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Current Exhibitions
Sep 20, 2024 – Jan 26, 2025
Menil Drawing Institute
Fragments of Memory
Sep 20, 2024 – Jan 26, 2025
Menil Drawing Institute
Out of Thin Air: Emerging Forms
On view through August 2025
Menil Drawing Institute
Wall Drawing Series: Ronny Quevedo
Mar 16 – Nov 10, 2024
Main Building
Portraits of Women from the Collection
Jun 15, 2023 – Oct 14, 2024
Main Building
Longing, Grief, and Spirituality: Art Since 1980
Outdoor Sculpture at the Menil
Feb 1, 2022
Menil Contemporaries
Menil Contemporaries Cocktails with a Curator: “Bruce Davidson’s Photographs”
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Feb 8, 2022
Membership
Menil by Moonlight
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Feb 10, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Liliana Porter
Online
6–7 p.m.
Feb 11, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Imagining Africa, Early Popular European Representations of a Continent
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Feb 12, 2022
Public Program
DACAMERA: Stop, Look, and Listen!
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Feb 13, 2022
Special Event
Menil Bookstore Valentine’s Day Floral Pop-Up Shop
Menil Bookstore
10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Marcia Kure’s “NETWORK”
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Feb 15, 2022
Menil Society
Menil Society Conservator’s Choice: Walter De Maria
Main Building
5:30–7 p.m.
Feb 17, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Kate Shepherd
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Feb 23, 2022
Public Program
Lecture: Professor Ellen Lupton on Pop Art and Graphic Design
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Feb 25, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Modern and Contemporary Art
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Public Program
West African Film Festival Screening: “El Maestro”
Main Building
6:30–8 p.m.
Mar 3, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: William T. Williams
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Mar 10, 2022
Menil Contemporaries
Menil Contemporaries Partner: Michael Heizer Sculpture Tour
Menil Drawing Institute
5:30–7 p.m.
Mar 11, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: A Conservator’s Perspective of Space and Time in Drawings
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Public Program
Film Screening: Seeking a Shared Humanity
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Mar 12, 2022
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look and Listen! Collection Close Up Performance
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Mar 20, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Clare Elliott on the Dan Flavin Installation
Richmond Hall, 1500 Richmond Avenue
3–3:30 p.m.
Mar 24, 2022
Menil Society
Menil Society Preview: “Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition”
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Membership
Member Opening: “Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Mar 25, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on Meret Oppenheim
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Mar 30, 2022
Public Program
In Conversation: Lisa Wenger and Natalie Dupêcher on Meret Oppenheim
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Mar 31, 2022
Special Event
Studio Menil Presents: Fun & Games!
Richmond Hall, 1500 Richmond Avenue
This is a ticketed event
7–11:30 p.m.
Apr 6, 2022
Public Program
Menil Drawing Institute Research Fellow Lecture: Anna Lovatt
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Apr 7, 2022
Menil Contemporaries
Menil Contemporaries Spring Mixer
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Apr 8, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: “Collection Close-Up: Bruce Davidson’s Photographs”
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Apr 9, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Marcia Kure
Menil Drawing Institute
4–6 p.m.
Apr 10, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Paul R. Davis on the Ditidaht Ceremonial Screen
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Apr 12, 2022
Menil Society
Menil Society Spring Cocktails
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Apr 21, 2022
Menil Society
Menil Society Preview: “Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Saw”
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Membership
Member Opening: “Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Saw”
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Apr 22, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Herakles on Ancient Greek Vases
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Apr 27, 2022
Public Program
In Conversation: Esther Adler and Anthony Pinn on the Spiritual Landscapes of Joseph E. Yoakum
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Apr 30, 2022
Public Program
Neighborhood Community Day
Main Building
12–5 p.m.
May 5, 2022
Public Program
On Drawing: Graham Bader on Kurt Schwitters
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
May 6, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Medevial Tapestry
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
May 7, 2022
Public Program
Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB)
Main Building Lawn
8:30–10:30 p.m.
