Museum Of Fine Arts

THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSES AND PRESERVES PREEMINENT COLLECTIONS AND ASPIRES TO SERVE A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE THROUGH DIRECT ENCOUNTERS WITH WORKS OF ART IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE INQUIRY AND TO HEIGHTEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE VISUAL WORLD.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS AN ONGOING SERIES OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ART. EDUCATION PROGRAMS COVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF TOPICS AND INCLUDE STUDIO ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS, LECTURES, FILMS, CONCERTS, A VARIETY OF OTHER COURSES, FREE DEMONSTRATIONS AND TALKS, FREE WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS, SCHOOL GROUP TOURS, PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AREA SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN ARTS AND PROGRAMS FOR FAMILY VISITS TO THE MUSEUM.

EXHIBITIONS: WITH A COLLECTION OF NEARLY 500,000 OBJECTS, THE MUSEUM OWNS SOME OF THE RARE AND IMPORTANT ARTISTIC TREASURES IN THE WORLD. SUCH A COLLECTION ENABLES THE MUSEUM TO PRESENT MANY SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS WITH A BALANCE BETWEEN SCHOLARLY PROGRAMS AND THOSE WITH BROAD PUBLIC APPEAL. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED 18 EXHIBITIONS. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: NEW LIGHT: ENCOUNTERS AND CONNECTIONS; PAPER STORIES, LAYERED DREAMS; FABRIC OF NATION; HELINA METAFERUCA: GENERATIONS; TATTOOS IN JAPANESE PRINTS; FROM PARIS TO HOLLYWOOD: CLAUDETTE COLBERT'S STARFISH BROOCH; DAWOUD BEY: BIGHT COMING TENDERLY; REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS: PICTURES FROM A CHANGING NATION; WENG FAMILY COLLECTION OF CHINESE PAINTING: ART ROCKS; TURNER'S MODERN WORLD; PHILIP GUSTON NOW; STORIES ARTISTS TELL: ART OF THE AMERICAS, THE 20TH CENTURY; TOUCHING ROOTS: BLACK ANCESTRAL LEGACIES IN THE AMERICAS; COMMUNITY ARTS INITIATIVE: EMPOWERED FACES; THE BANNER PROJECT: DIEDRICK BRACKENS; INCOMPARABLE IMPRESSIONISM FROM THE MFA AT MFA HOUSTON; THE HEROES CHRONICLES OF THE WARRIORS: JAPANESE SWORDS X UKIYO-E AT MORI ARTS CENTER GALLERY IN TOKYO, JAPAN AND THE NIIGATA BANDAIJIMA ART MUSEUM IN NIIGATA, JAPAN.

ENTERPRISE: THE MUSEUM'S RETAIL OPERATIONS OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, WHICH CONTRIBUTE IMPORTANTLY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM'S EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE BY MAKING WORKS OF ART FAMILIAR TO A BROADER SEGMENT OF THE PUBLIC. OFFERINGS AT SHOP INCLUDE ART BOOKS, POSTERS, CARDS, GLASS, TEXTILES, JEWELRY AND SCULPTURE. MERCHANDISE IS FOR SALE IN THE PHYSICAL SHOPS OR THROUGH RETAIL'S WEB-BASED OUTLET.THE MUSEUM IS EXEMPT AS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON THE BASIS OF ITS OWNERSHIP, MAINTENANCE, AND EXHIBITION FOR PUBLIC VIEWING OF WORKS OF ART. THE SALES OF SUCH ITEMS CONTRIBUTES IMPORTANTLY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM'S EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES BY STIMULATING AND ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS, INTEREST, AND APPRECIATION OF ART. MOREOVER, A BROADER SEGMENT OF THE PUBLIC MAY BE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE MUSEUM ITSELF TO SHARE IN ITS EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS AND PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF SEEING THE ITEMS SOLD.