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Watch Past Programs
Dec 6
Public Program
Kyle Chayka: Minimalism, Between Art and Life
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Dec 5
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part II
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec 4
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part I
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Nov 30
Public Program
On Drawing: Scores for Elsewhere: Experiments in Sound, Line, and Consciousness
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Nov 12
Public Program
Curator Talk: Michelle White on Chryssa
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Nov 9
Public Program
Artist Talk: Robert Gober, Reflections on “The Meat Wagon”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Nov 4
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 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.
Oct 21
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Outdoor Jazz Performance
Main Building
3–4 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 12
Public Program
Artist Talk: Nestor Topchy in Conversation with Timothy Morton
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Oct 7
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 16
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 p.m.
Sep 10
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on the Foyer and Facets Installations
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Aug 24
Public Program
Lecture: Robert Cozzolino on The World Around Gray Foy
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Aug 13
Public Program
Curator Talk: Sophie Asakura on Nestor Topchy
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Aug 12
Public Program
Film Screening: Documents, Dreams, and Discards
Main Building
8–9:30 p.m.
Aug 3
Public Program
“The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy” Exhibition Reception
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Jul 20
Public Program
Film Screening: “The Ritchie Boys”
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8:30 p.m.
Jul 16
Public Program
Curator Talk: Danielle Smotherman Bennett on Etruscan Art
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Jul 15
Public Program
Inprint Writing Workout on “Hyperreal: Gray Foy”
Menil Drawing Institute
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Jun 25
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Si Lewen
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Jun 24
Public Program
Community Photography Workshop with Houston Center for Photography
Main Building
11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Jun 22
Public Program
Morgan-Menil Fellow Lecture: Brian T. Leahy
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Jun 15
Public Program
Book Talk: “Artists We’ve Known”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Jun 8
Public Program
Dr. Joshua Furman Lecture: Antisemitism in the Archive: Documenting Prejudice in Houston Jewish History
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
May 21
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kirsten Marples on “Hyperreal: Gray Foy”
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
May 18
Public Program
“Seeking the Human Spirit” Performances by Houston Grand Opera
Main Building
5:30–8 p.m.
May 13
Public Program
Advanced Photography Workshop with Houston Center for Photography
Main Building
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
May 12
Public Program
WITS (Writers in the Schools) Reading
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
May 6
Public Program
BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer)
Main Building
8:30–10:30 p.m.
May 4
Public Program
In Conversation: Art Spiegelman on Si Lewen and Graphic Novels
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Apr 27
Public Program
Dr. Victoria Massie: Refracting Biological Vision: The Poetics of Genetic Cameroonian Ancestry
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Apr 26
Public Program
Drawn from the Classroom: Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellow Lecture: Isabel Bird
Menil Drawing Institute
6–8 p.m.
Apr 20
Public Program
“Hyperreal: Gray Foy” Exhibition Reception
Menil Drawing Institute
6–8 p.m.
Apr 16
Public Program
Curator Talk: Clare Elliott on “The Curatorial Imagination of Walter Hopps”
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Apr 13
Public Program
Artist Talk: Robert Longo
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Apr 5
Public Program
Lecture with Paul R. Davis: A “Mabuh” Headdress at the Menil
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Apr 1
Public Program
Neighborhood Community Day
Main Building
12–5 p.m.
Mar 25
Public Program
DACAMERA Concert: Stop, Look, and Listen!
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Mar 24
Public Program
Artists on Walter Hopps: Larry Bell, George Herms, and Ed Ruscha
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Mar 15
Public Program
Reading Paper – A Sensory Experience
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Mar 12
Public Program
Curator Talk: Paul Davis on “Art of the Cameroon Grassfields, A Living Heritage in Houston”
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Mar 4
Public Program
Performance: A Day of Meaningless Work
Main Building
12–5 p.m.
Mar 2
Public Program
Artist Talk: Hervé Youmbi in Conversation with Silvia Forni
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Feb 24
Public Program
West African Film Festival Double Feature Screening
Main Building Lawn
6:30–9 p.m.
