Calendar Week of Monday, December 18, 2023-Sunday, December 24, 2023
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 …
14 Mar Fri / 2025
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The Princess Bride
8 p.m.—9:45 p.m.SOLD OUT | The series “Moonlight Movies” brings you an outdoor viewing experience. The beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering obstacles to find happiness in this charmingly funny fractured fairy tale that pits true love against inconceivable odds—as you wish.
15 Mar Sat / 2025
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Spring Break at Bayou Bend
10 a.m.—4 p.m.Perfect for families celebrating Spring Break, Bayou Bend offers child-friendly activities in the gardens, in the historic house, and at the Visitor Center.
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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.
Saturday Members Tour | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries.
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The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & the Art of Survival
5 p.m.—7 p.m.Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka took Paris, Milan, Berlin, and New York by storm in the 1920s. A century later, this fascinating film tells the story of her life, tracing Lempicka’s flight from persecution, her affairs with men and women, and her hidden Jewish heritage.
16 Mar Sun / 2025
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Spring Break at Bayou Bend
1 p.m.—4 p.m.Perfect for families celebrating Spring Break, Bayou Bend offers child-friendly activities in the gardens, in the historic house, and at the Visitor Center.
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Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter
2 p.m.—3:30 p.m.Liz Carpenter was a feisty Texan who became a trailblazing journalist, White House official, author, humorist, political activist, and feminist leader. Often front and center as history was unfolding, she served as executive assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson and press secretary to Lady Bird Johnson.
17 Mar Mon / 2025
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The Glassell School of Art; The Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza; and PNC Roof Garden. Photo by Carrithers Studio
Core Residency Program | Info Session
10 a.m.—11 a.m.The Glassell School of Art presents an information session about the Core Residency Program.
19 Mar Wed / 2025
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BLOCK Program Info Session
12:45 p.m.—1:30 p.m.Learn about the Glassell School of Art’s BLOCK Program at this information session.
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Toshiko Takaezu, Purple Moon, c. 1998, stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle. © Family of Toshiko Takaezu
Drop-in Tour | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, which presents more than 100 works of art in stunning installations often inspired by those Takaezu created during her lifetime. Rarely seen paintings and masterful weavings are also on view.
