Lectures Week of Monday, January 24, 2022-Sunday, January 30, 2022
The Sugar Shack Through December 31, 2022
The iconic painting The Sugar Shack, by American artist Ernie Barnes, is on loan to the MFAH and on view in the Kinder Building, the Museum’s home for modern and contemporary art.
06 Jul Wed / 2022
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Spice Container, c. 1550, repairs and additions 1650–51, silver: traced, pierced, cast, and parcel-gilt, Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, the Jewish Museum, New York. Photograph © The Jewish Museum, New York, Richard Goodbody, Inc.
Patron-Plus Members Lecture “Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York”
6 p.m.—7 p.m.MFAH members at the Patron level and above are invited to this exclusive look at Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York before the exhibition opens to the public.
10 Jul Sun / 2022
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Menorah, 1867–72, silver: cast, engraved, and traced, the Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman in memory of Adele Friedman. Photograph © The Jewish Museum, New York, Richard Goodbody, Inc.
Beauty, Ritual, and a Journey through Jewish Ceremonial Art
2 p.m.—3 p.m.On the opening day of Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York, learn about the exhibition from the curators.
