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    reopening culutre

    Here is when museums and theaters will reopen in Houston

    Tarra Gaines
    Apr 30, 2020 | 2:45 pm

    Since closing in March, many of Houston’s cultural organizations and institutions have continued to wait and see while planning for multiple reopening contingencies. Gov. Greg Abbott’s Report to Open Texas announcement this week allows museums — like restaurants — to open following major safety guidelines and with a 25-percent capacity regulation. Therefore, some of those organizations have gone from preparing to implementing.

    With announcements beginning to trickle in, we take a look at which art and cultural centers will be reopening in May and beyond.

    Houston Museum of Natural Science
    The first to set a launch date, the family favorite will open May 18, strictly following the governor’s 25-percent capacity rule. The HMNS has also presented to the public such a detailed list of measures they will set — before and with reopening — that it might become a template for other museums in the district.

    In a statement from Joel A. Bartsch, the HMNS president and CEO, explained the Houston institution has been preparing for reopening since they closed on March 17.

    “Museums are essential to our culture and we are committed to continuing to serve our mission of providing a world class museum experience for the Houston community,” stated Bartsch. “The Museum will continue to expand digital engagement opportunities for those who may not yet feel comfortable returning. At the same time, our staff will continue working non-stop to develop additional protocols and provide additional support and supplies as needed for those who do.”

    Some of those protocols include requiring face masks for the visiting public, creating separate entrances and exits, utilizing newly installed plexi-glass screens at visitor, information, and sales desks, and monitoring public spaces to facilitate social distancing.

    Meanwhile, face masks and gloves will be provided for all staff who engage with the public, workstations will be spaced to allow for social distancing, and support staff will continue to work from home. The temperature of all employees will also be measured before entering the museum.

    Holocaust Museum Houston
    HMH will reopen to the public May 26 when the 50-percent capacity guideline is tentatively set to go into practice. The protocols in place will require staff and guests to wear a face mask upon entry and to practice social distancing. If guests do not have a mask, the museum will provide them. According to Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga, HMH CEO, the museum undergo a deep cleaning and sanitation process of the entire building before reopening.

    “This involves spraying the entire facility with a long lasting anti-viral spray that will last at least 30 days,” explains Zúñiga. “HMH will implement a repetitive third-party assessment and treatment process every 30 days to make sure that the non-infectious integrity of the facility is being maintained, and implement an ongoing daily sanitation and cleaning process for the entire facility through our contracted cleaning company.”

    Keeping with the governor’s orders for all libraries and museums, interactive stations within exhibitions will be closed.

    Around the Museum District

    Several of the other Houston museums are still assessing the situation and their own capacity to reopen, with many still in the planning stages.

    At the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, a Return to Work Task Force continues to determine how best to reopen for their 650 staff members and their visitors.

    "We will be coordinating with our sister institutions in the Houston Museum District and with the mayor’s office. We look forward to bringing some staff back into the buildings and welcoming the public, but we are evaluating all of our supplies, including masks and gloves, and assessing our infrastructure to ensure that we are ready to operate the museum’s offices and public areas safely and under social distancing," was the MFAH's official statement today. They plan to announce a reopening date "as soon as all those aspects are in view."

    The Menil Collection put out a brief but similar statement on social media: "The Menil Collection is carefully planning for its reopening later this summer. The safety and well-being of the museum’s visitors, staff, and community continues to be our top priority."

    Live theater
    While the Texas plan gives the green light for movie theaters to reopen at 25-percent capacity, and not too many have jumped to be the first, live staged theaters are still a question, with many local companies mulling social distancing and health options for audiences, performing artists, and crew.

    Many Houston companies canceled their summer shows altogether or moved late spring and summer shows to their next season. In one case, the Alley Theatre rescheduled their annual Summer Chills production, which was to be Clue this year, as the first show of their 2020-21 season, beginning in mid-September.

    For those wondering about another summer staple, the always wild and new Tamarie Cooper show, Catastrophic Theatre posted to social media that they will only reopen when they believe it safe to do so. (The company has put together a video of their favorite moments from past shows calling itTamarie's Mixtape.)

