Abstract Vimeo Livestream Twelve Moments: Experiencing Spiritual & Faith Traditions Zarathushti (Zoroastrian) Tradition led by the Zoroastrian Association of Houston Free event with suggested contributions $5-10​​​​Over the next year, each Twelve Moments will highlight the role of music and sound in spiritual practices, and how these practices sustain us in the face of current challenges and injustices. For the month of April, the Rothko Chapel presented a meditation in the...

Abstract Cultivating Contemplation presented by Rothko Chapel and Garden Club of HoustonThis special live virtual program explored the power of public green spaces, featuring Thomas L. Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and Sarah Newbery, Director of Parks and Greenspace of the Kinder Foundation. Their discussion was followed by live QandA.The conversation explored particularly Woltz's inspiration and process behind his team's work in designing Rothko Chapel’s...

Abstract Vimeo Livestream Twelve Moments: Experiencing Spiritual & Faith Traditions Family Friendly Meditation with Aset Hetep Free event with suggested contributions $5-10​​​​Amidst the developing COVID-19 pandemic, concerns about returning to school, and ongoing work to address racial injustices, this guided meditation for all ages helped us to release judgement, negativity, and attachments, moving into a space of understanding and unconditional love. For the month of August, the...

Abstract Vimeo Livestream, 6pm CDT Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture Series in Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights Is this really a racial reckoning? with Charles M. Blow Presented in partnership with the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at UT’s School of LawAfter the killing of George Floyd, millions of people, of all races and ethnicities, in America and around the world, poured into the streets as part of historic protests to demand racial justice. Some...

Abstract Zoom Event Wednesday, March 31, 6pm CT A Conversation with Francois de Menil and David Leslie Organized by Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, in partnership with the Menil Collection and the Rothko ChapelThis special event coincided with the virtual screening of the short version of Francois de Menil's documentary "The Rothko Chapel" (1972), including an interview with the Chapel's founders, Dominique and John de Menil.The screening was followed by a...

Abstract Zoom Event Presented in partnership with Pace GalleryIn honor of the Rothko Chapel’s 50th anniversary, Pace Gallery presents a virtual guided meditation led by Tibetan meditation teacher, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul, recorded at the Chapel in Houston.This year, the Rothko Chapel celebrates 50 years as a landmark of modern sacred art, a celebrated site for transformative and inspirational experiences, and an organization working at the vanguard of human rights, social,...

Abstract Vimeo Livestream Friday, February 26, 6pm CDT Free event with suggested contribution $5-20Following an eighteen-month restoration, the Chapel has reopened to the public with transformed lighting that brings the space into alignment with the founders’ original vision for the first time. This conversation explores the original design of the Rothko Chapel, the importance of light within the building, the Chapel’s growing campus, and the creative process of the Opening Spaces Design...

Abstract Vimeo Livestream, 7pm CT Free event with suggested contributions $5-20 Closed captions providedThe Rothko Chapel presented a livestream lecture and conversation with art historian Sheldon Nodelman and Christopher Rothko. In 1997, Nodelman authored Rothko Chapel Paintings: Origin, Structure, Meaning, where he explored the Rothko Chapel as "a masterpiece of twentieth century art and incontestably the greatest work of pictorial installation to date, both dauntingly complex and...

Abstract Vimeo Livestream In partnership with the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston and the Honorary Consulate of Latvia for the State of Texas Free event with suggested contributions $5-20In honor of Mark Rothko’s Latvian heritage, Latvian jazz ensemble the Māris Briežkalns Quintet commissioned ten Latvian composers to each create an original jazz composition, arranged and performed by the Quintet. Each composition is created to illustrate the moods and atmosphere evoked by an...

Abstract Vimeo Livestream, 6pm CDT 2021 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration The Radical King and the Quest to Change America Free event with suggested contributions $5-20Today, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is celebrated for his 'dream' of a just America, but by the end of his career King was calling for a "radical reconstruction" of the United States. What compelled the transformation of King's ideas and what do they tell us about our society today? For the 2021 Annual MLK Birthday...