Calendar Week of Sunday, July 21, 2024-Saturday, July 27, 2024
Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within Through May 18, 2025
Charting the development of her hybrid practice over seven decades, Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Withinpresents more than 100 works of art in stunning installations often inspired by those Takaezu created …
11 May Sun / 2025
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MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Zumba
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free Zumba on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
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Mother’s Day Weekend at Bayou Bend
1 p.m.—5 p.m.Celebrate Mother’s Day at Bayou Bend Collection and 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
Lecture | Titian and Michelangelo: A Tale of Genius and Rivalry
2 p.m.—3 p.m.In conjunction with the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries, William E. Wallace discusses his new book, Titian and Michelangelo: A Tale of Genius and Rivalry.
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Chicken for Linda! (Linda veut du poulet!)
3 p.m.—4:30 p.m.Chicken for Linda! is a sweet and funny story the whole family will enjoy: a film that speaks of childhood from a child’s perspective, detailed in vibrant hand-painted images and told with humor, music, mischief and poetry.
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The Art of Nothing (L’art d’être heureux)
5 p.m.—7 p.m.A self-absorbed conceptual artist moves to a seaside village hoping to reinvent himself. Embraced by the town’s quirky creative community—including a flirtatious gallerist and a congenial plein-air painter—he finds himself pulled into interpersonal dramas as well as jokes that may be at his own expense.
14 May Wed / 2025
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History Book Club “Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The History Book Club hosts a free discussion about Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge—From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic.
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The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Photo by Peter Molick
Kinder Building Closes at 3:30 p.m. / Beck & Law Buildings Close at 5 p.m.
3:30 p.m.—5 p.m.Due to special event, the Kinder Building closes early today at 3:30 p.m. The Beck and Law Buildings close at 5 p.m. as usual.
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Julia Bryan-Wilson
Core Program Lecture | Julia Bryan-Wilson
6 p.m.—7 p.m.This installment of the 2024–2025 Core Program Lecture Series features a conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson, professor of contemporary art and LGBTQ+ studies at Columbia University.
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History Book Club “Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge”
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The History Book Club hosts a free discussion about Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge—From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic.
15 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.