HOUSTON, TX.- An extraordinary gathering of art historians, curators, and conservationists will gather in Houston on Saturday, October 2 to present and discuss new research into the work of Henri Rousseau. The afternoon symposium – to be held at J…
The Menil Collection to Publish Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonné
HOUSTON, TX.- The Board of Trustees of the Menil Collection and Menil Director Josef Helfenstein are pleased to announce a plan to publish the Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings of Jasper Johns. The catalogue is being prepared under the auspices of th…
The Menil Collection to Publish The Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings of Jasper Johns
HOUSTON, TX.- The Board of Trustees of the Menil Collection and Menil Director Josef Helfenstein are pleased to announce a plan to publish the Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings of Jasper Johns. The catalogue is being prepared under the auspices of th…
Recently Acquired Works of Art on View at the Menil Collection
HOUSTON, TX.- Earth Paint Paper Wood celebrates the dynamism of the Menil, which continues to add important works of art to the permanent collection via purchase – and also by gift and bequest of Menil trustees and other friends of the museum, inc…
Exhibition at the Menil Collection Features Works Never Before Displayed in the Museum
HOUSTON, TX.- An Olmec vase, a Dogon Mother and Child, a rosary, crucifixes, a golden monstrance, a Shinto lord, a pilgrim’s flask from Palestine, a pre-Columbian trumpet: Drawing on various parts of the Menil’s diverse permanent collection, …
Menil Names Toby Kamps New Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
HOUSTON, TX.- Following an extensive search that included numerous national and international candidates, Josef Helfenstein, director of The Menil Collection, has named Toby Kamps as the museum’s new curator of modern and contemporary art. Current…