Calendar Week of Monday, April 28, 2025-Sunday, May 4, 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 …
30 Apr Wed / 2025
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Author Talk “The Golden Road”
6 p.m.—7 p.m.William Dalrymple presents his latest book, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World, and speaks on the forgotten heart of the Ancient World.
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Core Program Film Series | The Middle of Somewhere
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Core Program critic-in-residence Max Tolleson hosts a film series curated to accompany his his 2025 Core Exhibition yearbook essay, “Marfa Myths.”
01 May Thu / 2025
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Designed by Bernard van Orley, woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen, Surrender of King François I, c. 1528–31, wool, silk, gold, and silver thread, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples. Image © Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Drop-in Experience | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Visit Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries with docents available in the gallery to enhance your experience. This exhibition showcases dynamic 16th-century textiles, suits of intricate armor, and stunning ceremonial weapons.
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Tamara de Lempicka, Young Girl in Green (Young Girl with Gloves), c. 1931, oil on board, Centre Pompidou, purchase, 1932, inv. JP557P. © 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC / ADAGP, Paris / ARS, NY. Digital image © CNAC/MNAM, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Tour & Toast | “Tamara de Lempicka”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.SOLD OUT | Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Tamara de Lempicka.
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Simone LeAmon
Lecture | New Ground: Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Simone LeAmon, curator of contemporary design and architecture at the NGV, offers an inside look at redefining how museums approach design and architecture.
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Poetry Performance | Iconoclast Artists “They Say”
6:30 p.m.—8 p.m.Student poets perform some of their most inspiring pieces from their latest publication of They Say.
02 May Fri / 2025
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A.A.Murakami, Beyond the Horizon, commissioned by and exhibited at M+, Hong Kong, 2024, interactive installation. © A.A.Murakami / Film and photography by Adam Kovář and PETR&Co., model by Ashley Lin / Image courtesy of the artist
Members Preview | “Floating World: A.A.Murakami”
11 a.m.—9 p.m.MFAH members are invited to preview Floating World: A.A.Murakami before the exhibition opens to the public.
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MFAH Playdate
11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.Children 4 and younger, and their adult caregivers, are invited to enjoy a multi-sensory experience in the galleries with songs, stories, games, and activities.
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Alice Neel, The Family (John Gruen, Jane Wilson and Julia), 1970, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Estate of Alice Neel
Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Family”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Family.
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Tango Night
5 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Enjoy drinks and dancing on Tango Night at Happy Hour Friday.
