Calendar Week of Friday, May 24, 2024-Thursday, May 30, 2024

Gauguin in the World November 3, 2024–February 16, 2025
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
16 Feb Sun / 2025
-
Monthly Meditation Sessions by the Black Man Project + Black Woman Project
10 a.m.—11 a.m.The Black Man Project and Black Woman Project present monthly meditation sessions at the Museum.
-
MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Yoga
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free yoga on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
-
Loading Dock Sale at the MFA Shop
12:30 p.m.—6 p.m.The MFA Shop invites you to this special annual sale!
-
Family Zone
1 p.m.—4 p.m.Visit the MFAH Family Zone for engaging gallery activities with coloring sheets, colored pencils, books, and more.
-
Love & Basketball
2 p.m.—4:15 p.m.All is fair in Love & Basketball. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this romance and sports genre film serves as a landmark for Black women filmmaking for its authentic representation of female athletes, Black love, and female independence.
-
Daughters of the Dust
5 p.m.—7 p.m.Julie Dash’s rapturous vision of Black womanhood and vanishing ways of life in the turn-of-the-century South was the first film directed by an African American woman to receive a wide release. Set in 1902, it follows a multigenerational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands near South Carolina as they struggle to maintain their heritage.
20 Feb Thu / 2025
-
John Robert Cozens, View of Vietri and Raito, Italy, c. 1783, watercolor over graphite on cream laid paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Dena M. Woodall.
Drop-in Tour | “Picturing Nature”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond, which explores how the genre of landscape evolved during an era of immense transformation in Britain.
-
2025 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
6 p.m.—9 p.m.View the nominated short films in the category of Documentary from this year’s Academy Awards, and see if your favorite wins when the Oscars are presented on March 2!
21 Feb Fri / 2025
-
Margarita Cabrera, Arbol de la Vida — John Deere Tractor Model #790, 2007, clay, slip paint, latex acrylic, and metal hardware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the artist. © Margarita Cabrera
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Arbol de la Vida – John Deere Tractor Model #790”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about the sculpture Arbol de la Vida – John Deere Tractor Model #790.
-
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.