General Responsibilities The Curatorial Assistant is an important member of the Curatorial team at the Menil Drawing Institute. The position serves as both a facilitator and an ambassador, making the…
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General Responsibilities The Conservation Studio Technician, Menil Drawing Institute performs a variety of duties in connection with the preservation and handling of works on paper in the museum’s collection and…
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“It’s a century where artists think very deeply about what drawing is as a concept, but also about materials and how to use them.”
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Five-Minute Tours
Five-Minute Tours: The David E. Brauer Collection at the Mobile Museum of Art
by Glasstireby Glasstire"This exhibition explores the question, 'what does an art historian collect?'"
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The exhibition calls up centuries' worth of folklore deeming noontime the most foreboding hour of the day.
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Menil Drawing Institute Scholars Program Call for Applications Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship The Menil Collection’s Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas, is a unique institution housed in a landmark building…
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Kicking off the program on July 15, artist Jamal Cyrus will be in conversation with Menil curator Michelle White.
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A press release from the Houston Museum District Association announced the closures today.
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Irene Mei Zhi Shum, the Menil Collection's Associate Curator of Contemporary Art for the past two years, will head artist engagement and curatorial for Art in General.
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The pre-Doctoral Fellowship comes with a stipend of $3,000 per month, and the Research Fellowship comes with up to $5,000 per month for living expenses.
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“A thematic exploration of the Menil’s permanent collection, Collection Close-Up: Of Heaven and Earth surveys the representation of birds in the history of art since the third millennium BCE. Highlighting…
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A free lecture in Houston. “This lecture focuses on a group of Oldenburg’s “Street” drawings, monotypes, and collages in the Menil collection, and addresses the central role of drawing in…
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News
The Texas National Celebrates 25 Years with Exhibition Juried by the Menil’s Michelle White
by Glasstireby GlasstireThe Texas National is an annual open-call art competition and exhibition founded and hosted by Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches.
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Review
When I Breathe, I Draw: Roni Horn at the Menil Drawing Institute
by Betsy Hueteby Betsy HueteDoes the word “background” in Horn’s description of her use of language here as “background noise” really indicate an auxiliary purpose? I don't believe it.
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“Menil Curator of Collections Paul R. Davis addresses the collaborative curatorial and art historical process of working with the Menil’s permanent collection of nearly 17,000 objects, spanning the prehistoric to…
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News
Edouard Kopp Named Chief Curator of the Menil Drawing Institute
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechIn his new position, Kopp will be in charge of managing the Institute's collection of drawings, which is the fastest-growing component of the Menil's collection.
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The Menil Collection in Houston closed its main building in February of this year for needed updates and renovations, and today announced its reopening date: September 22, 2018. Via the Menil: “The…
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News
UH Special Collections Acquires Archive of Houston Artist Ben DeSoto
by Brandon Zechby Brandon ZechThe University of Houston Libraries Special Collections recently announced that it has acquired the papers of longtime Houston artist Ben DeSoto. DeSoto has been on the scene for over 30 years, woking…
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Tomorrow, April 3 at 6:30pm, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) will continue its “Conversations with the Director” series. This time, MFAH Director Gary Tinterow will be talking with…
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On April 3, 2018, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Director Gary Tinterow will sit down with writer William Middleton to discuss Middleton’s new book Double Vision: The Unerring Eye…