Calendar Week of Saturday, April 27, 2024-Friday, May 3, 2024
Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism Through May 27, 2024
A creative partnership between Henri Matisse and André Derain in 1905 changed the course of French painting. This exhibition showcases the legacy of that collaboration through paintings, drawings, and …
28 Apr Sun / 2024
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The Other Son (El otro hijo)
3:30 p.m.—5 p.m.Federico and his brother Simon enjoy their teenage years until Simon’s tragic death from a balcony fall at a party. Amidst his family’s turmoil, Federico tries to maintain normalcy while struggling to grieve, and finds solace in bonding with Simon’s girlfriend, Laura.
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The Rescue (El rapto)
6 p.m.—7:45 p.m.Based on the novel by Martín Sivak and set in the 1980s, the fourth feature by Daniela Goggi is a historic drama that tells the story of Julio, who returns with his family to Argentina after the downfall of the brutal dictatorship that overpowered long-standing democracy.
01 May Wed / 2024
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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.
02 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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Meet the Books | “Bea Nettles: Myth Maker, Storyteller”
3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.Learn about the Hirsch Library exhibition Bea Nettles: Myth Maker, Storyteller as Jon Evans, chief of libraries and archives, discusses Nettles’s extensive career as a photobook maker
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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 | 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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Tour & Toast | “Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour of Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway.
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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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Artists in Dialogue | Featuring “Multiplicity” Artists Tomashi Jackson & Nyugen Smith
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.This Artists in Dialogue session features artists Tomashi Jackson and Nyugen Smith discussing their work from the exhibition Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage.