6 . You are invited to join Film Fans, the Museum’ s membership group for movie lovers. Members of Film Fans receive special rights, such as free admission (入场费) and chances to meet industry experts.

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ( MFAH) has celebrated cinema as an art form since 1939. Brown Auditorium Theater, designed by famous museum designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, offers an excellent moviegoing experience in the Caroline Wiess Law Building. The theater was named Houston’s “Best Place to See Vintage Flicks” by the Houston Press for two years. The Lynn Wyatt Theater is positioned in the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, designed by Steven Holl Architects.

▶Join Film Fans online or by calling 713-639-7550.

▶Already a Film Fans member? Be sure to keep your email address up-to-date to make sure you receive film passes, the latest news, and more!

▶Single ( $75 MFAH members, $85 nonmembers)

10 free admissions, after which admission to most films is discounted (打折) to $5.

▶Double ( $135 MFAH members, $150 nonmembers)

20 free admissions (10 per person), plus extra benefits listed above.

▶Final Film Supporter ($1,000)

Free admission for up to four people for most films throughout the year, plus extra benefits listed above.

Film Fans

For information about Single and Double memberships to Film Fans, contact membership@mfah.org or 713-639-7550.

For information about Final Film Supporter memberships, contact Tracy Stephenson at tstephenson@mfah.org or713-639-7531.

General Inquiries

For information about film screenings, tickets, or other information about attending films at the Museum,contact guestservices@mfah.orgor 713-639-7300.

Parking Info for Film Fans

Parking can be got in three garages: 1144 Binz Street, 5101 Montrose Boulevard, and 5500 Main Street. For more information, contact parking@mfah.org.

9 . If someone asked whether you like the arts, you’d probably say you do—at least in theory. According to a survey, more than two-thirds of U.S. adults say the arts “lift me up beyond everyday experiences.” However, only 30 percent attended a concert of any type in 2017; 23 percent went to an art museum. Fewer than half actively created art of any kind.

The mismatch can boil down to the fact that we are weighed down by our day-to-day responsibilities, leaving our schedule packed. Maybe you like to play a little background music while you work or do the chores, but even before the pandemic, most of us rarely, if ever, saw a live performance, let alone visited a gallery or watched a play.

Too often, we let the dull reality of life get in the way of the arts. But this is a mistake. The arts are the opposite of an escape from reality; they might just be the most realistic glimpse we ever get into the nature and meaning of life. If you make time for consuming and producing art—the same way you make time for work and exercise and family commitments—I assure you that you’ll find your life getting fuller and happier. Think of a time when you heard a piece of music and wanted to cry. Or maybe your dizziness as you emerged from a narrow side street in an unfamiliar city and found yourself in a beautiful town square as if in a fantasy. They probably stimulated a sudden awakening, much like the shock from a lungful of pure oxygen after breathing in smoggy air.

If you are among the people who feel that art is pure pleasure to experience and participate in, you might see it as a luxury item, while a preferable attitude is to treat art less like a distracting pleasure, and more like exercise or sleep, a necessity. Then draw up a schedule of your art exposure journey, and gradually weave art into your everyday life.