Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Wednesday, September 20, 2023-Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography Through August 3, 2025
Showcasing 100 examples of contemporary Cuban photography, this exhibition traces the evolution of the medium’s role in Cuba over nearly five decades.
30 Oct Wed / 2024
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MFAH Director Gary Tinterow
Photograph by F. Carter SmithConversations with the Director
6 p.m.—7 p.m.SOLD OUT | This conversation is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gauguin in the World.
31 Oct Thu / 2024
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Exhuma (Pamyo)
7 p.m.—9:15 p.m.A wealthy family hires a renowned shaman and her protégé to investigate the disturbing supernatural illness affecting only the firstborn of each generation. They soon trace the affliction to a long-hidden family grave on sacred ground. This K-horror film is perfect for Halloween!
01 Nov Fri / 2024
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Black Gospel
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Post-film Q&A with actor Yang Dong-geun. Actors and real-life friends Yang Dong Geun, Jung Joon, and Kim Yoo Mi join members of Heritage, a musical ensemble whose members co-founded the Heritage Mass Choir on a trip to Harlem in New York City.
02 Nov Sat / 2024
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Paul Gauguin, Femmes de Tahiti (Tahitian Women), 1891, oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Photo © TMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Members Lecture | “Gauguin in the World”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.SOLD OUT | MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about the exhibition Gauguin in the World.
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Handsome Guys (Haenseomgaijeu)
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.Misunderstood friends Jae-pil and Sang-gu appear to be tough guys, but are more often clueless. When they achieve their dream of buying a fixer-upper and living in the country, they come to the aid of a drowning girl yet are mistaken for kidnappers. The town is searching for the girl, police get involved, and a dark, ancient spirit is awakened in the men’s basement!
03 Nov Sun / 2024
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Little Artists
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.An exciting art adventure for families at the Museum.
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By the Stream (Suyoocheon)
2 p.m.—4 p.m.Jeonim, an artist teaching at a Seoul university, invites her uncle—a former actor with a controversial past—to direct a student play. He becomes involved with an academic administrator who is improbably a super-fan, causing drama for everyone around them.
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Save the Green Planet! (Jigureul jikyeora!)
5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Ahead of its time in 2003, Save the Green Planet! is now a cult favorite thanks to the popularity of the Korean New Wave. Byeong-gu (Shin Ha-kyun) believes the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and he sets out to save planet Earth.
