Audrey Jones Beck Building Gallery Talk/Tours Week of Saturday, May 25, 2024-Friday, May 31, 2024
Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West Through September 2, 2024
Raqib Shaw blends Eastern and Western influences to create mesmerizing works of art that merge fable, history, and autobiography.
13 Jun Thu / 2024
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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.
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Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.
Art Bites | American Landscapes
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.
Art Bites | American Landscapes
6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.
Art Bites | American Landscapes
7 p.m.—7:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
14 Jun Fri / 2024
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Circle of Hieronymus Bosch, Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child through a Sinful World, early 16th century, oil on panel, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child through a Sinful World”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child through a Sinful World.
15 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.
