Calendar Week of Friday, July 5, 2024-Thursday, July 11, 2024
Gauguin in the World Through February 16, 2025
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
17 Nov Sun / 2024
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Fahari Wambura
MFA Shop Trunk Show | Fahari Bazaar
12:30 p.m.—6 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show with Fahari Bazaar, an independent, New York–based Tanzanian fashion brand.
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Bambi
1 p.m.—2:15 p.m.Houston Cinema Arts Festival
In the heart of the forest, Bambi takes his first wobbly steps and sets out to explore his new world with his friends: a lovable rabbit called Thumper and a bashful skunk named Flower.
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Family Art-Making Studio | Fall 2024
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Create and learn in this workshop for families. Explore a work of art in the galleries, then make your own masterpiece in the studio.
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Family Day at Bayou Bend “Celebrate the Season”
1 p.m.—5 p.m.Celebrate the holiday season with an afternoon of free, family-friendly fun at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
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Ann Dumas, consulting curator for European art
Curator Talk | “Gauguin in the World”
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Get an inside look at the new exhibition Gauguin in the World from Ann Dumas, consulting curator for European art.
20 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.
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Jody Graf
Core Program Lecture | Jody Graf
6 p.m.—7 p.m.The 2024–2025 Core Program Lecture Series presents a talk by Jody Graf.
21 Nov Thu / 2024
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Maarten Van Severen, manufactured by Kartell, LCP00 (Low Chair Plastic), designed 2000, manufactured 2003, PMMA and metal, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston.
Drop-in Tour | “150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore objects designed by architects in a unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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Art Bites | Ab Ex in NYC
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Maarten Van Severen, manufactured by Kartell, LCP00 (Low Chair Plastic), designed 2000, manufactured 2003, PMMA and metal, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston.
Art Encounters | "150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection"
6 p.m.—8 p.m.This Art Encounters session encourages you to experiment with design inspired by A.C. Evans’ works and works on view in 150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection.
