Calendar Month of Sunday, July 14, 2024-Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery Through January 12, 2025
This traveling exhibition highlights Pueblo voices and aesthetics, offering an understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels of community-based knowledge and personal experience.
30 Nov Sat / 2024
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Mr. Klein
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Robert Klein (Alain Delon) is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided by pure self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation of French Jews to separate them from their valuable works of art passed on from generation to generation.
01 Dec Sun / 2024
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Mr. Klein
5 p.m.—7 p.m.Robert Klein (Alain Delon) is an amoral art dealer leveraging his position and status in 1942 Vichy France. Guided by pure self-interest, he exploits the desperate situation of French Jews to separate them from their valuable works of art passed on from generation to generation.
04 Dec Wed / 2024
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Drop-in Tour | “Gauguin in the World”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
05 Dec Thu / 2024
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Installation view of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica.
Drop-in Tour | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour explores the collection of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica.
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Exclusive Shopping Event | Glassell Art Sale
5 p.m.—8 p.m.The Student Art Sale is back! Attend the ticketed preview event for first choice of the original works of art created by students at the Glassell School of Art.
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Art Bites | Joaquín Torres-García and His Taller
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Tour & Toast | “Gauguin in the World”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Gauguin in the World.
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Harriet Stratis, speaker / Paul Gauguin, 1898–99, Human miseries (Misères humaines) from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints (also called the Vollard Suite), woodblock print in black on ivory Japanese paper, state I/I, private collection, Houston, promised gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Ingenuity and Invention: Paul Gauguin’s Printing Techniques
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Harriet Stratis presents a lecture on Paul Gauguin’s experimentation with techniques and materials in print production.
06 Dec Fri / 2024
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Art Sale | Glassell School of Art
11 a.m.—8 p.m.Just in time for the holidays, the talented Studio School students at the Glassell School of Art offer original works of art for sale.
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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.
