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FOOD | ARTS | COMMUNITY | STYLE+LEISURE
MUSEUM DISTRICT
HIGHLIGHTS
Illustration by German Arellano
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
Michelangelo and the Vatican: Masterworks from
the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples JUNG CENTER
Spectrum: Libbie Masterson HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
Death by Natural Causes
5200 Montrose Blvd. | 713.524.8253 | www.junghouston.org 5555 Hermann Park Dr. | 713.639.4629 | www.hmns.org
Masterworks by Michelangelo and his contem-
poraries highlight the artistic legacy of Pope
Paul III and the vital role that drawing played
in art production throughout Europe in the
late 15th and 16th centuries. Michelangelo
and the Vatican features drawings, cartoons,
paintings, sculpture and prints by Renaissance
master Michelangelo and his predecessors
and successors, including Raphael, Rubens,
Tintoretto and Titian. Largely drawn from the
renowned collection of the Capodimonte
Museum in Naples, Italy, the exhibition pres-
ents some 40 works from the 16th century,
many commissioned or completed during the
papacy of Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III. In this exhibition, Libbie Masterson will use
glass and music to create an immersive instal-
lation that explores the similarities between
the visible and aural spectrums. Dividing light
allows us to see the different colors of the
visible spectrum the same way we can hear
notes of the musical scale. In this installation,
you will experience the wavelengths of these
spectrums, and explore your relationship to
certain combinations of color and sound. Snakes. Spiders. Sharks. The things you fear
are the least of your worries! Death by Natural
Causes will introduce patrons to the range
of “animal, vegetable and mineral” dangers
that lurk in their everyday lives. Through a
collection of specimens, text and interactives,
visitors can see what can cause a death, either
directly or indirectly, from the natural world.
Poisonous, venomous and toxic are just a few
of the terms that will be clarified, and things
you interact with almost daily will be used as
examples—mushrooms, snakes, spiders and
even common foods!
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Through June 10.
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Through April 28.
Through September 3.
Sam
Houston
Monument
1. HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 8. CZECH CENTER MUSEUM 15. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF HOUSTON
2. THE ROTHKO CHAPEL 9. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE 16. THE HEALTH MUSEUM
3. THE MENIL COLLECTION 10. ASIA SOCIETY TEXAS CENTER 17. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
4. DIVERSEWORKS 11. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON 18. RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
5. BUFFALO SOLDIERS NATIONAL MUSEUM 12. THE JUNG CENTER OF HOUSTON 19. HOUSTON ZOO
6. HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT 13. CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON 7. LAWNDALE ART CENTER 14. THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
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