Feb 16
Public Program
“Art of the Cameroon Grassfields, A Living Heritage in Houston” Exhibition Reception
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Feb 9
Public Program
Lecture: Edith Devaney on Robert Motherwell
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Feb 5
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupecher on Mildred Thompson and Takis
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Feb 2
Public Program
Lecture: Donna De Salvo on Walter De Maria
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Jan 18
Public Program
In Dialogue: “The Painted Prince”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Jan 12
Public Program
Conversation: Artists on Robert Motherwell
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7:30 p.m.
Jan 8
Public Program
Curator Talk: Edouard Kopp on Robert Motherwell
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Dec 13, 2022
Public Program
DACAMERA Alumni Artists in Concert
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Dec 11, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Michelle White on Walter De Maria
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Dec 8, 2022
Public Program
Edmund Carpenter and “Witnesses to a Surrealist Vision”: A Look Behind the Curtain
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Nov 18, 2022
Public Program
Panel Discussion: Cataloguing Robert Motherwell’s Drawings
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Nov 13, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Paul R. Davis on Samuel Fosso
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Nov 12, 2022
Public Program
DACAMERA Concert: Stop, Look, and Listen!
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Nov 11, 2022
Public Program
Film Screening: Al Santana’s “Voices of the Gods”
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Nov 5, 2022
Public Program
Michael Harrison Performance: “Revelation: Music in Pure Intonation” (2007)
Main Building
3–4:30 p.m.
Nov 3, 2022
Public Program
In Conversation: Michael Harrison on Walter De Maria and Music
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Oct 30, 2022
Public Program
Sounds to Live By: Outdoor Music
Main Building Lawn
3–6 p.m.
Oct 19, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Mel Bochner
Menil Drawing Institute
6–8 p.m.
Oct 16, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Michael Heizer
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Oct 8, 2022
Public Program
DACAMERA Concert: Jazz on the Lawn
Main Building Lawn
3–4 p.m.
Oct 6, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Samuel Fosso in conversation with Mark Sealy
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Sep 30, 2022
Public Program
“Samuel Fosso: African Spirits” Exhibition Reception
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Sep 22, 2022
Public Program
On Drawing: Renee Gladman
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Sep 15, 2022
Public Program
Postponed - Artist Talk: Nancy Grossman
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Sep 11, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on Meret Oppenheim
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Aug 26, 2022
Public Program
Film Screening: Octopus’s Garden
Main Building
8:30–10 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 6, 2022
Public Program
Inprint Writing Workout
Menil Drawing Institute
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Jul 16, 2022
Public Program
Inprint Writing Workout
Main Building
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Jul 10, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on Meret Oppenheim’s Surrealist Work
Main Building
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 12, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Edouard Kopp on Joseph E. Yoakum’s Landscapes
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Jun 8, 2022
Public Program
Menil Drawing Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellow Lecture: Filippo Bosco
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Jun 4, 2022
Public Program
The Menil Collection’s 35th Birthday Party
Main Building Lawn
4–6 p.m.
Jun 2, 2022
Public Program
Lecture: Leslie Umberger on Self-Taught Artists
Menil Drawing Institute
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 11, 2022
Public Program
Panel Discussion: Witnessing Worlds in Transition
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
May 7, 2022
Public Program
Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB)
Main Building Lawn
8:30–10:30 p.m.
May 5, 2022
Public Program
On Drawing: Graham Bader on Kurt Schwitters
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Apr 30, 2022
Public Program
Neighborhood Community Day
Main Building
12–5 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 10, 2022
Public Program
Curator Talk: Paul R. Davis on the Ditidaht Ceremonial Screen
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Apr 9, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Marcia Kure
Menil Drawing Institute
4–6 p.m.
Apr 6, 2022
Public Program
Menil Drawing Institute Research Fellow Lecture: Anna Lovatt
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Mar 30, 2022
Public Program
In Conversation: Lisa Wenger and Natalie Dupêcher on Meret Oppenheim
Main Building
7–8 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 12, 2022
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look and Listen! Collection Close Up Performance
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Mar 11, 2022
Public Program
Film Screening: Seeking a Shared Humanity
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Mar 3, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: William T. Williams
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Feb 25, 2022
Public Program
West African Film Festival Screening: “El Maestro”
Main Building
6:30–8 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 17, 2022
Public Program
Artist Talk: Kate Shepherd
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
