Calendar Week of Friday, September 6, 2024-Thursday, September 12, 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.
06 Sep Fri / 2024
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MFAH Playdate
11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.Children 4 and younger, and their adult caregivers, are invited to enjoy a multi-sensory experience in the galleries with songs, stories, games, and activities.
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Jean Tinguely, La Bascule VII, 1967, iron rocker bars, wood fly-wheel, steel tube, rubber V-belt, and electric motor, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the artist. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Tour | Artwork of the Month “La Bascule VII (The Seesaw VII)”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about “La Bascule VII (The Seesaw VII).”
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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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Unidentified Peruvian Artist, Mater Castissima, 1776, oil on canvas, collection of Carl & Marilynn Thoma.
Art Bites | Spanish Viceregal Paintings from the Thoma Collection
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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Hashiguchi Goyō, “This Beauty” Poster for Mitsukoshi, 1911, color lithograph, Darrel C. Karl Collection. Photograph: Alex Jamison
Concert | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.A musical performance inspired by the exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Paris, Texas
7 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Harry Dean Stanton stars in this powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family—an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling landscape of canyons and neon.
07 Sep Sat / 2024
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EDventure Workshop | Experiential Learning for Elementary Teachers
11:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.Learning Through Art at the MFAH connects the Museum’s collections of world art into the classroom curriculum.
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Saturday Members Tour | “Maestro of Color: The Art of Carlos Cruz-Diez”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the installations of Carlos Cruz-Diez.
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Arielle Masson
Reception | “Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Celebrate the opening of Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes, the first exhibition in a series highlighting the faculty of the Glassell Studio School of Art.
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Art Crowd | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” + “Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer”
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Members of Art Crowd and ticketed guests have exclusive, after-hours access to two special exhibitions at once: the massive and marvelous Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan and the sensational Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer.