Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Wednesday, November 6, 2024-Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography Through August 3, 2025
Showcasing 100 examples of contemporary Cuban photography, this exhibition traces the evolution of the medium’s role in Cuba over nearly five decades.
06 Nov Wed / 2024
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Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz (Northern), Mexico, 900–1521, conch shell, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November, 2007.”
Drop-in Tour | “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore humanity’s relationship with the divine in this expansive examination of spiritual ideas and concepts.
07 Nov Thu / 2024
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Zoroastrian Afargan Altar, place TK, 20th century, silver, Zoroastrian Temple, Houston
Divine Fire: Zoroastrianism and Ritual Purity
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.
Houston faith and lay leaders from different spiritual traditions speak with audiences in the exhibition galleries about their connections with objects and themes in Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples. The theme for this gallery conversation is Divine Fire: Zoroastrianism and Ritual Purity. The conversation will be led by Vehishta Kaikobad, Zoroastrian Association of … -
Tendaberry
7:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Houston Cinema Arts Festival
A kinetic portrait of Dakota (Kota Johan), a twentysomething New York City transplant adrift in post-pandemic Brooklyn from writer-director Haley Elizabeth Anderson. 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
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Celebrating the Year of Rama: Scenes from the Ramayana
7 p.m.—8 p.m.Enjoy a classical Indian dance and music performance presented to complement the exhibition Living with the Gods.
10 Nov Sun / 2024
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Little Artists
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.An exciting art adventure for families at the Museum.
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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.
