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Current Exhibitions
Oct 11, 2024 – Apr 19, 2025
Main Building
Tacita Dean: Blind Folly
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
Main Building
A Surrealist Wunderkammer
Outdoor Sculpture at the Menil
May 4, 2023
Public Program
In Conversation: Art Spiegelman on Si Lewen and Graphic Novels
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
May 5, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Suzan Frecon Drawings
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
May 6, 2023
Public Program
BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer)
Main Building
8:30–10:30 p.m.
May 12, 2023
Public Program
WITS (Writers in the Schools) Reading
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
May 13, 2023
Public Program
Advanced Photography Workshop with Houston Center for Photography
Main Building
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
May 18, 2023
Public Program
“Seeking the Human Spirit” Performances by Houston Grand Opera
Main Building
5:30–8 p.m.
May 19, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: “Hyperreal: Gray Foy”
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
May 21, 2023
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kirsten Marples on “Hyperreal: Gray Foy”
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Jun 6, 2023
Membership
Meet the Menil: New Member Reception
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Jun 8, 2023
Public Program
Dr. Joshua Furman Lecture: Antisemitism in the Archive: Documenting Prejudice in Houston Jewish History
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Jun 9, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Surrealism
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Jun 15, 2023
Public Program
Book Talk: “Artists We’ve Known”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Jun 22, 2023
Public Program
Morgan-Menil Fellow Lecture: Brian T. Leahy
Menil Drawing Institute
6–7 p.m.
Jun 23, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: “Si Lewen: The Parade”
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Jun 24, 2023
Public Program
Community Photography Workshop with Houston Center for Photography
Main Building
11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Jun 25, 2023
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Si Lewen
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Jul 14, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: There and Back Again: A Loan’s Tale
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Jul 15, 2023
Public Program
Inprint Writing Workout on “Hyperreal: Gray Foy”
Menil Drawing Institute
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Jul 16, 2023
Public Program
Curator Talk: Danielle Smotherman Bennett on Etruscan Art
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Jul 18, 2023
Menil Society
Menil Society Library Visit - Hanne Darboven: Deep in Numbers
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Jul 20, 2023
Public Program
Film Screening: “The Ritchie Boys”
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8:30 p.m.
Jul 28, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Modern & Contemporary
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Aug 3, 2023
Public Program
“The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy” Exhibition Reception
Main Building
6–8 p.m.
Aug 11, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Art of the Ancient World
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Aug 12, 2023
Public Program
Film Screening: Documents, Dreams, and Discards
Main Building
8–9:30 p.m.
Aug 13, 2023
Public Program
Curator Talk: Sophie Asakura on Nestor Topchy
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Aug 15, 2023
Menil Contemporaries
Cocktails with a Curator: Nestor Topchy
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Aug 24, 2023
Public Program
Lecture: Robert Cozzolino on The World Around Gray Foy
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Aug 25, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Exhibition Design
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 8, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Sophie Asakura on “The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy”
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 10, 2023
Public Program
Curator Talk: Natalie Dupêcher on the Foyer and Facets Installations
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Sep 16, 2023
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 p.m.
Sep 21, 2023
Public Program
Artist Talk: Marc Bauer
Menil Drawing Institute
6–8 p.m.
Sep 22, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: A Surrealist Wunderkammer
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Sep 28, 2023
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, 2023
Menil Contemporaries
Menil Contemporaries Partners: On Display – Inside the Conservation Studio
Main Building
6–7:30 p.m.
Oct 7, 2023
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 p.m.
Oct 12, 2023
Public Program
Artist Talk: Nestor Topchy in Conversation with Timothy Morton
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Oct 13, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Michelle White on “Chryssa & New York”
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Oct 15, 2023
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, 2023
Special Event
Party in the Park
Menil Park
This is a ticketed event
7–10 p.m.
Oct 21, 2023
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Outdoor Jazz Performance
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Oct 26, 2023
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, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: She Blinded Me With Science
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Nov 2, 2023
Public Program
When The Art Speaks: Outspoken Bean, Russell Guess, Adriana, Myaan, and Samiyah
Main Building
7–8:30 p.m.
Nov 3, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Interactive Art, Cylinder Seals, and Rolling Impressions
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Nov 4, 2023
Public Program
Studio Practice at the Menil with Nestor Topchy
Garage at 1509 Branard St.
12–4 p.m.
Nov 9, 2023
Public Program
Artist Talk: Robert Gober, Reflections on “The Meat Wagon”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Nov 12, 2023
Public Program
Curator Talk: Michelle White on Chryssa
Main Building
3–3:30 p.m.
Nov 17, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Chryssa & Neon
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Nov 30, 2023
Public Program
On Drawing: Scores for Elsewhere: Experiments in Sound, Line, and Consciousness
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Dec 1, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Roberto Matta Foyer Installation
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Dec 4, 2023
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part I
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec 5, 2023
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part II
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec 6, 2023
Public Program
Kyle Chayka: Minimalism, Between Art and Life
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Dec 9, 2023
Public Program
Book Reading: Andrey Kurkov, “Grey Bees”
Main Building
7–8 p.m.
Dec 10, 2023
Public Program
Curator Talk: Kelly Montana on Hanne Darboven
Menil Drawing Institute
3–3:30 p.m.
Dec 11, 2023
Public Program
Beethoven for All: Piano Sonatas Part III
Main Building
7:30–9:30 p.m.
Dec 15, 2023
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Menil Archives, Ephemera, and More
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Jan 11
Public Program
Resonant Beauty: Mathematical Foundations in Music with Loop38
Menil Drawing Institute
7–8 p.m.
Jan 12
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: “Hanne Darboven—Writing Time”
Menil Drawing Institute
12–1 p.m.
Jan 18
Public Program
Artist Talk: Nari Ward
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Jan 20
Public Program
DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen! Responding to “The Iconic Portrait Strand by Nestor Topchy”
Main Building
3–4 p.m.
Jan 21
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
Membership
Member Noontime Talk: Medieval at the Menil
Main Building
12–1 p.m.
Feb 1
Public Program
Marion Barthelme Lecture: Jenny Saville on Cy Twombly
Main Building
6–7 p.m.
Current Exhibitions
Oct 11, 2024 – Apr 19, 2025
Main Building
Tacita Dean: Blind Folly
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
Main Building
A Surrealist Wunderkammer
Outdoor Sculpture at the Menil