Calendar Week of Wednesday, November 27, 2024-Tuesday, December 3, 2024
![Lissette Solórzano, from the series Malecón, 2004, inkjet print](https://static.mfah.com/images/lissette-solorzano-from-the-series-malecon.10770124039578988452.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography Through August 3, 2025
Showcasing 100 examples of contemporary Cuban photography, this exhibition traces the evolution of the medium’s role in Cuba over nearly five decades.
27 Nov Wed / 2024
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Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz (Northern), Mexico, 900–1521, conch shell, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November, 2007.”
Drop-in Tour | “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore humanity’s relationship with the divine in this expansive examination of spiritual ideas and concepts.
29 Nov Fri / 2024
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František Kupka, The Yellow Scale, c. 1907, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, Museum purchase funded by Audrey Jones Beck. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Yellow Scale”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Yellow Scale.
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Art Bites | British Paintings from the Blaffer Foundation
6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Mr. Klein
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Robert Klein is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided by pure self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation of French Jews to separate them from their valuable works of art passed on from generation to generation.
30 Nov Sat / 2024
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Pueblo (Acoma), Acoma Jar with Abstract Bird Design, early 1900s, clay, slip, and paints, Vilcek Foundation, IL.2020 – VF2019.02.02. Photograph © Vilcek Foundation
Saturday Members Tour | “Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery.
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Mr. Klein
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Robert Klein is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided by pure self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation of French Jews to separate them from their valuable works of art passed on from generation to generation.
01 Dec Sun / 2024
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Mr. Klein
5 p.m.—7 p.m.Robert Klein is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided by pure self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation of French Jews to separate them from their valuable works of art passed on from generation to generation.