Calendar Week of Wednesday, December 30, 2015-Tuesday, January 5, 2016
2024 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition Through July 26, 2024
The 2024 Studio School Annual Student Exhibition features a juried selection of work created by students during the academic year.
21 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.
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Jazz Films by John and Faith Hubley
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Between the 1950s and 1970s, animators John and Faith Hubley made their own independent films with intelligence, passion, humor, and great music. Their poetic sensibility and whimsical, impressionistic visual style fit perfectly with jazz music.
22 Jun Sat / 2024
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A Juneteenth Celebration at Bayou Bend
10 a.m.—3 p.m.Visit Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens for a family-centered Juneteenth program focusing on Black history.
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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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Let’s Get Lost
7 p.m.—9 p.m.In the 1950s, Chet Baker’s jazz trumpeting, intimate crooning, and pretty-boy good looks epitomized West Coast cool. When photographer Bruce Weber caught up with him three decades later, time and drug addiction had ravaged Baker’s life and angelic beauty.
23 Jun Sun / 2024
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MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Yoga
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free yoga on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
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Disco Boy
5 p.m.—6:30 p.m.In this stylish feature, a Belarusian immigrant (the charismatic Franz Rogowski) is haunted by his actions as a mercenary in the French Foreign Legion.
26 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
Drop-in Tour | “Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Experience the boundary-breaking work of artist Raqib Shaw on this guided tour.
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Twilight Tour at Rienzi
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Visit Rienzi and its gardens at twilight.
27 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.
