Calendar Week starting Friday, July 28, 2017
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Homelands and Histories: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh–Beck BuildingHomelands and Histories: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh celebrates a major MFAH acquisition of 75 photographs spanning the artist’s career. This 45-minute tour explores the exhibition and encourages visitors to discuss the artwork together.
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The Other Woman (La otra)–The Other Woman finds genre director Roberto Gavaldón telling a dark crime story of passion and death. Magdalena kills her wealthy twin sister and assumes the woman’s identity, unaware that the sibling’s life had been far from irreproachable.
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The Fabulous Allan Carr–Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes that eventually came crashing down.
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PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
Museum Experience Day 2017–Law Building, Beck BuildingCelebrate the arts with free general admission all day!
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, joins the Houston Museum District for Museum Experience Day. Explore the MFAH along with our Zone 3 neighbors: the Jung Center and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. -
GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Members Tour “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950”–Law BuildingThis one-hour, docent-led tour for MFAH members explores the exhibition Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950.
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PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
Photography in the Gardens of Bayou Bend–Bayou Bend Collection and GardensAre you an amateur photographer? The Bayou Bend gardens provide a unique opportunity! Capture the beautiful blooms, gorgeous woodlands, and formal landscapes through your own lens.
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Highlights of the MFAH–Beck BuildingWith more than 100 galleries and all the frequently changing exhibitions throughout the Museum, it’s almost impossible to see everything in one visit! Join this 45-minute tour that samples the diverse array of art on view at the MFAH today.
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FILMS
The Night Falls (La noche avanza)–A faithful portrayal of Mexico City’s corrupt underworld, The Night Falls is an intense and ironic melodrama influenced by the director’s most beloved style: the Hollywood film noir.
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Homelands and Histories: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh–Beck BuildingHomelands and Histories: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh celebrates a major MFAH acquisition of 75 photographs spanning the artist’s career. This 45-minute tour explores the exhibition and encourages visitors to discuss the artwork together.
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Desert Hearts–Professor Vivian Bell arrives in 1950s Nevada to get a divorce. She finds accommodations on a ranch where she becomes increasingly drawn to the owner’s daughter, an open and self-assured lesbian.