Calendar Week of Sunday, June 9, 2024-Saturday, June 15, 2024
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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.
11 Jul Thu / 2024
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Photo by Parth Patel, Parthicus Studios
Lotería Game Night | Inspired by the MFAH Art Collections
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Play MFAH Lotería for a chance to win a prize! Learn about the works of art during the game, and then see them for yourself in the galleries.
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The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka)
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Winner of the 2024 Oscar for Best Animated Film and over a dozen international awards, this latest film from Studio Ghibli follows young Mahito, who moves to his family’s countryside estate after losing his mother.
12 Jul Fri / 2024
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MFA Shop Trunk Show | Namai
11 a.m.—6 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show with Namai, an independent, New York-based fashion brand founded by Bianca Kuttickattu.
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MFAH Playdate | Summer 2024
11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.Children 4 and younger, and their adult caregivers, are invited to enjoy a multi-sensory experience in the galleries with songs, stories, games, and activities.
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Francisco Goya, Still Life with Golden Bream, 1846, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund and the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Still Life with Golden Bream”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Still Life with Golden Bream.
13 Jul Sat / 2024
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CANCELED | Studio Saturday at Rienzi
10 a.m.—NoonCANCELED | Unleash your creativity within Rienzi’s galleries.
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MFA Shop Trunk Show | Namai
11 a.m.—9 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show with Namai, an independent, New York-based fashion brand founded by Bianca Kuttickattu.
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Saturday Members Tour | “Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited on this exclusive tour of the exhibition Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History.
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Mitsutani Kunishirō, Flowers, c. 1910, oil on canvas, private collection.
Members Curatorial Lecture | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Summer Nights at the MFAH
Gallery Experience Audrey Jones Beck Building Caroline Wiess Law Building Nancy and Rich Kinder Building6 p.m.—9 p.m.Back by popular demand, Summer Nights at the MFAH returns every Saturday in July. Enjoy a cocktail, chat with a curator, hear live music, and spend time up close with your favorite works of art.