Menil To Return 13th Century Frescoes To Cyprus
The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church says the Menil Collection plans to return a set of rare 13th-century frescoes.
View ArticleKUHF Conversations: Josef Helfenstein
A mainstay of the Menil Collection is about to close. For 15 years, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel has housed frescoes from the 13th century that were looted from a Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus. KUHF's...
View ArticleFinal Days To View Ancient Byzantine Frescoes
One of Houston's hidden treasures is about to disappear. The Byzantine Fresco Chapel — part of the Menil Museum Collection — will close on Sunday. Laurie johnson spoke with some of the people who were...
View ArticleYouTube Video Captures Vandal Defacing Picasso Painting At The Menil Collection
Officials at the Menil Collection have confirmed a vandal spray-painted a Pablo Picasso painting last week. Most of the 80-year-old artwork has been fixed.
View ArticleKUHF Conversations: The Menil Collection Turns 25
This week, the Menil Collection marks its silver anniversary. For 25 years, the building has welcomed visitors, free of charge, to tour the private collection of 20th century art assembled by John and...
View ArticleMan Accused of Vandalizing 1929 Picasso Surrenders
A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act caught on cellphone video has surrendered to federal marshals at the U.S.-Mexico border.
View ArticleSuspect Uriel Landeros Arrested Yesterday; Meanwhile Damaged Picasso Painting...
The attorney representing the man charged with vandalizing a Picasso painting at the Menil last summer could find it difficult to defend him when he returns to Houston, possibly tomorrow. It seems the...
View ArticleWOLS: Retrospective
The Menil Collection presents a retrospective exhibition of works by the artist Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, aka "Wols," an important 20th-century artist largely unknown outside Europe. The exhibition...
View ArticleA Couturier’s Interior Design For A Modern Landmark Home
Charles James' eye for design extends to the famed de Menil home
View ArticleArts InSight: A Thin Wall of Air
An exhibit devoted to the garments and designs of couturier, Charles James
View ArticleVideo: Tibetan Monks Create A Sand Mandala At The Menil Collection
A group of Buddhist monks are in Houston to create a traditional sand mandala, which will later be destroyed.
View ArticleThe Menil Breaks Ground On Drawing Institute
Groundbreaking took place Friday morning for the new Menil Drawing Institute and it really will be a one-of-a-kind spot.
View ArticleHouston’s Menil Collection Says Goodbye To Director Josef Helfenstein
Josef Helfenstein chats about his memories at the museum before departing for a new position in Switzerland.
View ArticleDominique and John de Menil: Two Iconic Collectors And Curators Of Art
They were two iconic collectors and curators of art. The Menil Collection remains true to their vision of art as a spiritual pursuit.
View ArticleGetting To Know The Menil Collection’s New Director
Rebecca Rabinow has returned to Houston after nearly three decades in New York.
View ArticleRice’s New Moody Center For The Arts Names First Artist In Residence
The Beirut-born artist’s topics range from gender to politics in the Middle East.
View ArticleMenil’s Newest Building Continues to Take Shape
The Menil Drawing Institute is expected to transform the 30-acre campus in Montrose.
View ArticleHouston Art Museum Features Rene Magritte’s Early Work
The Menil Collection is opening a new exhibit that takes a look at the early works of the surrealist painter, Rene Magritte. “Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary 1926-1938” opens February 14 and will...
View ArticleGhost Guns, and Performance-Based College Funding: Houston Matters for...
As the new session of the Texas Legislature got underway Tuesday, gun rights advocates held a rally at the state capitol with a machine capable of building firearms with 3D-printing technology. These...
View ArticleExhibit Examines the Art of Non-Violence
Discussions about non-violence almost inevitably bring up two names: Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mohandas Gandhi. An exhibit at the Menil Collection focuses on the teachings of the latter. Experiments...
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