Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council Showcases MFAH's Growing Design Holdings

Offering a glimpse of the design collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this August the MFAH presents Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council, an exhibition of two dozen objects that pays tribute to the friends group funding design purchases at the MFAH.

Founded in 1998, the Design Council is comprised of community members who share a belief that objects play a defining role in the way we live in and envision our environment.

As part of their involvement at the MFAH, Design Council members have access to design experts, learn about collecting, and study objects first-hand.

Once a year they use their funds (derived from membership dues) to vote on purchases for the museum's collection.

Many of these objects acquired over the past decade will be on view in the Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet Street, from August 23, 2008 through January 4, 2009.

"The collection would not be what it is today without the support of the Design Council members," states Cindi Strauss, MFAH curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design and organizer of the exhibition.

"The council has been incredibly proactive in seeking out icons of the 20th-century, as well as the latest in contemporary design, singling out tomorrow's masterpieces today.

I'm looking forward to building on the foundation of the past ten years as we move forward in defining the collection."

more: mfah.org (176)

---

---