Barnstone and Johnson with Stephen Fox

Houston architect Howard Barnstone, author of The Galveston That Was (1966), and the New York architect Philip Johnson, one of the trendsetters of U.S. architecture during the second half of the twentieth century, worked together intermittently from the 1950s to the 198......More

Houston architect Howard Barnstone, author of The Galveston That Was (1966), and the New York architect Philip Johnson, one of the trendsetters of U.S. architecture during the second half of the twentieth century, worked together intermittently from the 1950s to the 1980s. This talk will examine their overlapping careers, their architectural collaborations, and their shared patrons, the Houston art collectors and philanthropists Dominique and John de Menil. It will focus on the problematic of history in twentieth-century modern architectural debate and Galveston’s surprise interjection into that debate.You are welcome to bring your own lunch to enjoy. Lunch will not be provided.Virtual tickets are also available for guests who would like to view the livestream. A link will be sent prior to the event with instructions on viewing.Current GHF member tickets are free for in-person or livestream attendance as part of their #GalvestonHistory+ account. Access will start at 11:15 a.m. on the day of the presentation.ABOUT STEPHEN FOX | Stephen Fox is an architectural historian and a fellow of the Anchorage Foundation of Texas. He is a lecturer in architecture at Rice University and the University of Houston. With Ellen Beasley, he was co-author of the Galveston Architecture Guidebook (1996). He was co-editor, with Barrie Bradley and Michelangelo Sabatino, of Making Houston Modern: The Life and Architecture of Howard Barnstone (2020), and wrote the text for Richard Payne’s book The Architecture of Philip Johnson (2002).

1859 Ashton Villa, 2328 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston, 77550, United States

Morning Mimosa Harbor Tour

Enjoy a special one-hour tour on Galveston’s historic waterfront onboard Galveston Historical Foundation’s SEAGULL II tour boat. Guests will learn the history of the ports, piers, buildings, and more, accompanied by complimentary mimosas.

Galveston Historic Seaport, 2200 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

Morning Mimosa Harbor Tour

Enjoy a special one-hour tour on Galveston’s historic waterfront onboard Galveston Historical Foundation’s SEAGULL II tour boat. Guests will learn the history of the ports, piers, buildings, and more, accompanied by complimentary mimosas.

Galveston Historic Seaport, 2200 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

51st Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour

COMMEMORATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT STORM OF 1900 (AND GREAT FIRE OF 1885) Galveston Historical Foundation opens the doors to Galveston’s architectural history through public tours of privately owned homes during its annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour. La......More

COMMEMORATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT STORM OF 1900 (AND GREAT FIRE OF 1885) Galveston Historical Foundation opens the doors to Galveston’s architectural history through public tours of privately owned homes during its annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour. Large, small, and everything in between, the 2025 tour will have something for everyone! In addition to the tours, the annual event features numerous special events, allowing guests unique experiences in many of the tour homes and historic sites across the island.

Galveston Historical Foundation, 2002 Strand, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

Morning Mimosa Harbor Tour

Enjoy a special one-hour tour on Galveston’s historic waterfront onboard Galveston Historical Foundation’s SEAGULL II tour boat. Guests will learn the history of the ports, piers, buildings, and more, accompanied by complimentary mimosas.

Galveston Historic Seaport, 2200 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

51st Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour

COMMEMORATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT STORM OF 1900 (AND GREAT FIRE OF 1885) Galveston Historical Foundation opens the doors to Galveston’s architectural history through public tours of privately owned homes during its annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour. La......More

COMMEMORATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT STORM OF 1900 (AND GREAT FIRE OF 1885) Galveston Historical Foundation opens the doors to Galveston’s architectural history through public tours of privately owned homes during its annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour. Large, small, and everything in between, the 2025 tour will have something for everyone! In addition to the tours, the annual event features numerous special events, allowing guests unique experiences in many of the tour homes and historic sites across the island.

Galveston Historical Foundation, 2002 Strand, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

Mother's Day Champagne Brunch at the 1859 Ashton Villa

Held in the gorgeous 1859 Ashton Villa, this festive brunch features individual seating for you and your group, a special gift for mothers, live music, and more. Tickets are available for brunch only or with a Homes Tour ticket. The brunch is open seating. If you intend......More

Held in the gorgeous 1859 Ashton Villa, this festive brunch features individual seating for you and your group, a special gift for mothers, live music, and more. Tickets are available for brunch only or with a Homes Tour ticket. The brunch is open seating. If you intend to sit as a group, we recommend purchasing your tickets together in one order, and our staff will work to accommodate your group seating.

