
Arts & Culture
Houston’s Arts Scene Has Astros Fever
Posted on · Since the start of the World Series, a couple of local arts groups have been engaging in friendly feuds with their LA counterparts
Posted on · Since the start of the World Series, a couple of local arts groups have been engaging in friendly feuds with their LA counterparts
Posted on · The Museum of Fine Arts Houston is partnering with the Oscar de la Renta company to bring a collection of the famed designer's work to Houston.
Posted on · Museum of Fine Arts Houston is hosting an exhibit called The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
Posted on · The exhibit is being called the most comprehensive collection of modern Mexican art to be seen in the U.S. in over 70 years.
Posted on · Harris County Public Health has confirmed the first Zika-related case of microcephaly in Harris County and the state of Texas. The mother of the infant with the birth defect was initially tested for Zika during her pregnancy, but the results of that test were inconclusive, according to officials. Like all others involved in cases of […]
Posted on · After 41 years at the MFAH, Katherine Howe is set to retire at the end of June.
Posted on · Once a year, the country’s leading art museum curators convene to discuss issues within the industry. This year, Houston was chosen.
Posted on · In 2004, the American Highway Users Alliance labeled the Katy Freeway at 610 as the second worst bottleneck in the nation. Of course, the group had a motive: they were lobbying to increase federal highway spending. But after a $2.5 billion-plus expansion of the Katy Freeway, was it worth the headache and cost? In the […]
Posted on · For fans of the famed abstract-expressionist Mark Rothko, there's no better place to be than Houston right now. The exhibit, Mark Rothko: A Retrospective, is on display now through Jan. 24 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. And, of course, more of his works can be seen regularly at the Rothko Chapel and the […]
Posted on · A recent report finds very little diversity among art museum staff across the country. So, what's being done to change that?
Posted on · On Monday (Oct. 26, 2015) at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, architect Jim Furr presented The Loved One – this month's edition of the museum's film series "Movies Houstonians Love," where well-known Houstonians select a movie that's influenced them in some way and screen it for an audience. The series is in its 11th […]
Posted on · The State of Texas is removing Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid program, leaving the state’s low-income women on Medicaid unable to seek medical services there unrelated to abortion, including cervical cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted diseases. The move comes in reaction to undercover videos released by the anti-abortion group The Center for Medical […]
Posted on · It's something many children contemplate – whether or not to go into the family business. Some Houstonians choose a completely different career path from their parents. Others follow in the previous generation's footsteps. We continue our family business series by taking a look at a fourth-generation portrait photographer. As Houston Matters' Maggie Martin reports, the […]
Posted on · Two Houston area museums with international reputations have taken on major expansion projects, which will — among other things — contribute to the changing architecture in Houston's museum district. To find out what's in store for The Menil Collection, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, we talk with the respective directors of those museums, […]
Posted on · There’s less than a month remaining in the 84th Texas legislative session. Lawmakers have introduced and debated a number of bills. Some are bound for passage and approval by the governor; others may be languishing in a committee, if given consideration at all. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss the moments — and […]