Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Saturday, December 2, 2023-Friday, December 8, 2023


Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls
Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples Through January 20, 2025

Exploring 3,000 years of spiritual belief and practice, the expansive Living with the Godsfeatures more than 200 objects from the MFAH collections, along with exceptional loans from museums and …

06 Nov Wed / 2024

07 Nov Thu / 2024

  • Zoroastrian Afargan Altar

    Zoroastrian Afargan Altar, 20th century, silver, Zoroastrian Temple, Houston.

    Divine Fire: Zoroastrianism and Ritual Purity
    6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    This gallery conversation, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples, is led by Vehishta Kaikobad, Zoroastrian Association of Houston and an MFAH docent.

  • Tendaberry Film Image
    Tendaberry
    7:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    The opening-night selection is a kinetic portrait of Dakota (Kota Johan), a twentysomething New York City transplant adrift in post-pandemic Brooklyn. When her boyfriend (Yuri Pleskun) is called back to his native Ukraine to care for his ailing father, Dakota is forced to navigate the city and its hardships alone and pregnant.

08 Nov Fri / 2024

10 Nov Sun / 2024

  • Bird Film Poster
    Bird
    5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    Houston Cinema Arts Festival

    A striking coming-of-age tale that hides its magic in plain sight, Bird follows 12-year-old Bailey, who lives with her single father, Bug, and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug struggles to find time for his children, leading Bailey to seek adventure elsewhere. Leaving the squat, she meets Bird, an eccentric dreamer who dares Bailey to spread her wings.