Calendar Week of Thursday, July 11, 2024-Wednesday, July 17, 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.
14 Jul Sun / 2024
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MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Zumba
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free Zumba on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
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MFA Shop Trunk Show | Namai
12:30 p.m.—6 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show with Namai, an independent, New York–based fashion brand.
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CANCELED | Bastille Day at Rienzi
1 p.m.—5 p.m.CANCELED | Rienzi commemorates Bastille Day with a celebration for families. Take a tour, make your own art, and learn about French objects in the Rienzi Collection.
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Shōgun: A Director’s Perspective | Episode 8 “The Abyss of Life”
2 p.m.—4 p.m.The MFAH presents Episode 8 “The Abyss of Life” from the acclaimed 2024 TV series Shōgun. The director, Houston filmmaker Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, introduces the screening and participates in a Q&A afterward.
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Classe tous risques
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Claude Sautet’s first major feature stars Lino Ventura as Abel Davos, a wanted man in Italy, who stages a robbery in order to get money to relocate his family. As the losses mount and the noose tightens, Davos must decide when to call it quits.
17 Jul Wed / 2024
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Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan
Drop-in Tour | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Experience an extraordinary look at Japan’s Meiji era.
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History Book Club “Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The History Book Club hosts a free virtual discussion about Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper.
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History Book Club “Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper”
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The History Book Club hosts a free virtual discussion about Before Mrs Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper.