Tag: Menil Collection

Menil Byzantine frescoes en route to Cyprus

OCP- March 11, 2012

11/3/2012 HOUSTON, TX.- Over the past two days, the largest intact Byzantine frescoes in the Western Hemisphere were removed from their home in Houston, Texas. ... Read More

Fans get their last look at Menil frescoes

OCP- March 4, 2012

By Louis Casiano 3/3/2012 Worshippers and art lovers crowded into a small chapel Saturday to get a final glimpse of two 700-year-old Byzantine frescoes set ... Read More

De Menil Byzantine Murals Return To Cyprus In February

OCP- February 2, 2012

By Regina Kolbe Houston,Texas 1/2/2012 Near the Rothko Chapel on the 30-acre Menil Collection campus in Houston is another chapel. Its design is contemporary, foretelling ... Read More

Imprinting the Divine: Byzantine and Russian Icons from the Menil Collection

OCP- October 4, 2011

4/10/2011 On view beginning October 21, Imprinting the Divine showcases the Menil’s collection of icons, widely regarded by scholars as one of the most important ... Read More