1859 Ashton Villa, 2328 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston, 77550, United States

Basement to Attic Tours of the 1892 Bishop's Palace

Offering participants a rare look into parts of the National Historic Landmark that are typically off-limits, the 1892 Bishop’s Palace Basement to Attic Tours feature Mrs. Gresham’s studio. An exclusive third-floor view to a truly one of a kind panoramic of the Gulf of ......More

Offering participants a rare look into parts of the National Historic Landmark that are typically off-limits, the 1892 Bishop’s Palace Basement to Attic Tours feature Mrs. Gresham’s studio. An exclusive third-floor view to a truly one of a kind panoramic of the Gulf of Mexico. Tickets are limited to 20 total guests and are $40 per person. Built of stone and steel for the railroad magnate Walter Gresham and his family, this famous house was designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier Victorian-era architect. Bishop’s Palace is recognized as one of America’s finest examples of Victorian exuberance and Gilded-Age extravagance and is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. The Bishop’s Palace Basement to Attic Tours are the best opportunity the public has to view all floors of the historic property.

1892 Bishop’s Palace, 1402 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

Basement to Attic Tours of the 1892 Bishop's Palace

Offering participants a rare look into parts of the National Historic Landmark that are typically off-limits, the 1892 Bishop’s Palace Basement to Attic Tours feature Mrs. Gresham’s studio. An exclusive third-floor view to a truly one of a kind panoramic of the Gulf of ......More

Offering participants a rare look into parts of the National Historic Landmark that are typically off-limits, the 1892 Bishop’s Palace Basement to Attic Tours feature Mrs. Gresham’s studio. An exclusive third-floor view to a truly one of a kind panoramic of the Gulf of Mexico. Tickets are limited to 20 total guests and are $40 per person. Built of stone and steel for the railroad magnate Walter Gresham and his family, this famous house was designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston’s premier Victorian-era architect. Bishop’s Palace is recognized as one of America’s finest examples of Victorian exuberance and Gilded-Age extravagance and is listed by the U. S. Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. The Bishop’s Palace Basement to Attic Tours are the best opportunity the public has to view all floors of the historic property.

1892 Bishop’s Palace, 1402 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States

James McMurtry at the 1859 St. Joseph's Church

This performance is supported by Saint Arnold Brewing Company. Tickets are non-refundable.#GalvestonHistory+ early admission from 6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. and pre-show meet & greet.GA doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7:00 p.m.Seating is general admission – n......More

This performance is supported by Saint Arnold Brewing Company. Tickets are non-refundable.#GalvestonHistory+ early admission from 6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. and pre-show meet & greet.GA doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7:00 p.m.Seating is general admission – no reserved seating will be available.In James McMurtry’s new effort, The Horses and the Hounds, the acclaimed songwriter backs personal narratives with effortless elegance (“Canola Fields”) and endless energy (“If It Don’t Bleed”). This first collection in seven years on New West Records, spotlights a seasoned tunesmith in peak form as he turns toward reflection (“Vaquero”) and revelation ( closer “Blackberry Winter”). Familiar foundations guide the journey. “There’s a definite Los Angeles vibe to this record,” McMurtry says. “The ghost of Warren Zevon seems to be stomping around among the guitar tracks. Don’t know how he got in there. He never signed on for work for hire.” The Horses and the Hounds is a reunion of sorts. McMurtry recorded the new album with legendary producer Ross Hogarth (John Fogerty, Van Halen, Keb’ Mo’) at Jackson Browne’s Groovemaster’s in Santa Monica, California, a world class studio that has housed such legends as Bob Dylan (2012’s Tempest) and David Crosby (2016’s Lighthouse) as well as Browne himself for I’m Alive (1993) and New Found Glory, Coming Home (2006). McMurtry and Hogarth first worked together 30 years ago, when Hogarth was a recording engineer in the employ of John Mellencamp at Mellencamp’s own Belmont Studios near Bloomington, Indiana. Hogarth recorded McMurtry’s first two albums, Too Long in the Wasteland and Candyland, for Columbia Records and later mixed McMurtry’s first self-produced album, Saint Mary of the Woods, for Sugar Hill Records. Another veteran of those three releases, guitarist David Grissom (Joe Ely, John Mellencamp, Dixie Chicks), returns with some of his finest work. His lauded storytelling — check out songs such as “Operation Never Mind” and “Ft. Walton Wake-Up Call” on The Horse and the Hounds— consistently has turned heads for decades now. “James writes like he’s lived a lifetime,” said John Mellencamp back in 1989, when Too Long in the Wasteland hit the Billboard 200. “James McMurtry is one of my very few favorite songwriters on Earth and these days he’s working at the top of his game,” says Americana all-star Jason Isbell. “He has that rare gift of being able to make a listener laugh out loud at one line and choke up at the next. I don’t think anybody writes better lyrics.” McMurtry’s albums Just Us Kids (2008) and Childish Things (2005) back the claim, each scoring endless critical praise. The former earned McMurtry his highest Billboard 200 chart position in two decades (since eclipsed by Complicated Game) and notched Americana Music Award nominations. Childish Things spent six full weeks topping the Americana Music Radio chart in 2005 and 2006, and won the Americana Music Association’s Album of the Year, with “We Can’t Make It Here” named the organization’s Song of the Year. Other accolades include a 1996 Grammy nomination for Long Form Music Video for Where’d You Hide the Body and an American Indie Award for Best Americana Album for It Had to Happen (1997).

1859 St. Joseph’s Church, 2202 Avenue K, Galveston, TX, 77550, United States