The Menil Collection

Today is Ask a Conservator Day, when conservation professionals across the world answer questions about their work. The Menil Collection's conservation team provides expertise on the care and repair of works of art on paper, paintings, and three-dimensional objects; matting and framing; conservation and science; and technical imaging and documentation. This year, the museum is spotlighting the conservation of outdoor sculpture. Leave your comments for the team below.

Join The Menil Collection this Thursday, November 6, 7–8 p.m., for a panel on the de Menils' Houston house, its architecture and interior spaces, and how the museum's founders lived with works from their collection. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTwR3SAs

The museum's Menil Drawing Institute opened on this day in 2018. Since the program’s founding in 2008, the Menil Drawing Institute has built an international reputation for its exhibitions, scholarly research, and collaborative initiatives. Inside, visitors can view an annual wall drawing commission along with temporary exhibitions. Currently on view is "Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson" and "Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTssW-KJ

How do we live with objects that we love? Artist Francesca Fuchs reflects on how her painting practice engages with the emotional and visual language of everyday objects and interiors: https://lnkd.in/gtzvWZrN The exhibition "The Space Between Looking and Loving: Francesca Fuchs and the de Menil House" is on view through this Sun., Nov. 2.

In celebration of the Menil Archives' 25th anniversary, the museum's first archivist Geraldine "Geri" Aramanda and author Don Quaintance recently discussed the past, present, and future of the Archives. https://lnkd.in/gXKcRhjY

Join The Menil Collection this Thursday, October 23, 7–8 p.m., for a panel in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Menil Archives. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkaeqwvd

The Menil Collection is accepting applications for a Cultural Heritage Collections Photography Internship. This 16-week internship will provide an intensive overview and hands-on experience within the Collections Photography Studio and Imaging Services Division. The intern will assist in the day-to-day operations of the photography studio. See the full description here: https://lnkd.in/gmKchj5m

Join The Menil Collection this Thursday, October 9, 7–8 p.m., for an Artist Talk with Francesca Fuchs. Fuchs will discuss her exhibition, "The Space Between Looking and Loving: Francesca Fuchs and the de Menil House," and reflect on her painting practice and how it engages with the emotional and visual language of everyday objects and interiors. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gqzXS3Q7

Opening this Saturday at The Menil Collection is "Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video." The exhibition explores the relationship between drawing, television, and video from the late 1950s into the 1980s through the work of 25 artists. Learn more at menil.org.

Open today at The Menil Collection: "Robert Rauschenberg: Fabric Works of 1970s" On the occasion of the one hundredth birthday of American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), the Menil presents an exhibition that looks at the artist’s expressive and conceptual use of fabric as a sculptural medium. Plan your visit at menil.org. Admission is always free.