Calendar Week of Friday, May 31, 2024-Thursday, June 6, 2024
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 …
12 Jan Sun / 2025
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Emilia Pérez
5 p.m.—7:15 p.m.An audacious fever dream, Emilia Pérez defies genres and expectations. Through a vivid mixture of liberating song, dance, and bold visuals, this award-winning odyssey follows four remarkable women in Mexico as they pursue happiness.
15 Jan Wed / 2025
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Drop-in Tour | “Gauguin in the World”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
16 Jan Thu / 2025
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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: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond”
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.
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Glassell School | Open House
5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Stop by for an inside look at the Glassell School of Art. Tour the studios, talk with faculty about classes for children and adults, and enjoy complimentary refreshments.
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Tour & Toast | “Gauguin in the World”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.SOLD OUT | Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Gauguin in the World.
17 Jan Fri / 2025
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“CreatiVets Exhibition” Opening Reception
4:30 p.m.—7 p.m.The 2025 CreatiVets Retrospective: A Decade of Healing Through Art highlights art created by U.S. military veterans during a program at the Glassell School.
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Ernest Cole: Lost & Found
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck’s latest documentary chronicles the life and work of Ernest Cole, one of the first Black freelance photographers in South Africa. Cole’s early pictures, shocking at the time of their first publication, revealed Black life under apartheid to the world.
18 Jan Sat / 2025
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Saturday Members Tour | “Gauguin in the World”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.SOLD OUT | MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Gauguin in the World.
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Margaret O'Brien-Nelson, Splashdown, 2023, oil on canvas.
“Margaret O’Brien-Nelson: Bodies of Water” Opening Reception
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Celebrate the opening of the Margaret O’Brien-Nelson: Bodies of Water exhibition.
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Art Crowd | “Gauguin in the World”
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Members of Art Crowd and ticketed guests have exclusive, after-hours access to Gauguin in the World.
