Calendar Week of Friday, January 15, 2016-Thursday, January 21, 2016
Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism Through May 27, 2024
A creative partnership between Henri Matisse and André Derain in 1905 changed the course of French painting. This exhibition showcases the legacy of that collaboration through paintings, drawings, and …
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.
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Saturday Members Tour | 100 Years of Architecture at the MFAH
Gallery Talk/Tour Audrey Jones Beck Building Caroline Wiess Law Building Nancy and Rich Kinder Building11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited on this tour marking the centennial anniversary of the Museum’s opening. Architecture throughout the campus reflects the profound leaps in style over a century.
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Book Launch | “Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld”
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Author William Middleton discusses his new biography of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld—Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld.
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“Multiplicity” In-Gallery Experience | Featuring Lanecia A. Rouse
2 p.m.—3 p.m.Artist Lanecia A. Rouse discusses her work in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage and related topics regarding the landscape of contemporary Black collage.
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Gallery Concert “Boleros: Songs from Latin America”
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte joins the Mercury Chamber Orchestra for a performance of boleros in the Beck Building galleries.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
8 p.m.—9:45 p.m.RESCHEDULED | NEW DATE: MAY 11 | The April 20 screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail is rescheduled for May 11 at 9 p.m. because of the forecast for inclement weather.
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Gallery Concert “Boleros: Songs from Latin America”
8:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte joins the Mercury Chamber Orchestra for a performance of boleros in the Beck Building galleries.
21 Apr Sun / 2024
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Family Zone
1 p.m.—4 p.m.Visit the MFAH Family Zone for engaging gallery activities with coloring sheets, colored pencils, books, and more.
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2024 Spring Festival: New Beginnings
1 p.m.—5 p.m.This free, family-friendly community festival celebrates spring, new beginnings, and the 100th anniversary of the MFAH—and ushers in the next 100 years.
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Family Day at Bayou Bend “The Sounds of Nature”
1 p.m.—5 p.m.Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for an afternoon of free, family-friendly fun.