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Asia Society Texas' annual Tiger Ball gala raised $1.73 million while honoring Houston leaders Y. Ping Sun and David Leebron for their remarkable leadership and dedication to enriching Houston's cultural vibrancy.
The exhibition 'Hung Hsien: Between Worlds' is the first major retrospective of pioneering artist Hung Hsien, whose groundbreaking ink paintings bridge traditional Chinese brushwork and Western abstraction.
As part of Asia Society Texas' 10th season of its Bank of America Women's Leadership Series, Houston-based diplomats Katherine L. Ho, Valérie Baraban, Gabrielle Hall, and Yvonne Hsiao reflected on their diverse backgrounds and experiences.
The second annual presentation of chamber opera 'The Big Swim,' co-produced by Houston Grand Opera and Asia Society Texas, celebrated the Year of the Snake with a weekend of sold-out shows retelling the Chinese fable of the Jade Emperor.
Asia Society Texas welcomed a record 5,000 guests to ring in the Year of the Snake and enjoy all-ages activities, performances, food, and shopping at its annual Lunar New Year festival.
Asia Society Texas announces 'Vian Sora: Outerworlds,' a mid-career survey of abstract painter Vian Sora. Organized jointly with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Speed Museum in Louisville, 'Outerworlds' opens at AST in April 2026.
Asia Society Texas welcomes the return of 'The Big Swim,' a family-friendly opera retelling the Chinese fable of the Jade Emperor. Commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in partnership with AST, 'The Big Swim' is presented February 7–9, 2025.
Best known in the United States for his 2004 redesign of the Museum of Modern Art, Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi designed Asia Society Texas' Center in Houston's Museum District — his only freestanding structure in the U.S.
