Calendar Week of Wednesday, July 31, 2024-Tuesday, August 6, 2024
![Maarten Van Severen, manufactured by Kartell, LCP00 (Low Plastic Chair), designed 2000, manufactured 2003, PMMA and metal](https://static.mfah.com/images/maarten-van-severn-lcp00-low-chair-plastic.2692313923430613730.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection Through Summer 2025
Objects designed by architects celebrate a unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
10 Oct Thu / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | Boxes, Containers, and Chests
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour explores the Museum’s vast array of boxes, containers, jars, chests, and coffers.
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Teacher Workshop | Maximizing Your Teacher-Guided Visits
5 p.m.—6:30 p.m.This Hearst Foundation workshop helps teachers maximize their Museum visits.
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Art Bites | British Paintings from the Blaffer Foundation
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
11 Oct Fri / 2024
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Turkish (Ottoman), Barbat Lute, late 19th–early 20th century, wood, ebony, ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlay, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Franci Neely in honor of her son, Andrew Ellingson Beck III.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Barbat Lute”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Barbat Lute.
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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 | Joaquín Torres-García and His Taller
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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Performance | Arts of Korea Gallery Celebration
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Join the MFAH and Han Narea for an evening of celebration for the Arts of Korea Gallery.
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The Red Shoes
7 p.m.—9:15 p.m.This iconic melodrama, inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen tale, focuses on a young ballerina cast by an obsessive Russian impresario to star in his ballet The Red Shoes.
12 Oct Sat / 2024
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Docent-Led Tour of Rienzi in Spanish
Noon—1 p.m.Rienzi offers guided tours of the house museum in Spanish during Hispanic Heritage Month.
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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.
Saturday Members Tour | “150 Years of Design”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited on this tour of the exhibition 150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection.