

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Conversation: Matisse: Art in a Time of Turmoil
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Author Christopher C. Gorham and Rebecca Rabinow, Director of the Menil Collection, discuss Henri Matisse’s life and work during the German occupation of France. Drawing from Gorham’s recent book "Matisse at War," 2025, the conversation examines how the artist balanced deep personal anxieties with the creation of some of his most iconic works.

This program takes place in the main building, located at 1533 Sul Ross Street.

As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.

Learn more: https://www.menil.org/events/conversation-matisse-art-in-a-time-of-turmoil
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/houston/conversation-matisse-art-in-a-time-of-turmoil/200029473884645
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 99

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Houston
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006
- **lat**: 29.73719
- **long**: -95.39768
- **full address**: 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Menil Collection (https://allevents.in/org/the-menil-collection/1872929)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Menil Collection
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Conversation: Matisse: Art in a Time of Turmoil ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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