Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Events Year of Wednesday, May 7, 2025-Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Tamara de Lempicka Through May 26, 2025
Capturing the glamour and vitality of 1920s postwar Paris and the cosmopolitan sheen of Hollywood celebrity, Tamara de Lempicka infused her paintings with a brilliant sense of fashion, design, and the …
08 May Thu / 2025
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Art Encounters | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Discover a new art experience at Art Encounters.
09 May Fri / 2025
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Alice Neel, The Family (John Gruen, Jane Wilson and Julia), 1970, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Estate of Alice Neel
Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Family”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Family.
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Julia Margaret Cameron, Mrs. Cameron’s Photographs from the Life, 1864–69, assembled 1869, album of albumen silver prints from glass negatives, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase.
Lecture | Curator Malcolm Daniel Discusses Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Curator Malcolm Daniel speaks about 19th-century British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.
10 May Sat / 2025
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Installation view of Harry Bertoia: Echoes in Space
Saturday Members Tour | “Harry Bertoia: Echoes in Space”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the installation Harry Bertoia: Echoes in Space.
11 May Sun / 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
Lecture | Titian and Michelangelo: A Tale of Genius and Rivalry
2 p.m.—3 p.m.In conjunction with the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries, William E. Wallace discusses his new book, Titian and Michelangelo: A Tale of Genius and Rivalry.
14 May Wed / 2025
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The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Photo by Peter Molick
Kinder Building Closes at 4 p.m. / Beck & Law Buildings Close at 5 p.m.
4 p.m.—5 p.m.Due to special event, the Kinder Building closes early today at 4 p.m. The Beck and Law Buildings close at 5 p.m. as usual.
16 May Fri / 2025
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Alice Neel, The Family (John Gruen, Jane Wilson and Julia), 1970, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund. © Estate of Alice Neel
Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Family”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Family.
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Anora
7 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Anora (Oscar-winner Mikey Madison), a young woman from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as her new husband’s parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.