To The Wall

The Menil’s Wall Drawing Series Challenges Views of Illustration

Ronny Quevedo is the latest artist to participate in the Menil Drawing Institute’s series, which shows visitors why drawing is a serious visual art form.

01/23/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Vroom Vroom

5 Things to Do In Houston This Weekend, May 21-23

Feel the buzz, listen to a little night music, and get two-dimensional.

05/21/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Openings

Behind the Scenes at the Menil Drawing Institute

The Menil's first major addition in two decades creates a new center of gravity for the entire campus.

11/02/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Halloween hangover

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Nov. 2–4

How often does a new museum open in Houston?

11/01/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Welcome

The Menil Drawing Institute Has a New Chief Curator

Edouard Kopp will preside over the Menil's new facility starting January 2019.

09/11/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Fall Arts

The 2018 Fall Arts Guide

From the avant-garde to agreed-upon classics, these are the cultural events of the season.

08/17/2018 By Chris Gray and Morgan Kinney

Fall Arts Guide 2018

The Menil Drawing Institute Will Open In November With a Landmark Exhibit

"The Condition of Being Here: Drawings by Jasper Johns” collects 41 works spanning more than six decades of the artist’s career. Plus, five more exhibits to enrich your mind and soul.

08/17/2018 By Morgan Kinney and Chris Gray

Tick Tock

The Menil Collection Will Reopen the First Day of Fall

Houston's beloved free museum will complete its seven-month restoration just in time for the autumnal equinox.

06/12/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Sketch Show

Don't Hold Your Breath for the Menil Drawing Institute

The first building dedicated solely to modern drawing won't be opening in October anymore.

07/27/2017 By Cara Maines

Best of 2014

The 10 Best Art Exhibitions of 2014

From Dario Robleto to John Singer Sargent, we count down the year's most impressive shows.

12/01/2014 By Michael Hardy

Architecture

Menil Collection Unveils Drawing Institute Design

Latest addition to Menil campus to be designed by Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee

02/19/2014 By Michael Hardy