Calendar Week of Tuesday, April 8, 2025-Monday, April 14, 2025
Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries Through May 26, 2025
History comes alive! Witness a Renaissance battle play out across royal tapestries. Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestriesoffers an unprecedented look at some of the most awe-inspiring …
09 Apr Wed / 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
Drop-in Tour | “Tamara de Lempicka”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Tamara de Lempicka, which explores the artist’s distinctive style and unconventional life as she rose to the pinnacle of café society.
10 Apr Thu / 2025
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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.
Drop-in Tour | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries, which offers an unprecedented look at some of the most awe-inspiring examples of these dynamic textile compositions, enhanced by the addition of full suits of intricate parade armor and stunning ceremonial weapons from the 16th century.
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Art Encounters
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Discover a new art experience at Art Encounters.
11 Apr Fri / 2025
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Byung Hoon Choi, Scholar’s Way, 2017, basalt, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum commission funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Scholar’s Way”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Scholar’s Way.
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Impossible Town
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.In this timely environmental documentary, Dr. Ayne Amjad takes up her late father’s cause: aiding a West Virginia town beset by cancer-causing chemicals.
12 Apr Sat / 2025
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Docent-Led Tour of Rienzi in Spanish
Noon—1 p.m.Rienzi offers guided tours in Spanish. This special tour showcases highlights of the Rienzi Collection while providing insight into the history and architecture of the home and gardens.
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Tamara de Lempicka, Portrait of Ira P., 1930, oil on panel, private collection. © 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC / ADAGP, Paris / ARS, NY / Image © 1969 Christie’s Images Limited
Saturday Members Tour | “Tamara de Lempicka”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Tamara de Lempicka.
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Spring Nights at the MFAH
Gallery Experience Audrey Jones Beck Building Caroline Wiess Law Building Nancy and Rich Kinder Building6 p.m.—9 p.m.All galleries and exhibitions are open in a private setting. Enjoy a cocktail, hear from curators, listen to live music, and spend time up close with your favorite works of art.
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The Annihilation of Fish
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Poinsettia moves into a Los Angeles boarding house where she meets Fish, a Jamaican widower just released from an institution. In the face of personal challenges and differences, they learn new things about themselves through the nuances of romance and happiness.
