Calendar Week of Monday, December 12, 2022-Sunday, December 18, 2022
Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure Through February 12, 2023
An ensemble of 60 masterpieces highlights Alberto Giacometti’s major achievements of the postwar years. This touring exhibition explores the artist’s creative process and how he came to produce his …
03 Feb Fri / 2023
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Installation view of Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia.
Drop-in Tour | “Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore the art of ancient America and the people who made the golden objects featured in this innovative installation.
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Greek, Myrtle Wreath, 330–250 BC, gold, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Miss Annette Finnigan.
Drop-in Tour | Journey through Place and Time: Antiquities
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, explore a selection of objects from the Museum’s collection of ancient art.
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Alma’s Rainbow
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Ayoka Chenzira’s feature film explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold, who is entering womanhood and navigating standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights Black women have over their bodies.
04 Feb Sat / 2023
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Saturday Members Tour | Highlights of the Sarofim Collection
11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at highlights of American art from the renowned Sarofim Collection.
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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Law Building
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, discover the vast array of art from around the world on view in the Caroline Wiess Law Building.
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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Beck Building
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, explore the treasures on view in the galleries of the Audrey Jones Beck Building.
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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Kinder Building
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, see the modern and contemporary art on view in the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building.
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The African Desperate
3 p.m.—5 p.m.Chaos reigns in the riotously funny debut feature from visual artist Martine Syms. This fantastical day-in-the-life of a Black artist is a rollicking satire of art-world pretensions and a rowdy portrayal of sex and drugs in the Internet age.
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Concert | ROCO Connections “A House of My Own” at Rienzi
5 p.m.—7:30 p.m.A modern twist on a Schubertiade salon concert features works by Schubert and Debussy, and the world premiere of song based on the writings of Sandra Cisneros.
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The Watermelon Woman
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.An investigation into film history that doubles as a romantic comedy, The Watermelon Woman is a dazzlingly inventive landmark of the New Queer Cinema.
