Calendar Week of Sunday, December 4, 2011-Saturday, December 10, 2011
Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism Through May 27, 2024
A creative partnership between Henri Matisse and André Derain in 1905 changed the course of French painting. This exhibition showcases the legacy of that collaboration through paintings, drawings, and …
18 Apr Thu / 2024
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College Week
11 a.m.—9 p.m.The MFAH celebrates college students with four days of admission perks, April 17–20.
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Happy Hour Thursday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Thursday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Art Encounters | “Satellite”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.This Art Encounters session focuses on creating an artwork inspired by Simone Leigh’s Satellite and the work of Tyler Allen.
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Panel Discussion | Life of the Book: “The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor”
6:30 p.m.—8 p.m.Art experts and faith leaders discuss the illuminated 14th-century communal prayer book on view in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica.
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Drop-in Tour | “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence”
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The drop-in tour on April 18 is cancelled. Take a guided tour of the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.
19 Apr Fri / 2024
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College Week
11 a.m.—6 p.m.The MFAH celebrates college students with four days of admission perks, April 17–20.
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Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Young Itinerant”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Young Itinerant.
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Gallery Concert “Instrumental Delights”
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Enjoy an intimate performance by members of the Bach Society Houston Orchestra.
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Caravaggio
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Derek Jarman’s most profound reflection on art, sexuality, and identity recounts the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
20 Apr Sat / 2024
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College Week
11 a.m.—6 p.m.The MFAH celebrates college students with four days of admission perks, April 17–20.