Homepage - Menil Discover a space for creativity and reflection. Immerse yourself in a neighborhood of art. Welcome to The Menil Collection Set within a residential neighborhood, the Menil Collection invites visitors to explore its art buildings and green spaces. Admission is alw…
Curator Talk: Michelle White on John Akomfrah: The Hour Of The Dog - Menil Curator Talk: Michelle White on 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 …
BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) - Menil BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) Photo: Sarah Hobson public Saturday, May 2 8:30–10:30 p.m. Main Building Lawn For this annual event, community members are invited to project their own visuals onto the museum’s facade using video, film, slides, an…
Archives - Menil Archives The Menil Archives identifies, preserves, and provides access to institutional records of research value for the Menil Foundation and the Menil Collection. The Archives is a living, evolving resource with approximately 2,500 cubic feet of materials in a …
Menil Bookstore Renovation - Menil Menil Bookstore Renovation The Menil Bookstore is currently undergoing renovations. The shop is operating at an interim location next door at 1524 Sul Ross St. The project will include: An expanded bookstore interior, allowing the shop to offer …
Homepage - Menil Discover a space for creativity and reflection. Immerse yourself in a neighborhood of art. Welcome to The Menil Collection Set within a residential neighborhood, the Menil Collection invites visitors to explore its art buildings and green spaces. Admission is alw…
On View - Menil On View Photography from The Menil Collection: Curated by Wendy Watriss December 12, 2025–August 16, 2026 Main Building The Gift of Drawing: Cy Twombly March 27–August 9, 2026 Menil Drawing Institute Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson September 5, 2025–August 9, …
Panel Discussion: Unruly Lines: The Legacy of the Hairy Who - Menil Panel Discussion: Unruly Lines: The Legacy of the Hairy Who Gladys Nilsson, Drawing , 2025. Graphite, acrylic, colored charcoal, conté crayons, and water-soluble pastels, 114 1/2 × 432 in. (290.8 × 1097.3 cm). Co…
Publishing - Menil Publishing The Menil Collection’s publishing program supports scholarship and produces books, gallery guides, and digital essays that bring context to the museum’s exhibitions and collections. The books contribute to larger dialogues in art criticism and histor…
Member Noontime Talk: Mesoamerican Whistles in the Collection with Victoria Nerey - Menil Member Noontime Talk: Mesoamerican Whistles in the Collection with Victoria Nerey Jaina-style Whistle Figurine of a Seated Woman, Maya, possibly 800-900 CE, Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula, Campec…
John Akomfrah in Conversation with Elissa Blount Moorhead - Menil John Akomfrah in Conversation with Elissa Blount Moorhead Portrait of John Akomfrah, 2024. Image courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery. Photo: Christian Cassiel public Friday, April 24 7–8 p.m. Main Buildi…
Member Noontime Talk: Slow Looking with Joseph Newland - Menil Member Noontime Talk: Slow Looking with Joseph Newland Installation view at the Menil Collection, Houston. Photo: Caroline Philippone member Friday, July 10 12–12:30 p.m. Main Building What is slow looking? Studies sh…
Fellowships - Menil Fellowships Menil Drawing Institute Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Menil Drawing Institute Research Fellowship Morgan-Menil Research Fellowship Fellowships are key components of the Menil Drawing Institute program as a leading research center …
Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson - Menil Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson September 5, 2025–August 9, 2026 Menil Drawing Institute About Stories Events Gallery guide Gladys Nilsson’s site-specific work titled Drawing presents fantastical, hybrid beings all surrounding one m…
Photography from The Menil Collection: Curated by Wendy Watriss - Menil Photography from The Menil Collection: Curated by Wendy Watriss Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alicante, Spain , 1933, printed 1985. Gelatin silver print, 9 3/8 × 14 1/4 in. (23.8 × 36.2 cm). The Menil Collection, Ho…