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Current Exhibitions
Sep 29, 2023 – Mar 10, 2024
Main Building
Chryssa & New York
Oct 27, 2023 – Feb 11, 2024
Menil Drawing Institute
Hanne Darboven—Writing Time
Aug 4, 2023 – Jan 21, 2024
Main Building
The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy
September 22, 2023–Summer 2024
Menil Drawing Institute
Wall Drawing Series: Marc Bauer
Aug 30, 2023 – Jan 28, 2024
Main Building
Foyer Installation: Roberto Matta
Jun 15, 2023 – Summer 2024
Main Building
Longing, Grief, and Spirituality: Art Since 1980
Main Building
A Surrealist Wunderkammer
Cy Twombly Gallery
Works by Cy Twombly
Richmond Hall
Dan Flavin Installation
Outdoor Sculpture at the Menil
Jul 14
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: There and Back Again: A Loan’s Tale
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Jul 15
Public Program
Inprint Writing Workout on “Hyperreal: Gray Foy”
Menil Drawing Institute
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Jul 16
Public Program
Curator Talk: Danielle Smotherman Bennett on Etruscan Art
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Jul 18
Menil Society
Menil Society Library Visit - Hanne Darboven: Deep in Numbers
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Jul 20
Public Program
Film Screening: “The Ritchie Boys”
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8:30 p.m.
Jul 28
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Modern & Contemporary
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Aug 3
Public Program
“The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy” Exhibition Reception
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Aug 11
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Art of the Ancient World
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Aug 12
Public Program
Film Screening: Documents, Dreams, and Discards
Main Building
8–9:30 p.m.
Aug 13
Public Program
Curator Talk: Sophie Asakura on Nestor Topchy
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Aug 15
Menil Contemporaries
Cocktails with a Curator: Nestor Topchy
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Aug 24
Public Program
Lecture: Robert Cozzolino on The World Around Gray Foy
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Aug 25
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Exhibition Design
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 8
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Sophie Asakura on “The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy”
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 10
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on the Foyer and Facets Installations
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Sep 16
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 p.m.
Sep 21
Public Program
Artist Talk: Marc Bauer
Menil Drawing Institute
6–8 p.m.
Sep 22
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: A Surrealist Wunderkammer
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 28
Menil Society
Menil Society Preview: “Chryssa & New York”
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Membership
Member Opening: “Chryssa & New York”
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Oct 5
Menil Contemporaries
Menil Contemporaries Partners: On Display – Inside the Conservation Studio
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Oct 7
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 p.m.
Oct 12
Public Program
Artist Talk: Nestor Topchy in Conversation with Timothy Morton
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Oct 13
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Michelle White on “Chryssa & New York”
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Oct 15
Public Program
Sounds to Live By
Main Building
3–6 p.m.
Public Program
Curator Talk: “Pacific Sounds” with Paul R. Davis
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Oct 19
Special Event
Party in the Park
Menil Park
This is a ticketed event
7–10 p.m.
Oct 21
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Outdoor Jazz Performance
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Oct 26
Menil Society
Menil Society Preview: “Hanne Darboven—Writing Time”
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Membership
Member Opening: “Hanne Darboven—Writing Time”
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8:30 p.m.
Oct 27
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: She Blinded Me With Science
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Nov 2
Public Program
When The Art Speaks: Outspoken Bean, Russell Guess, Adriana, Myaan, and Samiyah
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Nov 3
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Interactive Art, Cylinder Seals, and Rolling Impressions
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Nov 4
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 p.m.
Nov 9
Public Program
Artist Talk: Robert Gober, Reflections on “The Meat Wagon”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Nov 12
Public Program
Curator Talk: Michelle White on Chryssa
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Nov 17
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Chryssa & Neon
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Nov 30
Public Program
On Drawing: Scores for Elsewhere: Experiments in Sound, Line, and Consciousness
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Dec 1
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Roberto Matta Foyer Installation
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Dec 4
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part I
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec 5
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part II
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec 6
Public Program
Kyle Chayka: Minimalism, Between Art and Life
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Dec 9
Public Program
Book Reading: Andrey Kurkov, “Grey Bees”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Dec 10
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Hanne Darboven
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Dec 11
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part III
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec 15
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Menil Archives, Ephemera, and More
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Jan 11, 2024
Public Program
Resonant Beauty: Mathematical Foundations in Music with Loop38
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Jan 12, 2024
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: “Hanne Darboven—Writing Time”
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Jan 18, 2024
Public Program
Artist Talk: Nari Ward
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Jan 20, 2024
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Responding to “The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy”
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Jan 21, 2024
Public Program
Curator Talk: Danielle Smotherman Bennett on Shining Light on the Past, Chryssa, and Ancient Art
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Jan 26, 2024
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Medieval at the Menil
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Feb 1, 2024
Public Program
Marion Barthelme Lecture: Jenny Saville on Cy Twombly
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Feb 2, 2024
Public Program
Dance Party at the Menil
Menil Drawing Institute
7–10 p.m.
Feb 3, 2024
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Responding to “Chryssa & New York”
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Feb 6, 2024
Menil Contemporaries
Cocktails with a Curator: “Longing, Grief, and Spirituality: Art Since 1980”
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Feb 8, 2024
Public Program
Sign of the Times: A Conversation on Neon and Chryssa
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Feb 15, 2024
Public Program
Prudence Peiffer: The Slip
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Feb 22, 2024
Membership
Menil by Moonlight
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Feb 25, 2024
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Marc Bauer
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Mar 1, 2024
Public Program
Film Screening: “Geometry of Light”
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Mar 7, 2024
Public Program
Conversation: Helen Molesworth and Michelle White on “Open Questions: Thirty Years of Writing about Art”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Mar 21, 2024
Menil Society
Menil Society Preview: “Ruth Asawa Through Line”
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Membership
Member Opening: “Ruth Asawa Through Line”
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8:30 p.m.
Mar 23, 2024
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Responding to “Ruth Asawa Through Line”
Menil Drawing Institute
3–4 p.m.
Current Exhibitions
Sep 29, 2023 – Mar 10, 2024
Main Building
Chryssa & New York
Oct 27, 2023 – Feb 11, 2024
Menil Drawing Institute
Hanne Darboven—Writing Time
Aug 4, 2023 – Jan 21, 2024
Main Building
The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy
September 22, 2023–Summer 2024
Menil Drawing Institute
Wall Drawing Series: Marc Bauer
Aug 30, 2023 – Jan 28, 2024
Main Building
Foyer Installation: Roberto Matta
Jun 15, 2023 – Summer 2024
Main Building
Longing, Grief, and Spirituality: Art Since 1980
Main Building
A Surrealist Wunderkammer
Cy Twombly Gallery
Works by Cy Twombly
Richmond Hall
Dan Flavin Installation
Outdoor Sculpture at the Menil