Calendar Week starting Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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WORKSHOPS
Homeschool Workshop “Cabinet of Wonder”–Law Building, Beck BuildingDuring the Renaissance era in Europe (approximately 14th to 17th centuries), a tradition emerged of collecting objects from nature, religion, and history, and displaying them in cabinets—or sometimes entire rooms. These were often called cabinets[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Lunch + Look “Spain and the New World”–Law BuildingThe "discovery" and conquest of the Americas by Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, and later explorers provided great wealth for Spain and other European nations who plundered natural resources including precious metals. But the indigenous peoples[…]
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WORKSHOPS
Homeschool Workshop “Cabinet of Wonder”–Law Building, Beck BuildingDuring the Renaissance era in Europe (approximately 14th to 17th centuries), a tradition emerged of collecting objects from nature, religion, and history, and displaying them in cabinets—or sometimes entire rooms. These were often called cabinets[…]
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WORKSHOPS
Hearst Foundation Evenings for Educators “Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado”–Law BuildingExperience the Golden Age of Spanish art. Spend the evening with portraits, mythological scenes, devotional paintings, and exquisite still lifes that span nearly four centuries of Spanish history. Don’t miss these extraordinary works by some[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
“Visions of Fancy” Exhibition Tour–RienziDiscover the works of George Romney, one of the leading artists of late-18th-century England, on a docent-led exhibition tour of Visions of Fancy: George Romney, 18th-Century Paintings and Drawings. Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Lunch + Look “Spain and the New World”–Law BuildingThe "discovery" and conquest of the Americas by Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, and later explorers provided great wealth for Spain and other European nations who plundered natural resources including precious metals. But the indigenous peoples[…]
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PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
History Book Club “The Wordy Shipmates”–Bayou Bend Collection and GardensLook to the MFAH for good books and great conversations! The two MFAH house museums host a discussion series about books on life in America and Europe in the 1700s and 1800s. Meeting alternately at[…]
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GALLERY EXPERIENCES
Sketching in the Galleries at Rienzi–RienziAll ages and levels are welcome to draw in the galleries during Rienzi’s open sketching hours! The galleries hold treasures for every artist: space and light, interior design, historical narrative, decorative motifs, reflective surfaces, intriguing[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
“Visions of Fancy” Exhibition Tour–RienziDiscover the works of George Romney, one of the leading artists of late-18th-century England, on a docent-led exhibition tour of Visions of Fancy: George Romney, 18th-Century Paintings and Drawings. Rienzi, the MFAH house museum for European[…]
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PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
History Book Club “The Wordy Shipmates”–Bayou Bend Collection and GardensLook to the MFAH for good books and great conversations! The two MFAH house museums host a discussion series about books on life in America and Europe in the 1700s and 1800s. Meeting alternately at[…]