Rothko Chapel

📅 Upcoming Chapel Closures & Adjusted Hours
• June 4 – Chapel closes at 5:30 PM for a private service
• June 5 – Chapel closes at 4:00 PM for a private service
• June 11 – Chapel closes at 3:30 PM for a private service
• June 17 – Chapel closes at 4:00 PM in preparation for Summer Solstice programming
• June 23 – Chapel closes at 3:00 PM for a private service

🎷 Summer Solstice Morning Concert: Atlas Maior
📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026
🕣 8:30 AM & 12:00 PM
📍 Rothko Chapel
💵 Pay What You Can ($15–25)

Experience the globally inspired sounds of Atlas Maior, the acclaimed Austin-based ensemble blending progressive jazz with Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Indian musical traditions. Their immersive performances create a powerful soundtrack for contemplation inside the Chapel.

🥁 Summer Solstice Evening Performance: Kaminari Taiko of Houston
📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Chapel Plaza
💵 Pay What You Can ($10–25)
☔ Weather dependent

As the longest day of the year comes to a close, Kaminari Taiko of Houston returns with a dynamic outdoor performance celebrating the spirit and tradition of Japanese drumming. Plaza chair seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and guests are welcome to bring their own seating accommodations.

✊🏾 Juneteenth Dialogue & Book Talk: On Memory and Memorials
📅 Friday, June 19, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM
📍 Rothko Chapel
🎟 FREE Admission

Join architects and authors Michael Murphy and Walter Hood in conversation with Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Imam Abdullah Antepli for a timely discussion on how architecture, landscape, and public memorials shape collective memory, civic engagement, and community life.

Presented in partnership with Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis.

🔗 Registration is encouraged. Visit the link in our bio for details and tickets.

Join us this Juneteenth for a timely dialogue on memory, memorials, and the power of public space.

“On Memory and Memorials” features architects and authors Michael Murphy & Walter Hood in conversation with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Rothko Chapel President Imam Abdullah Antepli as they explore how architecture and landscape can preserve collective memory and inspire civic participation.

📅 Friday, June 19, 2026
🕛 12 PM
📍 Rothko Chapel
🎟 FREE | In-person bench seating

Presented in conjunction with featured book signings for Our World in Ten Buildings by Michael Murphy and The African Ancestors Garden by Walter Hood.
Register here https://rothkochapel.org/experience/events/register/2696. ✨

This Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor the Jewish voices, artists, scholars, and faith leaders who have helped shape the history of the Rothko Chapel.

A few highlights throughout the Chapel’s history include:
• 1980s Hasidic Music workshops and performances
• 1984 “A Concert for the Jewish Holy Days” featuring Alhambra
• 2019 Climate Symposium featuring Rabbi Daniel Swartz
• 2025 Night of Ideas featuring Dr. Peter Hotez
• 2025 Interfaith Time of Remembrance featuring Cantor Rollin Simmons

And of course, we recognize Mark Rothko himself. Though not a practicing Jew, Rothko was of Jewish Latvian ancestry, and his work continues to inspire reflection across cultures and faiths.

These moments represent just a few of the many Jewish voices that have enriched the life of the Chapel over the decades.

We’re honored to be featured in this thoughtful article highlighting the enduring artistic and cultural influence of the Rothko Chapel. The feature explores works inspired by Mark Rothko and the Chapel itself, including Tyshawn Sorey’s monochromatic light (afterlife)—jointly commissioned by Da Camera of Houston and the Rothko Chapel for the Chapel’s 50th anniversary—as well as Morton Feldman’s seminal Rothko Chapel, poet John Taggart’s The Rothko Chapel Poem, and selections from Loren Connors’ Blues: The Dark Paintings of Mark Rothko.

For more than five decades, the Rothko Chapel has inspired artists, musicians, poets, and visitors from around the world through its unique intersection of art, spirituality, music, and human rights. We’re grateful to see these conversations and creative legacies continue to resonate today.

To read the full article, visit https://www.otherminds.org/broadcast/873/