Calendar Week of Wednesday, July 6, 2022-Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Virtual Realities: The Art of M.C. Escher from the Michael S. Sachs Collection Through September 5, 2022
The largest and most comprehensive exhibition of works by M.C. Escher ever presented features more than 300 works on paper and more than 100 of the artist’s carved wood blocks, constructed objects, …
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.
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Moshe Zabari, Torah Crown, 1969, silver: raised and forged, with pearls on strings, the Jewish Museum, New York, gift of the Albert A. List Family. Photograph © The Jewish Museum, New York
Patron-Plus Members Reception “Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.MFAH members at the Patron level and above are invited to preview Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York before the exhibition opens to the public.
07 Jul Thu / 2022
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Summer Break at the Museum | Activities for Families
11 a.m.—2 p.m.Explore the galleries and make your own art in the pop-up studio. Recommended for families with children ages 3+
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John Singer Sargent, Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears (Sarah Choate Sears), 1899, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by George R. Brown in honor of his wife, Alice Pratt Brown.
Drop-in Tour | American Painting and Sculpture to 1920
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Take this docent-led tour and discover the diversity of work on view in the galleries of American art.
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Lost Highway
6 p.m.—8:15 p.m.A meditation on the mysterious nature of identity, this cult favorite features Patricia Arquette in two separate but intersecting stories. 4K digitally restored presentation.
08 Jul Fri / 2022
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Josef Kohn, Menorah, 1872–1921, silver: repoussé, traced, punched, and cast, the Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman. Photograph © The Jewish Museum, New York
Patron-Plus Members Early Viewing “Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York”
11 a.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members at the Patron level and above are invited to preview Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York before the exhibition opens to the public.
09 Jul Sat / 2022
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Art Beyond Sight
Art Beyond Sight
11 a.m.—12:30 p.m.This free gallery program is designed for visitors who are blind or partially sighted.
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Menorah, second half of 19th century, copper alloy: cast and appliqué, the Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman. Photograph © The Jewish Museum, New York
Members Daytime Preview “Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York”
11 a.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members at all levels are invited to preview Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York before the exhibition opens to the public.
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Installation view of Chromosaturation MFAH. © Carlos Cruz-Diez / Bridgeman Images 2021
Saturday Members Tour “Campus Commissions: Tunnels of Light”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy a tour unlocking the secrets of the immersive works in the Museum’s underground tunnel network.
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Giant
2 p.m.—5:30 p.m.James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor star in the sprawling epic about a wealthy Texas ranching family.