    A few companies do still have summer shows on their calendar, includingStages. Lise Bohn, Stages development and communications director, tells CultureMap the company continues to monitor guidance from local and state officials to determine when they can safely resume planned performances. "We'll share an interim update next week regarding our plans for May and June," says Bohn.

    And as for the big, revolutionary question: Tickets for the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts stop of the Hamiltontour went on sale in April — and yes, those dates tour dates still stand as June 30-August 9. Meanwhile, the Hobby Center administrative and box office staff are working remotely at least until May 15. Events taking place at Hobby through the middle of May have either been postponed or canceled.

    The Houston Museum of Natural Science will be the first major musuem to reopen, beginning May 18. The museum will implement a detailed set of health protocols before opening their doors.

    Houston Museum of Natural Science
      
    Photo courtesy of Houston Museum District
    The Houston Museum of Natural Science will be the first major musuem to reopen, beginning May 18. The museum will implement a detailed set of health protocols before opening their doors.
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    Hodge Podge

    Houston artist bids farewell, for now, with career-spanning new exhibit

    Craig D. Lindsey
    Jun 18, 2025 | 10:29 am
    Robert Leroy Hodge Sanman Studios
    Courtesy of Robert Leroy Hodge/SANMAN Studios
    The exhibit shows a range of the artist's works.

    Artist Robert Leroy Hodge is saying goodbye to Houston – well, not exactly.

    The Houston-born multidisciplinary artist recently debuted his latest exhibit, Diamonds That Fall from the Treetop, at SANMAN Studios. Known more for his eye-catching, pop-art collages (in 2023, he collaborated with Austin artist Tim Kerr for the No Kings But Us exhibit at Blaffer Art Museum), this mini-retrospective will feature selected works from his two-decade career – including the early stuff.

    “A lot of kids think I only make collages,” Hodge tells CultureMap. “And, also, I'm not making collages anymore like that. So, it's like the end of an era. I show where I started with these portraits and real paintings and drawings and how I kind of got into collage. It's a wide range of things I do, not just collage.”

    Diamonds will also be his last exhibit in Houston, but he’s not moving away. Hodge will cut down on doing local exhibits and focus more on getting his art and his name out there in other parts of the world. He’s out to prove that serious art can come out of this place.

    “When I interact with politicians and people in higher positions, they treat local artists like they're secondary, they're not good enough,” he says. “[They say] ‘They're in Houston because they can't be in New York and LA,’ and that's not the case. I could be anywhere, and I chose Houston.”

    But Hodge wants to be known as an artist from Houston, instead of just in Houston. “There’s nothing wrong with being a local artist in your city, but that’s not what I want,” he says. “I live here, but for me to get to the next space I wanna get to, I need to be showing more in New York, LA, out the country. And it's nothing personal – when you do a lot of stuff here, you just can't keep doing the same thing. You start to feel stagnant.”

    As much as he loves both the city and its art scene, Hodge knows that the visual arts isn’t a high priority around here. “We are an oil-and-gas city,” he says. “And because that's the main way money is being made, arts and culture is not primary. And, then, the new mayor is not really into art. So, it's like it all depends on who loves art and who's in office.”

    Within city limits, Hodge says he will be more of a curator and mentor, helping young artists and working with galleries and studios on creating showcases for those artists and others. He also wants to continue collaborating with fellow art enthusiasts of color, like the folks at SANMAN.

    “I wanted to do it with SANMAN because it's owned by two young Black men,” he says. “They got a staff of Black creatives, and I wanted to really show cohesiveness between Black men.”

    But Hodge isn’t completely hanging up the idea of doing another big solo show in his hometown. “This is the last one for a while,” he says, “unless the Menil calls or something crazy happens.”

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    Diamonds That Fall will be on display through Saturday, July 26.

    Robert Leroy Hodge Sanman Studios
      

    Courtesy of Robert Leroy Hodge/SANMAN Studios

    The exhibit shows a range of the artist's works.

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