Calendar Week starting Saturday, January 24, 2015
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WORKSHOPS
Teacher Workshop “Unveiling the East: Discovering the Cultural Heritage of Korea and Japan”–Off-site, Law BuildingJoin the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Asia Society Texas Center for an exploration of the arts and cultures of Asia. Start the morning at the MFAH, where you learn about Korea, once referred[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Members Tour “Asian Gallery: The Many Faces of Buddhism”–Beck BuildingFor centuries, most works of art were created to express beliefs about the nature of the divine.
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Art Bite Tour “Stories Behind American Silver”–Beck BuildingCan a silver collection expose the politics of gender, class, and morals in America? Join this 20-minute tour of Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and discover stories of 19th-century[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Impressionists’ Wet Paint–Beck BuildingThe Impressionists often used the technique of wet-on-wet, in which layers of wet paint are applied to previous layers of wet paint without waiting for the previous application to dry. On this 45-minute tour, look[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
What’s on View Today?–Beck BuildingWith more than 100 galleries and constantly changing exhibitions throughout the Museum, it’s almost impossible to see everything on view in one visit—so take a 45-minute tour that highlights signature objects. These tours promise to[…]
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GALLERY TALKS/TOURS
Shocking! Awesome!–Beck BuildingEmotional responses to art are not uncommon, and some artworks are even intended to provoke shock or awe. On this 45-minute docent-led tour, experience works of art that conjured powerful emotions in their viewers when[…]
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LECTURES
Beyond the Seine: Monet at Giverny–Law BuildingPresented by Helga K. Aurisch, curator of European art and co-curator of the exhibition “Monet and the Seine: Impressions of a River” Renowned as the “father of French Impressionism,” Claude Monet was inspired throughout his[…]
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FILMS
Fifi Howls from Happiness–Law BuildingExplore provocative artist Bahman Mohassess (1931–2010), the so-called “Persian Picasso,” whose acclaimed paintings and sculptures dominated pre-revolutionary Iran. Irreverent and uncompromising, a gay man in a hostile world, Mohassess was revered by elites in the[…]
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FILMS
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night–Law BuildingViewers are dropped in the midst of a Neo-noir vampire romance set in a stylish Iranian underworld. Sheila Vand plays a hijab-clad Nosferata who rides a skateboard at night, stalking dealers and junkies who prey[…]
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PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
Sketching along the Seine–Law BuildingIn this art-making activity inspired by Monet and the Seine: Impressions of a River, families are invited to sketch works of art in the European galleries and explore how Claude Monet used natural light in[…]