Audrey Jones Beck Building Events Week of Thursday, January 20, 2022-Wednesday, January 26, 2022
The Sugar Shack Through December 31, 2022
The iconic painting The Sugar Shack, by American artist Ernie Barnes, is on loan to the MFAH and on view in the Kinder Building, the Museum’s home for modern and contemporary art.
06 Jul Wed / 2022
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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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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.
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.
