May 31, 2023 Dear Friends of the MFAH Photography Department, It’s summer! It’s not the summer solstice yet, but with Memorial Day come and gone, it’s time to wear white again, walk the dog at 7:00 a.m. before the temperature gets above 90°, and turn…
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News from the MFAH Photography Department from Curator Malcolm Daniel May, 2023
Posted on Jun 6, 2023
Nan Goldin vs. the Sackler Family: The story of All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Posted on Dec 8, 2022
From the Museum Of Fine Arts, Houston Film Department: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras is a compelling documentary about renowned artist/activist Nan Goldin and her mission to hold the Sackler family responsible for the opioid crisis. The…
News from the MFAH Photography Department from Curator Malcolm Daniel November, 2022
Posted on Nov 29, 2022
Dear Friends of the MFAH Photography Department, With Thanksgiving at hand, my colleagues in the Department and I have much to be thankful for, and you’re a big part of it. It’s a privilege to help shepherd one of the world’s great photography collections…
MFAH Fellowship Opportunity: The Cherryhurst House Fellowship
Posted on Feb 9, 2021
Catherine Couturier Gallery is proud to share the following fellowship opportunity from the MFAH Photography Department.
Roman Vishniac at MFAH and HMH
Posted on Sep 29, 2015
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Holocaust Museum Houston are both showing retrospective works by photographer Roman Vishniac. More than any other photographer, Roman Vishniac profoundly influenced contemporary impressions of Jewish life in EasternEurope.…
MFAH "Made for Magazines" Social Media Contest
Posted on Feb 19, 2014
Concurrent to the run of their Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs (now through May 4), the Museum of Fine Arts Houston is holding a social media competition for photographers of any skill level. George Zimbel: Marilyn and Billy Wilder, 1954 Show…
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Posted on Nov 11, 2012
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is opening its WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath exhibition this afternoon, Sunday, November 11. A decade in the making, this highly anticipated collection features nearly five hundred pieces spanning…