Calendar Week of Thursday, October 3, 2024-Wednesday, October 9, 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 …
02 Nov Sat / 2024
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Members Lecture | “Gauguin in the World”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.SOLD OUT | MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about the exhibition Gauguin in the World.
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Handsome Guys (Haenseomgaijeu)
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.Misunderstood friends Jae-pil and Sang-gu appear to be tough guys, but are more often clueless. When they achieve their dream of buying a fixer-upper and living in the country, they come to the aid of a drowning girl yet are mistaken for kidnappers. The town is searching for the girl, police get involved, and a dark, ancient spirit is awakened in the men’s basement!
03 Nov Sun / 2024
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Little Artists
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.An exciting art adventure for families at the Museum.
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By the Stream (Suyoocheon)
2 p.m.—4 p.m.Jeonim, an artist teaching at a Seoul university, invites her uncle—a former actor with a controversial past—to direct a student play. He becomes involved with an academic administrator who is improbably a super-fan, causing drama for everyone around them.
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Save the Green Planet! (Jigureul jikyeora!)
5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Ahead of its time in 2003, Save the Green Planet! is now a cult favorite thanks to the popularity of the Korean New Wave. Byeong-gu (Shin Ha-kyun) believes the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and he sets out to save planet Earth.
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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Drop-in Tour | “150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Explore objects designed by architects in a unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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Art Bites | Ab Ex in NYC
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation.
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Tour & Toast | “Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery.
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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.