Films Week of Saturday, May 4, 2024-Friday, May 10, 2024


Nayeli Perez, Watching Over, 2023, inkjet print
Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography Through Autumn 2024

The annual Eye on Houston exhibition documents and celebrates Houston’s diverse neighborhoods through a collaboration between the MFAH and Houston Independent School District.

30 May Thu / 2024

  • Taking Venice Film Poster
    Taking Venice
    2 p.m.—3:45 p.m.

    Texas Premiere / During the Cold War, the U.S. government was determined to fight Communism with culture. This new documentary uncovers the story behind rumors that highly placed insiders rigged the 1964 Venice Biennale so Texas artist Robert Rauschenberg could win the Grand Prize.

31 May Fri / 2024

  • Taking Venice Film Poster
    Taking Venice
    7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.

    Texas Premiere / During the Cold War, the U.S. government was determined to fight Communism with culture. This new documentary uncovers the story behind rumors that highly placed insiders rigged the 1964 Venice Biennale so Texas artist Robert Rauschenberg could win the Grand Prize.

01 Jun Sat / 2024

  • Taking Venice Film Poster
    Taking Venice
    7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.

    Texas Premiere / During the Cold War, the U.S. government was determined to fight Communism with culture. This new documentary uncovers the story behind rumors that highly placed insiders rigged the 1964 Venice Biennale so Texas artist Robert Rauschenberg could win the Grand Prize.

02 Jun Sun / 2024