Calendar Week of Friday, March 29, 2024-Thursday, April 4, 2024
![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 Through 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.
10 May Fri / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The drop-in tour for May 9 is cancelled. Take a guided tour of the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.
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Bach Society Houston
Gallery Concert “Baroque Music in the Americas”
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Enjoy an intimate performance by members of the Bach Society Houston Choir.
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Food, Inc. 2: Back for Seconds
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.In the sequel to the Oscar-nominated 2008 documentary Food, Inc., the filmmakers reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at the efficient yet vulnerable food system.
11 May Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour | “Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism”
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited to join a docent for a closer look at the wildly colorful canvases of Henri Matisse and André Derain in the exhibition Vertigo of Color.
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Mari Carmen Ramírez, curator
Behind-the-Scenes Experience for Benefactor & Leadership Circle Members
11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.“At the Vanguard of Collecting and Curating” MFAH members at the Benefactor level, and members of the Leadership Circle, are invited to this presentation about Latin American art by curator Mari Carmen Ramírez.
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Mother’s Day Weekend at Bayou Bend
1 p.m.—5 p.m.Celebrate Mother’s Day at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
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Youth Workshop Sessions by the Black Man Project + Black Woman Project
2 p.m.—4 p.m.The Black Man Project and Black Woman Project present youth workshop sessions at the Museum in conjunction with the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9 p.m.—10:45 p.m.SOLD OUT | King Arthur and his knights undertake a hilarious mission to find the Holy Grail in this cult favorite starring the irreverent British comedy troupe. NEW DATE: MAY 11 (Rescheduled from April 20)
12 May Sun / 2024
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MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Zumba
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free Zumba on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
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Little Artists
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.An exciting art adventure at MFAH for families.