Calendar Week of Tuesday, May 24, 2022-Monday, May 30, 2022
The Obama Portraits Tour Through May 30, 2022
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tour, featuring the acclaimed portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, comes to Houston.
26 May Thu / 2022
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Happy Hour Thursday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Meet your friends at the MFAH for happy hour on Thursday, when general admission is free. Explore the campus, visit the galleries, and get a drink at the bar.
27 May Fri / 2022
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Glassell Studio School | Opening & Graduation Reception
6 p.m.—8 p.m.See the Studio School’s summer exhibitions at this reception celebrating the student artists and graduates.
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Rock Bottom Riser
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.This sparkling experimental documentary addresses the worldview of Indigenous Hawaiians, touching on ethnography, geology, and the mysteries of the cosmos.
28 May Sat / 2022
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Rock Bottom Riser
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.This sparkling experimental documentary addresses the worldview of Indigenous Hawaiians, touching on ethnography, geology, and the mysteries of the cosmos.
30 May Mon / 2022
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Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Hip Hop, 1993, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. in honor of Clare A. Glassell. © Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
A Conversation about Portraiture, Identity, and Community
3 p.m.—4 p.m.Photographer Earlie Hudnall, Jr. and Alvia Wardlaw, director of the museum at TSU, engage in conversation on the closing day of The Obama Portraits Tour and Dawoud Bey: An American Project.
