Calendar Week of Monday, June 3, 2024-Sunday, June 9, 2024
Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan Through September 15, 2024
Masterpieces from Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912) reveal the profound cross-cultural impact of Japan’s developing relationships with the wider world.
30 Aug Fri / 2024
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Reception | “Ken Mazzu: Points of Interest”
5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Celebrate the exhibition Ken Mazzu: Points of Interest, the first in a series highlighting the Junior School faculty at the Glassell School of Art.
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Nostalghia
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative, this cult favorite is a mystical and mysterious collision of East and West, shot with the tactile beauty that only Tarkovsky can provide. Film critic J. Hoberman observed that “Nostalghia is not so much a movie as a place to inhabit for two hours.”
31 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.Advance tickets are sold out, with a limited number available on-site the morning of the tour. MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Lecture | The Purrfect Subject: Cats in Japanese Art
2 p.m.—3 p.m.This lecture about the book Divine Felines: The Cat in Japanese Art is inspired by the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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“What I Know and When I Knew It” Reception
5 p.m.—7 p.m.Celebrate the exhibition What I Know and When I Knew It.
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Nostalghia
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative, this cult favorite is a mystical and mysterious collision of East and West, shot with the tactile beauty that only Tarkovsky can provide. Film critic J. Hoberman observed that “Nostalghia is not so much a movie as a place to inhabit for two hours.”
01 Sep Sun / 2024
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Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai)
2 p.m.—5:45 p.m.One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai tells the story of a 16th-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits.
02 Sep Mon / 2024
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Open on Labor Day
11 a.m.—5 p.m.The Museum and Bayou Bend—usually closed on Monday—are open on Labor Day for the long weekend.
05 Sep Thu / 2024
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Teacher Workshop | Maximizing Your Teacher-Guided Visits
5 p.m.—6:30 p.m.This Hearst Foundation workshop helps teachers maximize their Museum visits.
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Art Bites | Spanish Viceregal Paintings from the Thoma Collection
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.