Leonardo
da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius.Mar. 7-Sept.
9. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest geniuses the world has
ever known. More than 500 years ago, Da Vinci designed flying machines, robots,
submarines, underwater breathing gear and solar powered industries. This
remarkable internationally acclaimed exhibition displays over 60 models of Da
Vinci's famous machines, inventions and designs based on ancient codices. At the
Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Pompeii.Opens March 2 at
the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.
Miwa
Yanagi—Deutsche Bank Collection. Now thru May 4.
Over her relatively short, but impressive career, Japanese artist Miwa Yanagi
has fabricated three distinct series that confront and disrupt traditional
perceptions of women. Houston events at Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet.
Call 713-639-7300 for more info.
Where
Clouds Disperse: Ink Paintings by Suh Se-ok.
Now thru Apr. 20. Over his 40-year career, Suh Se-ok has incorporated
his traditional training with his Modernist sensibility to create dynamic works
that embody his artistic vision. He has been especially transfixed by the
figurative form and has continually explored and perfected it until it evolved
into powerful formal gestures of simple lines that comprise his definitive
pictorial vocabulary. Location: Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call
713-639-7300 for more info.
CSI: The
Experience.
Feb. 1-Apr 30.
This completely immersive exhibit invites visitors to enter one of three mock
crime scenes, where they identify and record the evidence. It then takes them
inside forensic laboratories for scientific testing and to autopsy rooms for
pathology analysis. Houston events at Museum of Natural Science, 1 Hermann
Circle Drive. Call 713.639.IMAX for more info.
Genome:
The Secret of How Life Works. Feb. 2 - May 4.
Have you ever wondered what you have in common with a potato? How genes affect
growth and aging, or what your future children might look like? Stop wondering
and start exploring! Scientists have mapped the human genome – a person’s entire
set of genes. Genes are the secret codes, or recipes that make us who we are and
that influence who we might become. Houston events at Health Museum, 1515
Hermann Drive. Call 713-521-1515 for more info.
Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth Century
Rome Exhibition. Houston events at the Museum of
Fine Arts in Houston.
Lucy's
Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia.Now
thru Apr. 20, 2008. Discover five million years of Ethipia's diverse
history and culture. The exhibition will include the original fossilized remains
of the 3.2 million-year-old hominid known as Lucy. With 40 percent of her
skeleton intact, Lucy remains the oldest and most complete adult human ancestor
fully retrieved from African soil. Location: Museum of Natural Science, 1
Hermann Circle Drive.
RED HOT -
Asian Art Today from the Chaney Family Collection.
Now thru Oct. 10th. Drawn from the
extraordinary holdings of Houston collectors Robert, Jereann, and Holland
Chaney, the exhibition focuses on artists who emerged after the political and
economic upheavals of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Showing at Museum of Fine
Arts, 1001 Bissonnet. Call 713-639-7300 for more info.
