Audrey Jones Beck Building Events Week of Friday, January 17, 2025-Thursday, January 23, 2025
Tamara de Lempicka Through May 26, 2025
Capturing the glamour and vitality of 1920s postwar Paris and the cosmopolitan sheen of Hollywood celebrity, Tamara de Lempicka infused her paintings with a brilliant sense of fashion, design, and the …
14 Mar Fri / 2025
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Gustave Caillebotte, Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting, 1877, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about the painting Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting.
19 Mar Wed / 2025
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Toshiko Takaezu, Purple Moon, c. 1998, stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle. © Family of Toshiko Takaezu
Drop-in Tour | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, which presents more than 100 works of art in stunning installations often inspired by those Takaezu created during her lifetime. Rarely seen paintings and masterful weavings are also on view.
20 Mar Thu / 2025
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Toshiko Takaezu, Purple Moon, c. 1998, stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle. © Family of Toshiko Takaezu
Tour & Toast | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within.