Calendar Week of Friday, March 2, 2012-Thursday, March 8, 2012
Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway Through May 5, 2024
Remarkable objects from three prestigious collections of art, craft, and design come to the United States for the first time, on exclusive loan. Spanning the 16th to early 20th century, this …
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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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Cullen Sculpture Garden
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, explore the Museum’s Cullen Sculpture Garden, designed by artist Isamu Noguchi.
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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 Bites | Henri Matisse’s “Backs” in the Sculpture Garden
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the MFAH for a snippet of art appreciation.
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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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Tour & Toast | “Vertigo of Color”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism.
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Art Bites | Henri Matisse’s “Backs” in the Sculpture Garden
6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the MFAH for a snippet of art appreciation.
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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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Art Bites | Henri Matisse’s “Backs” in the Sculpture Garden
7 p.m.—7:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the MFAH for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Drop-in Tour | “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence”
7 p.m.—8 p.m.Take a guided tour of the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.