bustle and get some affection...
Feel the rhythm, it’s contagious! Enjoy a very special Holiday dance performance. Take a trip overseas as traditional Polynesian dancers put on a Christmas show, Hawaiian style!
Settle in for a fantastical holiday show! No need to battle the Mouse King. Dance through the land of the Sugarplum Fairy with Intempo Dance Ensemble as they bring a preview of The Nutcracker to the Museum. Get ready to jingle and mingle with OTWPA’s 7thAnnual...
