Audrey Jones Beck Building Events Week of Monday, April 29, 2024-Sunday, May 5, 2024
Eye on Houston: High School Documentary Photography Through Autumn 2024
The annual Eye on Houston exhibition documents and celebrates Houston’s diverse neighborhoods through a collaboration between the MFAH and Houston Independent School District.
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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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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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.
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Drop-in Tour | “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence”
7 p.m.—8 p.m.Take a guided tour of the exhibition Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence.
17 May Fri / 2024
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MFA Shop Trunk Show | Raw Mango
11 a.m.—6 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show featuring saris, textiles, and garments from Indian design house Raw Mango.
18 May Sat / 2024
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Sanjay Garg
Lecture | Sanjay Garg Presents Raw Mango
10 a.m.—11 a.m.Sanjay Garg, founder of Indian design house Raw Mango, discusses his creative practice and his cultural influences from around the world.
