Saturday Members Tour | “Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery” Saturday, November 30, 2024 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Pueblo (Acoma), Acoma Jar with Abstract Bird Design, early 1900s, clay, slip, and paints, Vilcek Foundation, IL.2020 – VF2019.02.02. Photograph © Vilcek Foundation
Pueblo (Tesuque), Figurine (Rain God), before 1900, clay, slip, and poster paint, Indian Arts Research Center, gift of unknown donor, 1999, SAR. 1999-9-31. Photograph © Peter Gabriel Studio
Pueblo (Acoma), Water Jar, c. 1890–1910, clay, slip, and paints, Indian Arts Research Center, Indian Arts Fund purchase for the permanent collection. Photograph © Peter Gabriel Studio
November 2024
MFAH members are invited to explore the Museum on special Saturday tours. Topics change monthly.
In November, join a docent on a tour of Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery. The exhibition offers a visionary understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels of community-based knowledge and personal experience. Highlighting Pueblo voices and aesthetics, this traveling exhibition marks the first Native-curated exhibition on view at the MFAH. The presentation features more than 100 historical, modern, and contemporary items in clay.
Tickets
- Exclusive to MFAH Members
- Free Admission
Plan Your Visit
- Meet in the lobby of the Beck Building.
- Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
Questions? Call the members hotline at 713.639.7550, Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email membership@mfah.org at any time.
► If you are not yet an MFAH member, join now to get free tickets along with other great benefits!
“Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery” was curated by the Pueblo Pottery Collective and organized by the School for Advanced Research and the Vilcek Foundation.
Generous support is provided by:
Duncan W. Corbett
Michael W. Dale
Colleen and Andrew Gold
Franny Koelsch Jeffries and John Jeffries
Alice C. Simkins
The Margaret Cooke Skidmore Exhibition Endowment