MFAH Membership Events Year of Thursday, January 23, 2025-Thursday, January 22, 2026
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.
08 Feb Sat / 2025
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Saturday Members Tour | “Picturing Nature”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Picturing Nature.
15 Feb Sat / 2025
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Members Preview | Loading Dock Sale at the MFA Shop
11 a.m.—6 p.m.MFAH members have exclusive early access to this special sale at the MFA Shop.
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Saturday Members Tour | “Picturing Nature”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Picturing Nature.
22 Feb Sat / 2025
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John Robert Cozens, View of Vietri and Raito, Italy, c. 1783, watercolor over graphite on cream laid paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Dena M. Woodall.
ArtSmart Lecture for Supporting-Plus Members | Featuring Curator Dena M. Woodall
11 a.m.—12:30 p.m.MFAH members at the Supporting level and above are invited to this lecture by Dena M. Woodall, curator of prints and drawings.
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Saturday Members Tour | “Picturing Nature”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Picturing Nature.
01 Mar Sat / 2025
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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
Patron-Plus Members Preview | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
11 a.m.—6 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to preview Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within before the exhibition opens to the public.
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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.
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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
Patron-Plus Members Lecture | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
5 p.m.—6 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to an exclusive curatorial lecture about the exhibition “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within.”
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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
Patron-Plus Members Reception | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.MFAH members at the Patron level and above are invited to a reception celebrating Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within before the exhibition opens to the public.
07 Mar Fri / 2025
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Tamara de Lempicka, Young Girl in Green (Young Girl with Gloves), c. 1931, oil on board, Centre Pompidou, purchase, 1932, inv. JP557P. © 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC / ADAGP, Paris / ARS, NY. Digital image © CNAC/MNAM, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY.
Members Preview | “Tamara de Lempicka”
11 a.m.—9 p.m.MFAH members are invited to preview Tamara de Lempicka before the exhibition opens to the public.
