Calendar Year of Monday, May 12, 2025-Monday, May 11, 2026
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 …
29 May Thu / 2025
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Volunteer Open House
6 p.m.—8 p.m.You’re invited to the MFAH Volunteer Open House for current and prospective volunteers.
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Unknown Colima, Colmala style, Alert Seated Canine Effigy Vessel, 300 BC–300 AD, earthenware with slip, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by Meredith J. Long in honor of Fayez Sarofim and Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 1994."
Lotería Game Night | Inspired by the MFAH Art Collections
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Add to your holiday fun with the Museum’s Lotería Game Night, a unique edition of lotería that draws from the MFAH art collections. Play for a chance to win a prize and discover works of art in the galleries.
30 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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Blue Sun Palace
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Workers at a massage parlor in New York navigate romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home. Despite the physical and emotional toll their work extracts, the women who live at the parlor have fortified an impenetrable sisterhood.
31 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.
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Charles Willson Peale, Self-Portrait with Angelica and Portrait of Rachel, c. 1782–85, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg.
Rachel in Real Life | A Painter’s Muse in Revolutionary America
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Rachel Brewer Peale, one of the most recognizable figures in early American art, was more than just a muse and model—she was as a central figure in a dynamic artistic family.
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Blue Sun Palace
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Workers at a massage parlor in New York navigate romance, happiness, and the obligations of family thousands of miles from home. Despite the physical and emotional toll their work extracts, the women who live at the parlor have fortified an impenetrable sisterhood.
01 Jun Sun / 2025
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Family Zone
1 p.m.—4 p.m.Visit the MFAH Family Zone for engaging gallery activities with coloring sheets, colored pencils, books, and more.
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Misericordia (Miséricorde)
5 p.m.—6:45 p.m.After an absence of ten years Jérémie returns to his hometown of Saint-Martial, for the the funeral of his beloved former boss. Staying with the widow, Jérémie begins to insinuate himself into his mentor’s family, while making a surprising—and ultimately beneficial—friendship with a local priest.
