Calendar Week of Saturday, June 1, 2024-Friday, June 7, 2024
Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography Through Autumn 2024
The annual Eye on Houston exhibition documents and celebrates Houston’s diverse neighborhoods through a collaboration between the MFAH and Houston Independent School District.
01 Jun Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour | 100 Years of Art at the MFAH
Gallery Talk/Tour Audrey Jones Beck Building Caroline Wiess Law Building Nancy and Rich Kinder Building11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited on this tour marking the centennial anniversary of the Museum’s opening. Works of art throughout the campus reflect the incredible growth of the MFAH collections over the past century.
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Saturday Members Tour | 100 Years of Art at the MFAH
Gallery Talk/Tour Audrey Jones Beck Building Caroline Wiess Law Building Nancy and Rich Kinder Building12:30 p.m.—1:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited on this tour marking the centennial anniversary of the Museum’s opening. Works of art throughout the campus reflect the incredible growth of the MFAH collections over the past century.
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Taking Venice
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.Texas Premiere / During the Cold War, the U.S. government was determined to fight Communism with culture. This new documentary uncovers the story behind rumors that highly placed insiders rigged the 1964 Venice Biennale so Texas artist Robert Rauschenberg could win the Grand Prize.
02 Jun Sun / 2024
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Family Zone
1 p.m.—4 p.m.Visit the MFAH Family Zone for engaging gallery activities with coloring sheets, colored pencils, books, and more.
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Family Day at Bayou Bend “Shapes and Scales”
1 p.m.—5 p.m.Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for an afternoon of free, family-friendly fun.
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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.
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Dial M for Murder
5 p.m.—7 p.m.70th Anniversary Revival / An ex-tennis pro wants to have his wealthy wife murdered so he can get her inheritance. When he learns she is having an affair, he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her.
05 Jun Wed / 2024
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Raqib Shaw, Ode to the Country Without a Post Office, 2019–20, acrylic liner and enamel on birchwood, private collection. © Raqib Shaw / Photo © White Cube (Ollie Hammick), courtesy of the artist and White Cube
Conversations with the Director
6 p.m.—7 p.m.This conversation is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West.
06 Jun Thu / 2024
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Summer Break at the MFAH
11 a.m.—2 p.m.When school’s out, families are invited to enjoy gallery activities with teaching artists and experiment with a variety of materials to create art.
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Gustave Courbet, Seascape, c. 1865, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack I. Poses.
Drop-in Tour | Seascapes from European Painting
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, investigate the ways European artists have depicted human interactions with water, from the shore to the eye of the storm.
