Lectures Week of Thursday, August 8, 2024-Wednesday, August 14, 2024
![Thomas Demand, Control Room, 2011, chromogenic print](https://static.mfah.com/images/thomas-demand-control-room.1806203372756230091.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History Through September 15, 2024
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this internationally touring landmark retrospective of Thomas Demand’s work.
10 Aug Sat / 2024
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Elizabeth Essner, Windgate Foundation Associate Curator of Craft
Behind-the-Scenes Experience for Benefactor & Leadership Circle Members
11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.“At the Vanguard of Collecting and Curating” MFAH members at the Benefactor level, and members of the Leadership Circle, are invited to this presentation about contemporary craft by curator Elizabeth Essner.
13 Aug Tue / 2024
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Simon Willard, Patent Alarm Timepiece, Lighthouse Clock, c. 1825, mahogany, brass, steel, iron, lead, glass, and enamel, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Lora Jean Kilroy Accession Endowment.
Virtual Series | Fascinating Finds
7 p.m.—8 p.m.In this three-part series, experts highlight fascinating stories about new works of art in the Bayou Bend Collection.