Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Events Week of Sunday, September 22, 2024-Saturday, September 28, 2024
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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.
22 Sep Sun / 2024
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David Wiseman
Courtesy of Wiseman StudioThe Art of Judaica: A Conversation with David Wiseman
2 p.m.—3 p.m.The MFAH presents the first in a series of annual conversations on the art of Judaica, organized in collaboration with Rice University’s program in Jewish studies.
27 Sep Fri / 2024
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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.
28 Sep Sat / 2024
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Alberto Korda, Heroic Guerrilla (Guerillero heroico), 1960, printed 1995, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by Dan and Mary Solomon. © Estate Alberto Korda.
Patron-Plus Members Preview | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
11 a.m.—6 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to preview Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography before the exhibition opens to the public.
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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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Gory (Rogelio López Marin), from the series It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lágrima de un extraño), 1986, printed 2023, chromogenic print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee.
Patron-Plus Members Lecture | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
6 p.m.—7 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to an exclusive curatorial lecture about the exhibition Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography.
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Osvaldo Salas, Five Points of Fidel (Cinco puntos de Fidel), 1982, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the estate of Esther Parada. © 1982 Osvaldo Salas.
Patron-Plus Members Reception | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.MFAH members at the Patron level and above are invited to a reception celebrating “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography” before the exhibition opens to the public.