Lectures Week of Thursday, August 22, 2024-Wednesday, August 28, 2024
![Raqib Shaw, Ode to the Country Without a Post Office, 2019–20, acrylic liner and enamel on birchwood](https://static.mfah.com/images/raqib-shaw-ode-to-country-without-post-office.13532762637338831198.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
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.
22 Aug Thu / 2024
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“Meiji” Dances
7 p.m.—8 p.m.A dance performance inspired by Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
27 Aug Tue / 2024
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Johann Christoph Heyne, Flagon, c. 1754–80, pewter, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by Susan Neptune.
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.