Calendar Week of Monday, April 12, 2021-Sunday, April 18, 2021

Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting Through May 16, 2021
Electrifying Design examines lighting as transforming force in daily life and artistic expression over the past 100 years.
22 Apr Thu / 2021
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The Proposal, 2018, directed by Jill Magid.
Virtual Lecture “Core Program Series: Jill Magid”
Noon—1 p.m.The Core Program presents a free virtual talk by artist Jill Magid.
23 Apr Fri / 2021
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Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, also known as Second Folio, 1632, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Masterson Book Collection, Rienzi.
Virtual BYOBard | Shakespeare’s Birthday
7 p.m.—8 p.m.Rienzi teams up with Main Street Theater to celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday—and you’re invited!
24 Apr Sat / 2021
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Mathurin Moreau, La Fée aux fleurs (The Flower Fairy), 1870–1900, cast iron, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III.
Art Outdoors: Rienzi Garden Tours
10 a.m.—NoonExperience Rienzi’s outdoor sculptures and architectural elements on a free, self-paced garden tour.
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H. N. Hooper Company, Sinumbra Lamp, c. 1835–40, brass and glass, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by the Jack R. McGregor Endowment Fund.
Virtual Seminar | “Technology in Early America”
11 a.m.—4 p.m.Explore the development of science and technology in early America through the eyes of historians and curators.
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Joachim Wtewael, The Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1606, oil on canvas, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Virtual Conversation | Luminescent Dialogues
3 p.m.—4 p.m.Tune in for a talk about spiritual art and the symbolism of light in faiths and cultures around the world.
25 Apr Sun / 2021
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Yuri Amor Perez, FiTMiX Communities
MFAH on the Move | Virtual Bilingual Yoga
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up for “MFAH on the Move” with FitMix Communities, presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center.