Celebrated African American art and history exhibit, with more than 100 works, arrives in Houston

When they were married in 1967, Bernard and Shirley Kinsey set an ambitious goal: visit 100 countries together. While experiencing different places and cultures, the couple began collecting objects to remember their travels.

Over time, they amassed a sizable and critically celebrated collection of art and artifacts, now considered to be one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside of the Smithsonian.

With pieces dating from 1595 to today, the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection’s . . .