Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Monday, April 8, 2024-Sunday, April 14, 2024
Tamara de Lempicka Through May 26, 2025
Capturing the glamour and vitality of 1920s postwar Paris and the cosmopolitan sheen of Hollywood celebrity, Tamara de Lempicka infused her paintings with a brilliant sense of fashion, design, and the …
01 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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Tamara de Lempicka, Young Girl in Green (Young Girl with Gloves), c. 1931, oil on board, Centre Pompidou, purchase, 1932, inv. JP557P. © 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC / ADAGP, Paris / ARS, NY. Digital image © CNAC/MNAM, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
Tour & Toast | “Tamara de Lempicka”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.SOLD OUT | Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Tamara de Lempicka.
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Simone LeAmon
Lecture | New Ground: Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Simone LeAmon, curator of contemporary design and architecture at the NGV, offers an inside look at redefining how museums approach design and architecture.
03 May Sat / 2025
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A.A.Murakami | Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves
Photography by Emiliano Granado
Image courtesy of the artistMembers Preview Lecture | “Floating World: A.A.Murakami”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about Floating World: A.A.Murakami before the exhibition opens to the public.
