Opera

HGO's World Premiere of Some Light Emerges Is Inspired by the Rothko Chapel

The new opera by Pulitzer prize winner Mark Campbell highlights philanthropist Dominique de Menil.

02/28/2017 By Sydney Boyd

Think Red

Rothko Chapel Pays Tribute to World AIDS Day

Honor the millions of people impacted by the virus at a twilight meditation on December 1.

11/30/2016 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Art News

The Rothko Chapel Is Getting a Facelift

A New York City firm is heading up renovations to the de Menils' landmark sanctuary.

11/01/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Sold!

Live Like Lynn Wyatt Via This Once-in-a-Lifetime Charity Auction

The legendary Houston style-setter has donated art, couture fashion and more from her closet and her friends to benefit the Rothko Chapel.

02/15/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Jan. 1–3

A fresh start at Rothko Chapel, the 2016 Run Houston! at Sam Houston Race Park, MFAH screens Night of the Shooting Stars, Fly Dance Company pops and locks at Children's Museum, and the Texans close out the 2015 season.

12/30/2015 By Nick Esquer

Lecture

A Transcendence From the Human Heart

Rothko Chapel hosts a discussion on Central American indigenous rights and honors Óscar Romero.

09/25/2015 By Brittanie Shey

Fitness Friday

Where to Find Free Yoga This Weekend (Hint: It's Everywhere)

Houston's 11th annual Free Day of Yoga is your official invitation to lotus-pose all over town.

09/04/2015 By Beth Levine

History

100 Years That Changed a City

A photographic inquiry into the nature of us

07/09/2015

Summer Solstice

Here Comes the Sun

Welcome the longest day of the year.

06/19/2015 By Trey Strange

Best of 2014

The Top 5 Classical Music Concerts of 2014

Our music critic counts down her favorite moments of the past year.

12/02/2014 By Sydney Boyd

classical music

Review: Five-Hour Performance of For Philip Guston Worth The Wait

Our intrepid critic spent Sunday afternoon at the Rothko Chapel, listening to Morton Feldman's rarely performed masterpiece.

11/03/2014 By Sydney Boyd

picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Oct 31–Nov 2

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

10/29/2014 By Michael Hardy

occasion

Top Eight Summer Solstice Parties

Celebrate the longest day of the year with everything from a mixer at the Museum of Natural Science to Taiko drumming at the Rothko Chapel.

06/20/2014 By Shy Hardiman

Civic Treasures

Houston's Top 10 Public Sculptures

A completely objective guide to the city's best public art

08/01/2013