Calendar Week of Monday, November 20, 2023-Sunday, November 26, 2023
Floating World: A.A.Murakami Through September 21, 2025
An immersive fusion of the technical and the natural by artist duo A.A.Murakami, Floating Worldtransports you to an ethereal world of amorphous bubbles, futuristic sculptures, swirling fog rings, and …
11 May Sun / 2025
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The Art of Nothing (L’art d’être heureux)
5 p.m.—7 p.m.A self-absorbed conceptual artist moves to a seaside village hoping to reinvent himself. Embraced by the town’s quirky creative community—including a flirtatious gallerist and a congenial plein-air painter—he finds himself pulled into interpersonal dramas as well as jokes that may be at his own expense.
14 May Wed / 2025
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History Book Club “Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The History Book Club hosts a free discussion about Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge—From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic.
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The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Photo by Peter Molick
Kinder Building Closes at 3:30 p.m. / Beck & Law Buildings Close at 5 p.m.
3:30 p.m.—5 p.m.Due to special event, the Kinder Building closes early today at 3:30 p.m. The Beck and Law Buildings close at 5 p.m. as usual.
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Julia Bryan-Wilson
Core Program Lecture | Julia Bryan-Wilson
6 p.m.—7 p.m.This installment of the 2024–2025 Core Program Lecture Series features a conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson, professor of contemporary art and LGBTQ+ studies at Columbia University.
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History Book Club “Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge”
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The History Book Club hosts a free discussion about Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge—From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic.
15 May Thu / 2025
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Designed by Bernard van Orley, woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen, Surrender of King François I, c. 1528–31, wool, silk, gold, and silver thread, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples. Image © Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Drop-in Experience | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Visit Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries with docents available in the gallery to enhance your experience. This exhibition showcases dynamic 16th-century textiles, suits of intricate armor, and stunning ceremonial weapons.
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Installation view of Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within
Gallery Tour with the Curator of “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Get an inside look at the exhibition Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within from associate curator Elizabeth Essner.
16 May Fri / 2025
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Alice Neel, The Family (John Gruen, Jane Wilson and Julia), 1970, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Estate of Alice Neel
Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Family”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Family.
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Bach Society Houston
Bach Society Houston | “Knights in Shining Armor”
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Enjoy music composed during the era of Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries. Bach Society Houston presents a 30-minute concert of madrigals and chansons, which is performed twice.
