Calendar Week of Sunday, July 20, 2014-Saturday, July 26, 2014
Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway Through May 5, 2024
Remarkable objects from three prestigious collections of art, craft, and design come to the United States for the first time, on exclusive loan. Spanning the 16th to early 20th century, this …
18 Apr Thu / 2024
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College Week
11 a.m.—9 p.m.The MFAH celebrates college students with four days of admission perks, April 17–20.
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Happy Hour Thursday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Thursday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Art Encounters | “Satellite”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.This Art Encounters session focuses on creating an artwork inspired by Simone Leigh’s Satellite and the work of Tyler Allen.
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Panel Discussion | Life of the Book: “The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor”
6:30 p.m.—8 p.m.Art experts and faith leaders discuss the illuminated 14th-century communal prayer book on view in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica.
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Drop-in Tour | “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence”
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The drop-in tour on April 18 is cancelled. Take a guided tour of the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.
19 Apr Fri / 2024
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College Week
11 a.m.—6 p.m.The MFAH celebrates college students with four days of admission perks, April 17–20.
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Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Young Itinerant”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Young Itinerant.
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Gallery Concert “Instrumental Delights”
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Enjoy an intimate performance by members of the Bach Society Houston Orchestra.
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Caravaggio
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Derek Jarman’s most profound reflection on art, sexuality, and identity recounts the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
20 Apr Sat / 2024
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College Week
11 a.m.—6 p.m.The MFAH celebrates college students with four days of admission perks, April 17–20.