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Welcome to The Menil Collection

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Set within a residential neighborhood, the Menil Collection invites visitors to explore its art buildings and green spaces. Admission is always free.
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Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry

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Fragility

Menil Drawing Institute
Detail view of Wall Drawing Redux 119, 2026 at the Menil Drawing Institute, Houston. Photo Sarah Hobson

Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat

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Surrealism

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Events

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Member Noontime Talk: Wall Drawing Series: Jitish Kallat with Edouard Kopp

Friday, October 30 12–12:30 p.m.
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A Reading: Ann Hamilton

Thursday, November 5 7–8 p.m.
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The Artist's Eye: Li(sa E.) Harris

Sunday, November 8 3–3:30 p.m.
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Menil Society Conservator’s Choice: Mark Rothko’s “The Green Stripe”

Tuesday, November 10 6–7:30 p.m.
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Terry Winters, Marginalia, 1988

Performance: Vitalized Vitalized

Thursday, November 12 7–8 p.m.
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Terry Winters, Morula III, 1983–84

Member Noontime Talk: Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry with Sophie Asakura

Friday, November 13 12–12:30 p.m.
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DACAMERA Stop, Look, and Listen!

Saturday, November 14 3–4 p.m.
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Lecture: The Python Spirit in West African Religion

Thursday, November 19 7–8 p.m.
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Artist Talk: Jim Hodges

Thursday, December 3 7–8 p.m.
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Member Noontime Talk: Fragility with Kelly Montana

Friday, December 4 12–12:30 p.m.
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Menil Society Preview: How to Make an Exhibition: The Story of Jermayne MacAgy

Thursday, December 10 6–7 p.m.
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Member Opening: How to Make an Exhibition: The Story of Jermayne MacAgy

Thursday, December 10 7–8:30 p.m.
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Terry Winters, Red Stone, 2019

Curator Talk: Sophie Asakura on Terry Winters: Vitalized Geometry

Sunday, December 13 3–3:30 p.m.
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Lecture: Who Was Jermayne MacAgy?

Thursday, January 14, 2027 7–8 p.m.
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Terry Winters at the Menil Collection, Houston. Photo Sarah Hobson

Artist Talk: Terry Winters in Conversation with Alexi Worth

Thursday, January 28, 2027 7–8 p.m.
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