Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Events Week of Thursday, May 23, 2024-Wednesday, May 29, 2024
![Maarten Van Severen, manufactured by Kartell, LCP00 (Low Plastic Chair), designed 2000, manufactured 2003, PMMA and metal](https://static.mfah.com/images/maarten-van-severn-lcp00-low-chair-plastic.2692313923430613730.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection Through Summer 2025
Objects designed by architects celebrate a unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
27 Sep Fri / 2024
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Jean Tinguely, La Bascule VII, 1967, iron rocker bars, wood fly-wheel, steel tube, rubber V-belt, and electric motor, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the artist. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Tour | Artwork of the Month “La Bascule VII (The Seesaw VII)”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about “La Bascule VII (The Seesaw VII).”
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Tango Night
5 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Tango Night returns at Late Fridays Happy Hour.
28 Sep Sat / 2024
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Alberto Korda, Heroic Guerrilla (Guerillero heroico), 1960, printed 1995, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by Dan and Mary Solomon. © Estate Alberto Korda.
Patron-Plus Members Preview | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
11 a.m.—6 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to preview Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography before the exhibition opens to the public.
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Saturday Members Tour | “Maestro of Color: The Art of Carlos Cruz-Diez”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the installations of Carlos Cruz-Diez.
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Gory (Rogelio López Marin), from the series It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lágrima de un extraño), 1986, printed 2023, chromogenic print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee.
Patron-Plus Members Lecture | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
6 p.m.—7 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to an exclusive curatorial lecture about the exhibition Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography.
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Osvaldo Salas, Five Points of Fidel (Cinco puntos de Fidel), 1982, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the estate of Esther Parada. © 1982 Osvaldo Salas.
Patron-Plus Members Reception | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.MFAH members at the Patron level and above are invited to a reception celebrating “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography” before the exhibition opens to the public.
29 Sep Sun / 2024
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Gory (Rogelio López Marin), from the series It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lágrima de un extraño), 1986, printed 2023, chromogenic print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee.
Opening Day Lecture | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
2 p.m.—3 p.m.An inside look at the exhibition tracing the evolution of photography in Cuba from the 1960s to the 2010s.