Gallery Talk/Tours Week of Friday, August 2, 2024-Thursday, August 8, 2024

Tamara de Lempicka, Young Girl in Green (Young Girl with Gloves)
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 …

26 Mar Wed / 2025

  • Purple Moon by Toshiko Takaezu,

    Toshiko Takaezu, Purple Moon, c. 1998, stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle. © Family of Toshiko Takaezu

    Drop-in Tour | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
    1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

    This tour highlights the exhibition Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, which presents more than 100 works of art in stunning installations often inspired by those Takaezu created during her lifetime. Rarely seen paintings and masterful weavings are also on view. 

27 Mar Thu / 2025

  • Surrender of King François I, designed by Bernard van Orley, woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen

    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 Tour | “Knights in Shining Armor”
    1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

    This tour highlights the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries, which offers an unprecedented look at some of the most awe-inspiring examples of these dynamic textile compositions, enhanced by the addition of full suits of intricate parade armor and stunning ceremonial weapons from the 16th century.  

28 Mar Fri / 2025

29 Mar Sat / 2025