The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of Houston with diverse histories of art spanning 5,000 years and six continents. Through our permanent collections, special exhibitions, learning and interpretation programs, studio instruction, publications, conservation, and scholarly research, we strive to inspire appreciation and understanding of the broadest spectrum of human achievement.

The art collections of the MFAH reveal the breadth, variations, and commonalities of human expression and history. The Museum’s collections of Asian, Latin American, and Latino art, and of art from the Islamic worlds, were built over the past two decades, largely through the patronage of these Houston communities. The film program also reflects Houston’s many identities, with annual festivals drawn from the French, Iranian, Italian, Jewish, Latin American, LGBTQ, Palestinian, and Turkish communities.