May 11, 2022
Public Program
Panel Discussion: Witnessing Worlds in Transition
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
May 15, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Danielle Bennett on Greek Vase Painting
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
May 20, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Charcoal as an Artistic Medium
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Jun 2, 2022
Public Program
Lecture: Leslie Umberger on Self-Taught Artists
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Jun 4, 2022
Public Program
The Menil Collection’s 35th Birthday Party
Main Building Lawn
4–6 p.m.
Jun 7, 2022
Membership
Meet the Menil: New Member Reception
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Jun 8, 2022
Public Program
Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellow Lecture: Filippo Bosco
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Jun 10, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: “Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Saw” with Edouard Kopp
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Jun 12, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Edouard Kopp on Joseph E. Yoakum’s Landscapes
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Jun 23, 2022
Public Program
In Conversation: Pete Gershon and Edouard Kopp on Visionary Artists Joseph E. Yoakum and Jeff McKissick
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Jun 24, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Kelly Montana on Marcia Kure’s “NETWORK”
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Jul 8, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Visionary Flight: C.A.A. Dellschau’s Drawings
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Jul 10, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on Meret Oppenheim’s Surrealist Work
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Jul 16, 2022
Public Program
Inprint Writing Workout
Main Building
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Jul 20, 2022
Menil Society
Menil Society Fellow+ Summer Library Program
Main Building
5:30–7 p.m.
Jul 22, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Paul R. Davis on the Pacific Northwest Foyer Installation
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Aug 5, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Conservation on Niki de Saint Phalle Sculpture
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Aug 6, 2022
Public Program
Inprint Writing Workout
Menil Drawing Institute
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Aug 9, 2022
Menil Contemporaries
Menil Contemporaries Cocktails with a Curator: “Samuel Fosso: African Spirits”
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Aug 14, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Michelle White on Cy Twombly’s “Untitled (Say Goodbye, Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor)”
Cy Twombly Gallery, 1501 Branard Street
3–3:30 p.m.
Aug 19, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Michelle White on the Modern and Contemporary Galleries
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Aug 26, 2022
Public Program
Film Screening: Octopus’s Garden
Main Building
8:30–10 p.m.
Sep 9, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Meret Oppenheim with Natalie Dupêcher
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 11, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on Meret Oppenheim
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Sep 15, 2022
Public Program
Postponed - Artist Talk: Nancy Grossman
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Sep 20, 2022
Membership
Director’s Talk for Menil Members
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Sep 22, 2022
Public Program
On Drawing: Renee Gladman
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Sep 23, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Paul R. Davis on Samuel Fosso
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 27, 2022
Menil Society
Menil Society Curator’s Choice: Thompson and Takis
Main Building
5:30–7 p.m.
Sep 30, 2022
Public Program
“Samuel Fosso: African Spirits” Exhibition Reception
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Oct 6, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Samuel Fosso in conversation with Mark Sealy
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Oct 7, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Clare Elliott on the Byzantine Gallery
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Oct 8, 2022
Public Program
DACAMERA Concert: Jazz on the Lawn
Main Building Lawn
3–4 p.m.
Oct 13, 2022
Special Event
Party in the Park
Menil Park
This is a ticketed event
7–10 p.m.
Oct 16, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Michael Heizer
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Oct 19, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Mel Bochner
Menil Drawing Institute
6–8 p.m.
Oct 21, 2022
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Capturing the Collection with Caroline Philippone
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Oct 28, 2022
Menil Society
Menil Society Preview for “Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work”
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Membership
Member Opening of “Walter De Maria: Boxes for Meaningless Work”
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Oct 30, 2022
Public Program
Sounds to Live By: Outdoor Music
Main Building Lawn
3–6 p.m.
Current Exhibitions
Sep 20, 2024 – Jan 26, 2025
Menil Drawing Institute
Fragments of Memory
Sep 20, 2024 – Jan 26, 2025
Menil Drawing Institute
Out of Thin Air: Emerging Forms
On view through August 2025
Menil Drawing Institute
Wall Drawing Series: Ronny Quevedo
Mar 16 – Nov 10, 2024
Main Building
Portraits of Women from the Collection
Jun 15, 2023 – Oct 14, 2024
Main Building
Longing, Grief, and Spirituality: Art Since 1980
Outdoor Sculpture at the Menil