About - Menil About The Menil Collection Philanthropists and art patrons John and Dominique de Menil established the Menil Foundation in 1954 to foster greater public understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, culture, religion, and philosophy. In 1987, the Menil Collec…
Panel Discussion: Holding Freedom: Ghana in the Menil Collection - Menil Panel Discussion: Holding Freedom: Ghana in the Menil Collection Gabriel Mathias, Portrait of William Ansah Sessarakoo, son of Eno Baisie Kurentsi (John Currantee) of Anomabu, 1749. Oil on canvas, 26 1/4 × 2…
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! - Menil DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Photo: Tega Okperuvwe public Saturday, June 20 3–4 p.m. Main Building Join the DACAMERA Young Artists and the TX Music Festival for an afternoon concert responding to artworks in the Menil's permanent colle…
Artist Talk: Sam Durant - Menil Artist Talk: Sam Durant Installation view of Sam Durant's Dream Map, Milky Way, 2016, at the Menil Collection, Houston. Photo: Chris Dunn public Thursday, May 21 7–8 p.m. Main Building Artist Sam Durant discusses his practice and how art can questi…
Green Space Policy - Menil Green Space Policy Green spaces are open daily from dawn to dusk. The Menil does not allow organized classes, performances, or events outside of museum programs. Groups must not block walkways. Solicitation and advertising on campus is not permitted. We…
Lecture: The Art of Curating Modern and Contemporary Drawings - Menil Lecture: The Art of Curating Modern and Contemporary Drawings Claire Gilman. © The Morgan Library & Museum. Photo: Janny Chiu public Thursday, April 30 7–8 p.m. Menil Drawing Institute As part of the On Drawing…
Inprint Writing Workout - Menil Inprint Writing Workout Cy Twombly, Untitled , 1970. Collage of postcards, tickets, and tape, with wax crayon, graphite, and ink on paper, 29 1/2 × 27 5/8 in. (75 × 70.1 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, Gift of the Cy Twombly Foundation. © Cy Tw…
Menil Drawing Institute Program - Menil Menil Drawing Institute Program The Menil Drawing Institute program was established in 2008 in recognition of drawing’s centrality in the lives of artists and its crucial role in modern and contemporary artistic culture. An integral part of…
Women in Abstraction, Chryssa and Dorothy Hood - Menil Women in Abstraction, Chryssa and Dorothy Hood Installation view of Chryssa, Flight of Birds , 1957-1960, at the Menil Collection, Houston. Photo: Chris Dunn public Thursday, July 16 7–8 p.m. Main Building Sophie Asakura, Cur…
Member Noontime Talk: The Surrealism Galleries with Natalie Dupêcher - Menil Member Noontime Talk: The Surrealism Galleries with Natalie Dupêcher Photo: Caroline Philippone member Friday, May 1 12–12:30 p.m. Main Building Join Natalie Dupêcher, Associate Curator of Modern Art, fo…
Member Noontime Talk: Modern and Contemporary Galleries with Sophie Asakura - Menil Member Noontime Talk: Modern and Contemporary Galleries with Sophie Asakura Installation view of Sam Durant's Dream Map, Milky Way, 2016, at the Menil Collection, Houston. Photo: Chris Dunn member…
John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog - Menil John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog (still), 2025. Six-channel color video, sound, 50:37 min. Baltimore Museum of Art: Commissioned by the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Menil Collection, Houston. © Joh…
Lecture: Drawing as Technology - Menil Lecture: Drawing as Technology Jennifer Bornstein, Gorgeous Early Collectors’ Kodak Retina Camera with Leather Case-IIIC, 2014. Encaustic and wax on paper. 19 × 12 3/4 in. (48.3 × 32.4 cm). © Jennifer Bornstein. Purchased with funds provided…
Research - Menil Research Resources The Menil Collection welcomes researchers from all over the world. Research and scholarship are central to the mission of the museum, and the Menil has a long history of initiating and supporting scholarly projects. Research resources are avail…
Film Screening: Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists - Menil Film Screening: Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists public Friday, June 26 7–8:45 p.m. Menil Drawing Institute Directed by Leslie Buchbinder, Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists, 2014, offers a vivid portrait of a groundbreaking …