Calendar Week of Wednesday, January 29, 2025-Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond Through July 6, 2025
Featuring over 70 works of art in a variety of media, Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyondexplores how the genre of landscape evolved during …
29 Jan Wed / 2025
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Drop-in Tour | “Gauguin in the World”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
30 Jan Thu / 2025
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John Robert Cozens, View of Vietri and Raito, Italy, c. 1783, watercolor over graphite on cream laid paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Dena M. Woodall.
Drop-in Tour | “Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond, which explores how the genre of landscape evolved during an era of immense transformation in Britain.
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Tour & Toast | “Gauguin in the World”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.SOLD OUT | Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Gauguin in the World.
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“Fashion Fusion” Runway Show
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The MFAH and HCC team up for a design competition and professional fashion show inspired by art on view at the Museum.
31 Jan Fri / 2025
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My Stolen Planet (Sayyareye dozdide shodeye man)
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Using the essayistic style of a diary, director Farahnaz Sharifi traces how the Islamic Revolution changed life for women in Iran. Born in 1979, shortly after the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty, Sharifi draws on home movies and found 8mm recordings of strangers’ lives to show moments of private joy and public defiance under the regimented oppression in Tehran.
01 Feb Sat / 2025
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Saturday Members Tour | “Picturing Nature”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Picturing Nature.
02 Feb Sun / 2025
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Sugarcane
2 p.m.—4 p.m.A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, Sugarcane is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.
