Calendar Week of Wednesday, September 20, 2023-Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery Through January 12, 2025
This traveling exhibition highlights Pueblo voices and aesthetics, offering an understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels of community-based knowledge and personal experience.
11 Dec Wed / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | “Gauguin in the World”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
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Christmas Village at Bayou Bend 2024
5:30 p.m.—9 p.m.Discover an immersive holiday experience during Christmas Village at Bayou Bend, presented by Texas Children’s. A dazzling bridge brings you into a winter wonderland featuring thousands of lights throughout the 14-acre estate of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
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Artist Talk | Narsiso Martinez
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Artist Narsiso Martinez shares the story of how he came to the United States when he was 20 years old and how his experience as a farmworker continues to inform his work.
12 Dec Thu / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour explores the collection of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica.
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Christmas Village at Bayou Bend 2024
5:30 p.m.—9 p.m.Discover an immersive holiday experience during Christmas Village at Bayou Bend, presented by Texas Children’s. A dazzling bridge brings you into a winter wonderland featuring thousands of lights throughout the 14-acre estate of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
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Art Bites | Joaquín Torres-García and His Taller
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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Meet the Books | “Child’s Play: Artists as Children’s Book Illustrators”
6 p.m.—7 p.m.Discover more about the exhibition Child’s Play: Artists as Children’s Book Illustrators.
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Afruz Amighi: Abodes of Solace
6 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Sculptor and installation artist Afruz Amighi will discuss her ongoing experimentation with light as a means to create spaces of intimacy and solace. Drawing upon the many traditions of religious architecture, Amighi will explore the primacy of hybridity in her structures and the use of light to activate our sense of the sacred.
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2024 British Arrows
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Get ready for a rapid-fire roller coaster of shorts, spoofs, and celebrity guests! The MFAH presents the popular annual screening of the British Arrows, highlighting award-winning advertisements from the United Kingdom.
13 Dec Fri / 2024
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Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Fruit Market”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Fruit Market.