Inside the MFAH Archive for June 2020
“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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July Book Club “Old Masters, New World” June 30, 2020
For your summer reading list: Old Masters, New World: America’s Raid on Europe’s Great Pictures, from the Rienzi & Bayou Bend History Book Club.
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Follow the Path: Total Eclipse of the Arc June 29, 2020
A unique photography exhibition illustrates the many ways a single story can be told.
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Virtual Cinema “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things” and “My Darling Vivian” June 27, 2020
Explore the lives of two remarkable women linked to the music industry: visionary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald & Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash.
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Virtual Cinema “Up from the Streets—New Orleans: The City of Music” June 24, 2020
The new film Up from the Streets kicks off the Virtual Cinema series inspired by the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power.
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Let’s Make Art! Family-Friendly Stamping Activity June 23, 2020
Create your own masterpiece with inspiration from patterns in nature & a bluebonnet landscape in the MFAH collections. Follow along with the how-to video!
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Virtual Cinema “Rififi” and “Lucky Grandma” June 22, 2020
Immerse yourself in two brilliantly different takes on the heist film: a timeless classic and a breakout debut.
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See the Work of Spain’s First Known Female Sculptor June 21, 2020
Come face-to-face with the work of Luisa Roldán, one of Spain’s first female sculptors, in the exhibition Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.
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Recognizing a Day of Jubilee: “Juneteenth Independence Day” June 18, 2020
A recently acquired image by James Presley Ball, one of the most prominent 19th-century African American photographers, speaks to the historic day of June 19, 1865.
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Father’s Day at Bayou Bend June 17, 2020
Bring Dad to Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens on Father’s Day for a memorable afternoon. Fathers & grandfathers get in free.
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Virtual Cinema Guide: Classic & Recent Films on Black History, Culture & Activism June 14, 2020
Watch an extraordinary range of films on Black history, culture, and activism, available to stream from home with no fee for a limited time.