Calendar Week of Friday, May 23, 2014-Thursday, May 29, 2014
![Tschabalala Self, Sprewell, 2020, fabric, thread, painted canvas, silk, jeans, painted newsprint, stamp, photographic transfer on paper, and acrylic on canvas](https://static.mfah.com/images/tschabalala-self-sprewell.4155010702610438048.jpg?width=540&height=540&bgcolor=blur)
Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage February 18–May 12, 2024
The first major museum exhibition on this subject, Multiplicity explores the breadth and complexity of Black identity and experiences in the United States through collage and collage-informed works.
15 May Wed / 2024
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Henri Matisse, Open Window, Collioure, 1905, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney. © 2024 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Drop-in Tour | “Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.Take a guided tour of the exhibition Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism.
16 May Thu / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | The American Gilded Age
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour explores the work of “Gilded Age” artists such as Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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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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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Mrs. Jelf Powis and Her Daughter, 1777, oil on canvas, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Historic Dinner at Rienzi | Bubbles with Intention
6 p.m.—9 p.m.Rienzi and Le Jardinier present a one-night-only dinner experience exploring French cuisine and a distinctive selection of champagne.
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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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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Mrs. Jelf Powis and Her Daughter, 1777, oil on canvas, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Vincent Valdez, offset lithographic plate from Slaughterhouse-Five, edition 69/210, 2023, Arion Press, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Hirsch Library Collection.
The Artist and the Book | Vincent Valdez in Conversation with Morris Berman
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Artist Vincent Valdez and historian Morris Berman discuss how books, research, and libraries are central protagonists in the art world today.
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María Magdalena Campos-Pons
Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris, San FranciscoArtist Talk | María Magdalena Campos-Pons
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons talks about her work and her explorations of migration, diaspora, and memory.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Mrs. Jelf Powis and Her Daughter, 1777, oil on canvas, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Art Bites | The Grand Manner Portrait in European Painting
7 p.m.—7:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.