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Museum of Fine Arts Houston Advance Exhibition Schedule: Fall 2010 Spring 2011

August 31, 2010 – 6:05 pmOne Comment

Fall 2010
• German Impressionist Landscape Painting: Liebermann—Corinth—Slevogt
September 12—December 5, 2010
Drawing from Nature: Landscapes by Liebermann, Corinth, and Slevogt
September 12—December 5, 2010

• Cai Guo-Qiang Commission for the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Arts of China Gallery, Opening October 17, 2010

• Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria September 19, 2010—January 9, 2011

• Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art October 24, 2010—February 6, 2011

Spring 2011
• Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color into Space February 6—July 4, 2011

• Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection February 13—May 8, 2011

• Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art February 20—May 22, 2011

• Heinrich Kühn March 6—May 30, 2011

• Neoclassicism: A Taste for the Antique, 1730—1790 March 20—May 30, 2011

• Charles LeDray: workworkworkworkwork May 8—September 11, 2011

• Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Painting: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland May 22—August 14, 2011

Information provided is subject to change. To confirm scheduling and dates, call MFAH Communications at 713-639-7516.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
P.O. Box 6826
Houston, Texas
77265-6826

www.mfah.org

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  • Michael Black says:

    Many thanks for posting your advance exhibition schedule. Texas museums always have a lot going on, and for art lovers who live out of town, schedules that shine a light so deeply into the future allow us to plan our trips intelligently. This is especially crucial with prestigious exhibitions (such as the Ife, Neoclassicism and Venetian Painting), which are travelling to venues around the world.

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