Calendar Week of Friday, August 16, 2024-Thursday, August 22, 2024
Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West Through September 2, 2024
Raqib Shaw blends Eastern and Western influences to create mesmerizing works of art that merge fable, history, and autobiography.
16 Aug Fri / 2024
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Man Ray: Return to Reason
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Le Retour à la raison, Sqürl, the Jim Jarmusch-Carter Logan combo, presents Man Ray: Return to Reason, with a newly recorded drone rock soundtrack for all four films. The band’s cosmic sounds complement Ray’s work by conjuring the beautiful, ineffable, haunting, and sublime.
17 Aug Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Aurora Picture Show Summer Filmmaking Camp World Premiere
1 p.m.—2:45 p.m.Walk the red carpet for Aurora’s annual Summer Filmmaking Camp World Premieres event, where young filmmakers’ visions come to life on the screen! This free screening showcases a wide range of creative short films made by Houston kids and teens (ages 7–15) through Aurora’s summer youth education program.
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Summer Lit Series | “Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West”
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Experience the exhibition Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West through the written word.
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Man Ray: Return to Reason
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Le Retour à la raison, Sqürl, the Jim Jarmusch-Carter Logan combo, presents Man Ray: Return to Reason, with a newly recorded drone rock soundtrack for all four films. The band’s cosmic sounds complement Ray’s work by conjuring the beautiful, ineffable, haunting, and sublime.
18 Aug Sun / 2024
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Family Zone
1 p.m.—4 p.m.Visit the MFAH Family Zone for engaging gallery activities with coloring sheets, colored pencils, books, and more.
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Green Border (Zielona granica)
2 p.m.—4:30 p.m.Along the treacherous forests (“green border”) between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. Instead, they become trapped in an escalating geopolitical standoff.
21 Aug Wed / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Experience an extraordinary look at Japan’s Meiji era.
22 Aug Thu / 2024
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Tour & Toast | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour of Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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“Meiji” Dances
7 p.m.—8 p.m.A dance performance inspired by Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.