Calendar Week of Thursday, August 22, 2024-Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History Through September 15, 2024
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this internationally touring landmark retrospective of Thomas Demand’s work.
22 Aug Thu / 2024
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Tour & Toast | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour of Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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“Meiji” Dances
7 p.m.—8 p.m.A dance performance inspired by Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
23 Aug Fri / 2024
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Best of the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.For adult audiences
The annual Ottawa International Animation Festival curates a selection of short films, both award winners and audience favorites, for the touring Best of Ottawa Program. The lineup of 10 short films highlights cutting-edge achievements in the art of animation, representing the myriad styles, techniques, and perspectives that animation is uniquely capable of realizing.
24 Aug Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.Advance tickets are sold out, with a limited number available on-site the morning of the tour. MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Members Event | Art-Making Activity for Families “Meiji Modern”
1 p.m.—4 p.m.MFAH members at the Family Level and above are invited to an art-making activity inspired by Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Concert | Wonky Power Presents Parker Luis Can't Lose
2 p.m.—3 p.m.A performance by Luis Olveda, known as Parker Luis Can't Lose, celebrates Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History.
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Best of the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.For adult audiences
The annual Ottawa International Animation Festival curates a selection of short films, both award winners and audience favorites, for the touring Best of Ottawa Program. The lineup of 10 short films highlights cutting-edge achievements in the art of animation, representing the myriad styles, techniques, and perspectives that animation is uniquely capable of realizing.
25 Aug Sun / 2024
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Monthly Meditation Sessions by the Black Man Project + Black Woman Project
10 a.m.—11 a.m.The Black Man Project and Black Woman Project present monthly meditation sessions at the Museum.
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MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Yoga
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free yoga on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
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Green Border (Zielona granica)
2 p.m.—4:30 p.m.Along the treacherous forests (“green border”) between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. Instead, they become trapped in an escalating geopolitical standoff.