Menil Bookstore

The publication "African Art from The Menil Collection" catalogues more than 100 pieces among the Menil's holdings, from Lega ivories to Dogon sculpture to Benue bronzes.

Learn about the formation of the museum's African art collection, drawn primarily from North Africa and the Sahel, Coastal West Africa, and Central and East Africa, through photography and texts by leading scholars. The Menil publication is available for purchase at the Menil Bookstore and online.

Dive into the life and practice of Yves Klein, whose story is paired with black-line illustrations and touches of the artist's signature color in "Yves Klein Painted Everything Blue and Wasn't Sorry."

Check out children's titles in your next visit to the Menil Bookstore. Swing by Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Explore the q***r alternative history of modernism through the volume "Q***r Modernism, 1900–1950." The volume presents the visual worlds, languages, and aesthetics of artists across Europe and the Americas, alongside histories of q***r lives during war, persecution, and resistance.

Purchase a copy at the Menil Bookstore. The shop is open Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

The Menil Collection opened to the public on this day in 1987.

Available in the Menil Bookstore is the dual biography "Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil." The book, by journalist and editor William Middleton, "goes into much detail about how [the couple] were able to so clearly put their stamp on Houston," the Houston Press wrote in a review. "The de Menils' story doesn't just belong to Houston or Paris or London; the story belongs to the world."

Inspired by the oak trees across the Menil Collection's campus? Bring a touch of nature into your home and sprout a new oak tree through an acorn vase, now available at the Menil Bookstore.

Visit the shop to browse a curated selection of gifts. The store is open today, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

In 1977–78, Cy Twombly produced a "painting in 10 parts," inspired by Alexander Pope's translation of Homer's "Iliad."

Available at the Menil Bookstore is "Cy Twombly: Fifty Days at Iliam," a color reproduction of the artist's 10 large canvases evoking moments from Homer's epic poem.

Visit the shop—the store is open Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Among the new titles available at the Menil Bookstore, find "Notes to a Black Woman" by Françoise Ega and "Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles" by Sharbreon Plummer.

In "Notes to a Black Woman," Ega chronicles the experiences of domestic workers lured from their Caribbean homes to France, exposing their unjust living and working conditions and defending the dignity of migrant laborers. The zine "Diasporic Threads" surveys the history of Black women's contributions to art and history through fiber-related media, spotlighting five artists and their practices amid the intersections of race, art, and cultural memory.

Available at the Menil Bookstore is "Global Visions: FotoFest at 40." Drawing from 20 FotoFest Biennials, the volume offers photographs spanning over 150 years alongside accompanying essays, inviting readers to consider the enduring power of photography to connect us.

Purchase a copy today. The shop is open, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

The new title "Matthew Wong: Interiors" accompanies the artist's landmark solo exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Through painting and drawing, Wong examined the architecture and psychology of interior spaces. "These paintings are extremely open and vulnerable. But once they lure you in, they leave you alone to explore their chromatic, spatial, and psychological complexities," wrote The New York Times.

Stop by the Menil Bookstore soon to browse this among other new art titles.

Make this summer an art-filled one. Among the children's titles at the Menil Bookstore, find a variety of books introducing and celebrating art for readers of all ages.

Visit the store during its regular hours of Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.