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  1. Rienzi & ROCO Celebrate Musician Margaret Bonds

    Jan 18, 2021 - Watch via Facebook Live, Thursday, February 4, at 7 p.m. Mark Your CalendarTo celebrate the discovery of this notable recording, Rienzi teams up with ROCO (formerly the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra) for a performance of music by Margaret Bonds on February 4. While researching the music collection in 2018, MFAH librarian Joel Pelanne made quite a discovery: an unknown recording of famed African American pianist and composer Margaret Bonds.

  2. Virtual Cinema | A Tantalizing Documentary on Artist & Mathematician M.C. Escher

    Jan 17, 2021 - Escher: Journey to Infinity / LEARN MORE Your ticket supports the MFAH and provides a 5-day pass to the film during the limited run beginning February 5, 2021. “I’m not an artist,” Escher said, “I’m a mathematician.” As a result, Escher’s work is recognized both in the art world and in the scientific community.

  3. Art-Inspired Activity Book for Families: Modern & Contemporary

    Jan 10, 2021 - Katz Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; H-E-B; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston Junior Woman’s Club; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Sharon G. . • Margarita Cabrera, Bicicleta: Negra (Bicycle: Black)• Anish Kapoor, Cloud Column• Gyula Kosice, Constelaciones no. 2 (Constellations no. 2) from La cuidad hidroespacial (The Hydrospatial City)• René Magritte, The Kiss (Le Activity Book: Modern & Contemporary Art Explore More • MFAH Collections• “Learning through Art” Online Curriculum• “Learning Through Art” at Home Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B.

  4. Virtual Cinema | Festival of Films from Iran

    Jan 9, 2021 - Register here for the free virtual Q&A with “African Violet” director Mona Zandi Haghighi on February 6 at 1:30 p.m. Bandar Band is a hopeful, music-infused road movie following three musicians across a flood-ravaged Iran on their way to a battle-of-the-bands contest in Tehran. The Slaughterhouse details an ex-convict’s dilemma when his father asks for help covering up a crime. • Festival of Films from Iran / WATCH HERE January 22–February 7.

  5. Make Your Own Art Inspired by “Between Sea and Sky”

    Jan 5, 2021 - Katz Foundation; Institute of Museum and Library Services; H-E-B; MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston Junior Woman’s Club; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Sharon G. MFAH Studio at Home | Making Blue & White Ceramics• Activity Guide MFAH Playdate at Home | Fun in Blue & White• Activity Guide Let’s Make a Drawing Inspired by the Color Blue• Activity Guide Sketching & Exploring: Design a Ceramic Plate in Blue • Activity Guide Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Jerold B.

  6. Virtual Cinema | A Silent-Film Concert

    Jan 4, 2021 - Here’s a unique addition to the Virtual Cinema schedule: a livestream silent-film concert. These livestreams, he says, “combine the excitement of a live performance with the informality of a friend inviting you over to watch a movie.” We All Need a LaughModel curated a program of comedies for the MFAH, and he shares a few thoughts. • Charlie Chaplin’s The Pawnshop“At the top of the list of favorites for many Chaplin fans, this one has a great blend of slapstick

  7. Virtual Cinema | The Lyrical and Provocative New Documentary “Acasă, My Home”

    Jan 2, 2021 - 5-day pass to the film. Through their access and dedication, documentary filmmakers take viewers on a journey to experience new people and places. The film follows the Enaches as they move from their self-built home to the city through a forced government resettlement process.

  8. Virtual Cinema 2020 | An Award-Winning Year for Films

    Jan 1, 2021 - Generous funding is provided by Nina and Michael Zilkha; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Lynn S. Celebrate a year of top-notch films curated by the MFAH film department. Virtual Cinema features new offerings along with movies originally scheduled for Brown Auditorium Theater at the Museum.

  9. Virtual Cinema | New Documentary “Capturing Lee Miller” Reveals the Story of a Remarkable Photographer

    Dec 27, 2020 - Your ticket ($10) supports the MFAH and provides a 2-day pass to the film. SEE THE TRAILER Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris and the Vaughn Foundation. After returning to New York in 1932, she smiled when a journalist referred to her as “one of the most photographed girls in Manhattan” and retorted, “I’d rather take a picture than be one.” She was a trailblazer, often at odds with the morality of the day, who refused to be subjugated by the dominant male figures around her. She was also a woman with little maternal instinct.

  10. Virtual Cinema | “World of Wong Kar-Wai” Brings the Thrill of the Unexpected

    Dec 21, 2020 - Rather, watching a Wong Kar-Wai film is always a unique aesthetic experience. Kar-Wai / WATCH HERE January 1–31. Clint Eastwood is a favorite of studio heads because he keeps his crews to such a strict production schedule that his films often come in under budget.