In an exhibition partnership with the Saint Louis Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will present "Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times," which will bring unprecedented loans to the U.S. from the renowned antiquities collections of Italian museums, featuring treasures from museums in Rome, Naples, and Vatican City.
The first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to the times of Trajan, the exhibit explores the impact on art and culture of his nearly 20-year reign at the turn of the second century AD. The works on view tell the many stories - cultural, social, political, and economic - of life in Rome at that time, immersing visitors in the majesty of Trajan’s world.
The exhibit will remain on display through January 25, 2026.
In an exhibition partnership with the Saint Louis Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will present "Art and Life in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times," which will bring unprecedented loans to the U.S. from the renowned antiquities collections of Italian museums, featuring treasures from museums in Rome, Naples, and Vatican City.
The first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to the times of Trajan, the exhibit explores the impact on art and culture of his nearly 20-year reign at the turn of the second century AD. The works on view tell the many stories - cultural, social, political, and economic - of life in Rome at that time, immersing visitors in the majesty of Trajan’s world.
The exhibit will remain on display through January 25, 2026.
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$10-$24; free for MFAH members and children 12 and under.
