Calendar Week of Thursday, October 17, 2024-Wednesday, October 23, 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).
17 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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Educator Open House | “Grounded in Clay”
5 p.m.—7 p.m.This Hearst Foundation program offers educators an exclusive view of Grounded in Clay.
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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.
18 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 Encounters
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Discover a new art experience at Art Encounters.
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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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The Small Back Room
7 p.m.—9 p.m.This gripping character study tells of a neurotic and alcoholic munitions expert during World War II. The story’s climax—a long, tense scene of bomb disposal—is a virtuoso suspense sequence.
19 Oct Sat / 2024
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Teacher Workshop | Look Club at the MFAH
11:30 a.m.—2 p.m.The MFAH offers visual arts educators a space to connect and explore strategies for discussing art in their classrooms.
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Pueblo (Acoma), Acoma Jar with Abstract Bird Design, early 1900s, clay, slip, and paints, Vilcek Foundation, IL.2020 – VF2019.02.02. Photograph © Vilcek Foundation
Panel Discussion | “Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.In this panel discussion, curators offer an inside look at the the exhibition Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery.