Calendar Week of Friday, December 16, 2022-Thursday, December 22, 2022

Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith Through April 16, 2023
Created 400 years apart, two paintings of the same subject by Artemisia Gentileschi and Kehinde Wiley raise contemporary issues through a historical lens, revealing shared narratives and ideas across …
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.