Calendar Week of Saturday, June 29, 2024-Friday, July 5, 2024
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.
29 Jun Sat / 2024
-
Thomas Demand, Pond, 2020, chromogenic print. © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Members Preview | “Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History”
11 a.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to preview Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History before the exhibition opens to the public.
-
Saturday Members Tour | 100 Years of Art at the MFAH
Gallery Talk/Tour Audrey Jones Beck Building Caroline Wiess Law Building Nancy and Rich Kinder Building11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited on this tour marking the centennial anniversary of the Museum’s opening. Works of art throughout the campus reflect the incredible growth of the MFAH collections over the past century.
-
Thomas Demand, Workshop, 2017, chromogenic print. © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Members Preview Curatorial Lecture “Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about the exhibition Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History.
30 Jun Sun / 2024
-
Power Alley (Levante)
5 p.m.—6:30 p.m.This gripping Brazilian drama weaves a tale of personal struggle and societal challenges. Set in São Paulo, it follows Sofia, a spirited teen volleyball player from a modest background, whose life takes a dramatic turn when she faces an unwanted pregnancy.
04 Jul Thu / 2024
-
Summer Break at the MFAH
11 a.m.—2 p.m.When school’s out, families are invited to enjoy gallery activities with teaching artists and experiment with a variety of materials to create art.
-
Drop-in Tour | The American Gilded Age
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour explores the work of “Gilded Age” artists such as Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
-
Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Mrs. Jelf Powis and Her Daughter, 1777, oil on canvas, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
-
Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Mrs. Jelf Powis and Her Daughter, 1777, oil on canvas, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
-
Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Mrs. Jelf Powis and Her Daughter, 1777, oil on canvas, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
7 p.m.—7:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
05 Jul Fri / 2024
-
Francisco Goya, Still Life with Golden Bream, 1846, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, purchase funded by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund and the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Still Life with Golden Bream”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Still Life with Golden Bream.
