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   GALLERY EXPERIENCES
   Looking Together

   11 a.m.–Noon

   Beck Building

   Looking Together is designed for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and their family members or care partners. Discover and discuss works of art together during this hour-long program in the galleries.

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   WORKSHOPS
   Homeschool Family Workshop

   10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

   Beck Building

   Homeschool Family Workshops are specially designed programs for families who homeschool their children. Activities are interdisciplinary, and parents are provided with materials and additional information to integrate the Museum into their curriculum.

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   PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
   Sketching in the Gardens of Bayou Bend

   10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

   Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

   Visit Bayou Bend during open-sketching hours, when guests are invited to draw from Bayou Bend’s natural woodlands and formal gardens. Paper, clipboards, and pencils are provided. 

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   GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
   Highlights of the Audrey Jones Beck Building

   2 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

   Beck Building

   ​Join this 45-minute tour to sample works on view from collections throughout the Beck Building. Each tour includes different works of art, so your experience is always a fresh look at the Museum!

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   GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
   Highlights of the Caroline Wiess Law Building

   2 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

   Law Building

   Discover architectural and artistic treasures on this tour of the Law Building, designed by William Ward Watkin with additions by Kenneth Franzheim and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

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   LECTURES
   Kinder Institute Forum Lecture & Book Signing: Richard Rothstein on “The Color of Law”

   SOLD OUT

   7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

   Law Building

   Author and Economic Policy Institute fellow Richard Rothstein discusses the legal history and persistence of segregation. A book signing follows the talk.

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   GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
   Highlights of the MFAH

   11 a.m.–11:45 a.m.

   Beck Building

   With more than 100 galleries and all the frequently changing exhibitions throughout the Museum, it’s almost impossible to see everything in one visit! Join this 45-minute tour that samples the diverse array of art on view at the MFAH today.

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   GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
   Mending: Craft and Community

   2 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

   Law Building

   Mending: Craft and Community showcases mending as an act of transformation by artists working in a wide range of craft-based materials. This 45-minute, docent-led tour explores the exhibition and encourages visitors to discuss the artwork together.

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   PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
   Happy Hour Thursdays

   5 p.m.–8 p.m.

   Beck Building

   Bring your friends to a museum-style happy hour on Thursday, when general admission is free and the MFAH is open late! Enjoy music, drinks from the bar, and bites at the evening’s food truck.

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   PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
   Twilight Tour at Rienzi “Great Love Stories”

   SOLD OUT

   6 p.m.–8 p.m.

   Rienzi

   This Twilight Tour at Rienzi offers a a special Valentine’s Day date night! Enjoy a glass of wine, live music, and good conversation.

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