Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Monday, November 4, 2024-Sunday, November 10, 2024


Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas
Gauguin in the World Through February 16, 2025

The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.

07 Nov Thu / 2024

  • Zoroastrian Afargan Altar

    Zoroastrian Afargan Altar, 20th century, silver, Zoroastrian Temple, Houston.

    Divine Fire: Zoroastrianism and Ritual Purity
    6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    This gallery conversation, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples, is led by Vehishta Kaikobad, Zoroastrian Association of Houston and an MFAH docent.

  • Tendaberry Film Image
    Tendaberry
    7:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    The opening-night selection is a kinetic portrait of Dakota (Kota Johan), a twentysomething New York City transplant adrift in post-pandemic Brooklyn. When her boyfriend (Yuri Pleskun) is called back to his native Ukraine to care for his ailing father, Dakota is forced to navigate the city and its hardships alone and pregnant.

08 Nov Fri / 2024

10 Nov Sun / 2024

  • Bird Film Poster
    Bird
    5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    A striking coming-of-age tale that hides its magic in plain sight, Bird follows 12-year-old Bailey, who lives with her single father, Bug, and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug struggles to find time for his children, leading Bailey to seek adventure elsewhere. Leaving the squat, she meets Bird, an eccentric dreamer who dares Bailey to spread her wings.