Calendar Week of Thursday, April 11, 2024-Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries Through May 26, 2025
History comes alive! Witness a Renaissance battle play out across royal tapestries. Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestriesoffers an unprecedented look at some of the most awe-inspiring …
28 Mar Fri / 2025
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Hibernatus
9 p.m.—10:30 p.m.After he is awakened from a 65-year cryogenic freeze, a man’s relatives plan an elaborate ruse on their long-lost relative so as not to shock him with contemporary reality.
29 Mar Sat / 2025
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Yoga at Rienzi
9 a.m.—10 a.m.Enjoy an introductory yoga session in the beautiful surroundings of Rienzi. Afterward, stay to explore the gardens!
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Yoga at Rienzi
10:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m.Enjoy an introductory yoga session in the beautiful surroundings of Rienzi. Afterward, stay to explore the gardens!
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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
Saturday Members Tour | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries.
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Members Event | “Toshiko Takaezu” Art-Making Activity for Families
1 p.m.—4 p.m.MFAH members at the Family Level and above are invited to an afternoon of art-making activities inspired by Toshiko Takaezu.
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Artist Talk & Sound Walk | Leilehua Lanzilotti
2 p.m.—3 p.m.This program with artist Leilehua Lanzilotti complements the exhibition Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within.
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La chèvre
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.A French tycoon’s accident-prone daughter is kidnapped in Acapulco. Her father hires a private detective to go to Mexico, but realizes he also needs the assistance of an accountant (Pierre Richard), whose entire life has been an endless series of mishaps, to find the girl.
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Les compères
9 p.m.—10:30 p.m.When a mother is dissatisfied with the police not searching for her runaway son, she contacts two former lovers, convincing them to help find her boy by claiming that one of the men is her son’s father.
30 Mar Sun / 2025
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The Masterson Legacy: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour at Rienzi
2 p.m.—4 p.m.Step into the private world of the Masterson family, the original owners of Rienzi. Get an exclusive look at art objects and areas of the house not usually on view.
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The Dinner Game (Le dîner de cons)
5 p.m.—6:30 p.m.In Francis Veber’s delightful comedy, a buffoon’s good intentions and bad judgment hilariously wreak havoc upon a dinner group’s contest to find the biggest loser.
