Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Month of Monday, November 18, 2024-Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Gauguin in the World Through February 16, 2025
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
20 Nov Wed / 2024
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Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz (Northern), Mexico, 900–1521, conch shell, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November, 2007.”
Drop-in Tour | “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore humanity’s relationship with the divine in this expansive examination of spiritual ideas and concepts.
21 Nov Thu / 2024
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Manuscript of the Qur’an, Egypt or Syria, January 19, 1346 (25 Ramadan AH 746), ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait.
The Word in the Abrahamic Faiths: Recited, Sung, and Preached
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Houston faith leaders engage in a discussion about their connections with objects and themes showcased in the exhibition Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples.
22 Nov Fri / 2024
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All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.Celebrating its 25th anniversary, All About My Mother tells the story of Manuela (Cecilia Roth) coping with a tragic loss that leads her back to a home she left.
23 Nov Sat / 2024
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La cocina
7 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios sets his first American film in the heart of a bustling restaurant in New York's Times Square. Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones lead a large ensemble cast of kitchen workers chasing the elusive American dream.
24 Nov Sun / 2024
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La cocina
5 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios sets his first American film in the heart of a bustling restaurant in New York's Times Square. Rooney Mara and Raúl Briones lead a large ensemble cast of kitchen workers chasing the elusive American dream.
27 Nov Wed / 2024
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Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz (Northern), Mexico, 900–1521, conch shell, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November, 2007.”
Drop-in Tour | “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore humanity’s relationship with the divine in this expansive examination of spiritual ideas and concepts.
29 Nov Fri / 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.
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.
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.
