Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is one of the largest and most comprehensive art museums in the United States, renowned for its extensive collections spanning antiquities to contemporary art and its prominent role in Houston’s cultural life.

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instanceOf art museum
cultural institution
nonprofit organization
architect Mies van der Rohe
Rafael Moneo
Steven Holl
chairperson Rich Kinder
collectionFocus Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art
Latin American and Latino art
modern and contemporary art
photography and new media
collectionSize more than 70,000 works of art
over 65,000 works of art
collectionType African art
American art
Asian art
European art
Islamic art
Latin American art
antiquities
contemporary art
decorative arts
film and media arts
photography
prints and drawings
country United States
director Gary Tinterow
founded 1900
foundingDate 1900-01-01
foundingLocation Houston, Texas
linked to: Houston
fundingModel private nonprofit with public support
governingBody Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Board of Trustees
hasEducationalProgram Glassell School of Art degree programs
family and youth programs
film screenings
lectures and symposia
studio art classes
hasPart Audrey Jones Beck Building
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza
Caroline Wiess Law Building
Glassell School of Art
Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
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language English
locatedIn Houston, Texas
linked to: Houston

Museum District, Houston
Texas
memberOf American Alliance of Museums
Association of Art Museum Directors
notableWorkHeld The Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
The Corn Poppy by Kees van Dongen
The Lamentation of Christ by Rogier van der Weyden workshop
The Triumph of the Eucharist tapestries after Peter Paul Rubens
Works by Diego Rivera
Works by Frida Kahlo
Works by Henri Matisse
Works by Jackson Pollock
Works by Joaquín Torres-García
Works by Mark Rothko
Works by Pablo Picasso
Works by Vincent van Gogh
Works by Yayoi Kusama
publicTransitAccess METRORail Red Line Museum District Station
linked to: METRORail Red Line
role major cultural center in Houston
significantEvent major campus expansion completed in 2020
opening of the Audrey Jones Beck Building in 2000
opening of the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building in 2020
status one of the largest art museums in the United States
streetAddress 1001 Bissonnet Street
website https://www.mfah.org

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Hermann Park adjacentTo Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston locatedNear Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Rafael Moneo notableWork Museum of Fine Arts, Houston expansion (Audrey Jones Beck Building)
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