Category Archives: Fine Arts

Nancy and Richard Kinder Building Opening Fall 2020

MFAH announces the opening date for most anticipated newest addition

Kinder building

Speaking on a personal note, due to my now proximity to the Museum of Fine Arts, I have been watching from my window, the construction of this amazing building with much anticipation. We are thrilled by the breaking news from Museum Director, Gary Tinterow, as he announced that the institution’s multi-year project to complete the […]

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Museum of Fine Arts Houston Introducing “An Impressionist Autumn”….

A Tribute to a Woman Impressionist and a Look inside a Very Private Collection......October 20, 2019 thru January 12, 2020

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This has been a month in our city of recognizing very special women. It was just last week that we recognized one of our city founders, C. Baldwin Hotel namesake, Charlotte Baldwin Allen as the unsung hero of the original founders of our Bayou City. Beginning this Sunday, October 20, the Museum of Fine Arts […]

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MFA Houston Iconic Photography Exhibit…A Second Look

Once was not enough to take in this awesome exhibit.....plus such a great escape from summer heat!

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This past weekend as the deep heat of summer has really made its mark, we decided to take in a favorite pastime of ours and make a breakaway from the stifling heat. That is for us, a visit to the cool, comfortable interior of a museum. In this case, it was MFA Houston. I had […]

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Musée Picasso in Paris….

An addition to your list of must-see museums in this city of greats

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My plan for posting this weekend was to share more details beyond my social media posts on the amazing MFA-Houston current exhibit Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography that opened last Sunday. However, due to a conflict on media preview day, I had to rush through and really decided I must go back […]

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Dior’s New Lady Art Bags Celebrate the Whimsy Woman

Lady Art

Dior has always been one to pay tribute to the women who have made their brand what it is today, but this time they have gotten a little more creative with the new Dior Lady Art Bag that will have every lady, from the art-lover to the art-learner flocking! Editor’s Note:  With Paris Haute Couture Fashion […]

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The Shop at Bayou Bend Now Open!

The Shop at Bayou Bend is now open in the charming cottage by the historic Bayou Bend mansion (previously located in the Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center) at 6003 Memorial Drive. Visitors can browse new merchandise—garden accessories, jewelry, clothing, stationery, and more— at the shop’s beautiful new setting. The Shop at Bayou Bend features unique products at all […]

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White Linen Nights In The Heights, 2017….Let The Fun Begin

On Saturday, August 5th, from 6-10pm, Memorial Herman is hosting the annual White Linen Night In The Heights festival. (You can read more about the history of Houston’s White Linen Nights in our post from last year by clicking here.) Located in the 200 & 300 blocks of 19th Street there will be 33 fun […]

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Met Gala…Fashion’s First Monday in May

Power couple, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen….two of the co-hosts of the evening, wearing Stella McCartney for Gisele and Tom in Tom Ford For those of you that follow Fashion Calendars, you would know that the First Monday of May, means one thing….it’s Met Gala time that kicks off the year’s biggest blockbuster fashion exhibit […]

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Florescence Show at MFAH….

The opening will be here before you know it for Florescence, one the nation’s largest competitive flower shows at Museum of Fine Arts Houston, April 25-26  For the past few months gardeners and floral enthusiasts around the country have been readying for the opening of Florescence, on of the premier flower shows in the country. […]

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