Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Saturday, August 31, 2024-Friday, September 6, 2024
Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer Through October 13, 2024
In the expansive multimedia installation A Metta Prayer, Jacolby Satterwhite fuses choreography, video, animation, lighting, and music to reimagine a kaleidoscopic, computer-generated world.
05 Oct Sat / 2024
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
7 p.m.—9:15 p.m.In this new documentary, director Martin Scorsese celebrates his lifelong love affair with legendary filmmaking team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Scorsese explores their collaboration and describes how deeply their films have influenced his own work.
06 Oct Sun / 2024
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Manhattan Short Film Festival 2024
2 p.m.—5 p.m.SOLD OUT | Vote for your favorite during this popular compilation of short films. Audiences around the world unite during the same week to see the work of the next generation of international filmmakers.
11 Oct Fri / 2024
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Turkish (Ottoman), Barbat Lute, late 19th–early 20th century, wood, ebony, ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlay, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Franci Neely in honor of her son, Andrew Ellingson Beck III.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Barbat Lute”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Barbat Lute.
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Performance | Arts of Korea Gallery Celebration
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Join the MFAH and Han Narea for an evening of celebration for the Arts of Korea Gallery.
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The Red Shoes
7 p.m.—9:15 p.m.This iconic melodrama, inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen tale, focuses on a young ballerina cast by an obsessive Russian impresario to star in his ballet The Red Shoes.
