Underdog

What Makes the Moody Center Special to Houston’s Art Scene

Rice University opened a museum on campus in 2017 in a city that has the MFAH and the Menil. How do you stand out from the art giants?

01/06/2025 By Elisabeth Carroll Parks

The Must List

Do Ho Suh’s Moody Center Exhibition Reveals the Art Behind His Art

In Process reflects on an interdisciplinary approach to creativity, as well as how artists design and craft their showcase pieces and gallery shows.

10/24/2024 By Elisabeth Carroll Parks

Culture Connect

New Exhibit on an Ancient Culture Has Lessons for Houstonians

Mudhif on Rice at Rice University’s campus explores the Marsh Arab culture while advising locals on climate adaptation.

08/30/2023 By Uvie Bikomo

Arts Scene

Moody Kicks Off 2022 With Incredible New Slate of Programs

Rice University’s premier art institution has big plans for its 5th anniversary.

01/05/2022 By Amarie Gipson

5 Must-See Art Exhibitions to Visit this December

From architecture-inspired paintings to an exhibition on zine history, check out these shows in Houston this month.

12/08/2021 By Amarie Gipson

6 Must-See Art Exhibitions To Visit This October

From painting to performance art, check out these shows this month.

10/07/2021 By Amarie Gipson

Stay Cool

5 Museum District Exhibits You Shouldn't Miss This Summer

From a crocheted bridge to a 66 million-year-old T. rex to activist imagery, these exhibitions will help you beat the heat while also expanding your mind.

06/17/2021 By Carolina Larracilla

Cowboy Men

5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, Sept 18–20

All the world's a stage when you can livestream.

09/18/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Happy Labor Day Weekend

5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, Sept 4-6

Goodbye summer, hello … more sitting at home.

09/04/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Buzz Buzz

5 Things You Must Do in Houston this Weekend, June 5-7

Performance art, a dance collaboration, and an album release.

06/05/2020 By Emma Schkloven

On the town

What to Do and See This Month, From Post Malone to Paw Patrol

Plus, Whitney Cummings and WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.

03/02/2020 By Chris Gray

On the Town

What to Do and See This Month, from Goya to Celine Dion

Plus Whiskey Myers and Ann Curry.

01/30/2020 Edited by Chris Gray

Drum Up Some Fun

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Jan. 24-26

Or venture under the bloody Big Top, if you dare.

01/24/2020 By Emma Schkloven

On the Town

What to Do and See This Month, from Norman Rockwell to Lewis Black

Plus, Beatlemania returns with Mark Morris Dance Group's Pepperland.

12/27/2019 By Chris Gray

🌧⚡️🌪

At Rice, Houston's Wild Weather Made Manifest

Composer George Lewis builds upon the Turrell Skyspace to create a compelling, meditative experience of our chaotic environment.

11/02/2018 By Hannah Che

Demons

The World According to Matthew Ritchie

An ambitious multi-sensory, multimedia experience at Rice's Moody Center for the Arts tackles the history of, well, everything.

09/27/2018 By Brittanie Shey

In Rainbows

Crêpe Paper Meets Carpet at This Piñata-inspired Exhibition

We Make Carpets—the Dutch art collective whose works employ cocktail umbrellas, coffee stirrers, and pasta—brings its love of everyday objects to Rice's Moody Center.

06/19/2018 By Anna Lassmann

Ruff Racing

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, May 11–13

Corgi races, an Ira Glass masterclass, and a Mother's Day MFAH blowout.

05/10/2018 By Morgan Kinney

In Bloom

Escape Endless Summer at This Interactive Nature Simulation

An interactive installation at Rice's Moody Center allows Houston to ponder its relationship to nature.

10/10/2017 By Elizabeth Myong

All the Pretty Tiles

Repeater Makes an Instagrammable Arrival at the Moody. But Why is it Here?

The site-specific sculpture, while lovely, is hardly defined by its site.

06/05/2017 By Elizabeth Myong