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THE FABULOUS FIFTIES: HOUSTON ART AT THE DAWN OF THE SPACE AGE, 1945-1961

Location

Julia Ideson Library
550 McKinney St

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Dates and Times

  • Thursday, Dec 4, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec 5, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec 6, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Monday, Dec 8, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Thursday, Dec 11, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Friday, Dec 12, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec 13, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Monday, Dec 15, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • + 21 more

Details

This exhibition features over 100 paintings, sculptures, and objects created in Houston by more than 30 Houston artists from 1945 to 1961, a period of rapid growth that transformed the regional Magnolia City into the internationally known metropolis of Space City. Between the end of World War II in 1945 to the 1961 decision to locate the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Houston, the city underwent radical social and economic changes. The influx of new people, fortunes, and influences impacted all aspects of the city, including the arts.

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