Calendar Week of Sunday, July 14, 2024-Saturday, July 20, 2024
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.
18 Jul Thu / 2024
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Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
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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Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
7 p.m.—7:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
19 Jul Fri / 2024
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MFA Shop Trunk Show | Isabel Wilson “Jardín”
11 a.m.—6 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show featuring Isabel Wilson of Houston-based boutique Jardín.
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Focus Tour at Rienzi | Porcelain
1 p.m.—2 p.m.This special tour explores the celebrated European porcelain in the Rienzi Collection.
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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.
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Divine Intervention (Yadon ilaheyya)
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Writer/director Elia Suleiman stars in this collection of cinematic vignettes capturing the absurdity of everyday life under occupation. The dark comedy pokes fun at tragic situations in ironic, imaginative scenes about garbage, neighbors, and dating.
20 Jul Sat / 2024
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Summer Institute for Visual Arts Teachers
8 a.m.—3 p.m.Visual arts teachers are invited to a professional development workshop to investigate artistic methods, techniques, processes, and materials
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Studio Connect at Rienzi | Watercolor
10 a.m.—NoonDiscover your inner artist at Rienzi.
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MFA Shop Trunk Show | Isabel Wilson “Jardín”
11 a.m.—9 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show featuring Isabel Wilson of Houston-based boutique Jardín.
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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.