Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Saturday, January 18, 2025-Friday, January 24, 2025
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 …
22 Mar Sat / 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
Saturday Members Tour | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries.
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Art Crowd | “Tamara de Lempicka”
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Members of Art Crowd and ticketed guests have exclusive, after-hours access to the exhibition Tamara de Lempicka.
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The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur)
7 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Yves Montand stars as one of four men hired to transport a nitroglycerine shipment over a treacherous South American mountain route. As they carry their explosive cargo, each bump tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever made.
23 Mar Sun / 2025
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Family Art-Making Studio 2025
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Create and learn in this workshop for families. Explore a work of art in the galleries, then make your own masterpiece in the studio.
24 Mar Mon / 2025
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Voices in Contemporary Art (VoCA) artist interview workshop at Fundación Cortés, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2024. Photograph by Javier del Valle Beltrán
VoCA Spanish Workshop
9 a.m.—3 p.m.VoCA hosts an in-person Artist Interview workshop in Spanish at the Museum.
25 Mar Tue / 2025
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Voices in Contemporary Art (VoCA) artist interview workshop at Fundación Cortés, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2024. Photograph by Javier del Valle Beltrán
VoCA Spanish Workshop
9 a.m.—3 p.m.VoCA hosts an in-person Artist Interview workshop in Spanish at the Museum.
26 Mar Wed / 2025
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Voices in Contemporary Art (VoCA) artist interview workshop at Fundación Cortés, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2024. Photograph by Javier del Valle Beltrán
VoCA Spanish Workshop
9 a.m.—3 p.m.VoCA hosts an in-person Artist Interview workshop in Spanish at the Museum.
27 Mar 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 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
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The One Man Band (L’homme orchestre)
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.A woman joins a ballet group whose manager forbids his dancers any distractions outside of dance. Little does he know she has a son in Italy, and the troupe goes to great lengths to create an explanation for the boy’s existence.
