Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Saturday, September 28, 2024-Friday, October 4, 2024
Gauguin in the World Through 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.
06 Nov Wed / 2024
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Drop-in Tour | “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore humanity’s relationship with the divine in this expansive examination of spiritual ideas and concepts.
07 Nov Thu / 2024
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Divine Fire: Zoroastrianism and Ritual Purity
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.This gallery conversation, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples, is led by Vehishta Kaikobad, Zoroastrian Association of Houston and an MFAH docent.
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Tendaberry
7:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Houston Cinema Arts Festival
The opening-night selection is a kinetic portrait of Dakota (Kota Johan), a twentysomething New York City transplant adrift in post-pandemic Brooklyn. When her boyfriend (Yuri Pleskun) is called back to his native Ukraine to care for his ailing father, Dakota is forced to navigate the city and its hardships alone and pregnant.
08 Nov Fri / 2024
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Celebrating the Year of Rama: Scenes from the Ramayana
7 p.m.—8 p.m.Enjoy a classical Indian dance and music performance presented to complement the exhibition Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples.