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This exhibit on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, features a stunning one to five model of the Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion, the classic pavilion found within the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd.

Showcases the work of artist John Henry, known for his large-scale public works of art. Henry will exhibit his contemporary metal sculptures. San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston. Closes in July 2010.

Showcasing work by some of the most renowned designers of the 20th and 21st centuries, the exhibition introduces visitors to about 40 of the most recent design objects acquired by the museum. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Celebrates a Century of Service. Features more than 200 items such as wool nursing capes, apothecary bottles, modern scrubs and a hospital bed. Mayborn Museum Complex.

Drawn from the Menil’s diverse collection of over 16,000 objects, Body in Fragments explores the manner in which the human form is dissected and reconfigured in the art of various times and places, conveying spiritual, physical, and intellectual notions of personhood. The Menil Collection.

Synthetic petrochemical-based fibers were introduced during the 1930s, forever altering the American clothing industry and the world of fashion. Today, fibers such as nylon, polyester, acrylic and spandex are an integral part of life. This exhibit will explore some of the changes that have occurr...

Features 100 works demonstrating how the performing arts have been captured in various forms of fine art. Dallas Museum of Art.

Miriam Ferguson, a Bell County native, was the first woman to be elected governor in Texas. She served two terms as governor of Texas, 1925-1926 and 1933-34. Her husband, James E. Ferguson, was also a Bell County native and served as governor of Texas from 1915 to 1917. Bell County Museum, 201 N....

Exhibit celebrates this anniversary. Mayborn Museum Complex.

Begins with the history of the first vineyards planted in Texas by Spanish missionaries and continues to the largely forgotten role of Texas rootstock and T.V. Munson in saving many of the French vineyards. George Bush Presidential Library & Museum. E-mail: brian.blake@nara.gov