MFAH
INDIAN PAVILION
Ganesh & Siddhi, 10th century, sandstone
Maitreya Buddha
Lord of Dance, Shiva
Gold snuff box with watercolor on ivory
JEWISH CEREMONIAL ART
Lavish Hanukkah lamp shaped like a temple...8 lamps shaped like lions, 2 hands holding a crown in the center
The menorah is a central, ancient Jewish candelabrum, with two main types: the 7-branched Temple menorah representing divine light and wisdom, and the 9-branched Chanukah menorah (Chanukkiyah) commemorating the Maccabean miracle. The original Temple menorah, made of pure gold, was used for daily lighting with olive oil.
Calligraphy tools in ivory
Sandstone lattice work
ISLAMIC ARTEFACTS
Calligraphy tools in ivory
INDIAN, SYRIAN METAL WORK
Louvre Couture
fashion as art has an installation of 36 fashion ensembles in galleries across the Museum.
All were selected from the landmark debut of Louvre Couture—Art and Fashion: Statement Pieces, the first-ever fashion exhibition at the Louvre Museum
Ensembles have been selected from heritage houses such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Versace, Louis Vuitton, and Vivienne Westwood, as well as from important designers established in this century, including Thom Browne, Erdem, Jacquemus, and Iris Van Herpen.
The earliest work, Yves Saint Laurent’s 1965 Robe Mondrian, is shown with Piet Mondrian’s 1918 Composition with Grid #1 from the MFAH collections.
Additional MFAH pairings include André-Charles Boulle’s 17th-century Longcase Clock with Givenchy’s 1990–91 Pantsuit;
the elaborate 18th-century folding screen Biombo with Views of Mexico City with a 1990 ensemble by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel; and
Louise Nevelson’s 1969 sculptural abstraction Mirror Image I with a 2024 Yohji Yamamoto ensemble.
Givenchy’s 1990–91 Pantsuit
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