Calendar Year of Saturday, May 17, 2025-Saturday, May 16, 2026

Floating World: A.A.Murakami Through September 21, 2025
An immersive fusion of the technical and the natural by artist duo A.A.Murakami, Floating Worldtransports you to an ethereal world of amorphous bubbles, futuristic sculptures, swirling fog rings, and …
05 Jun Thu / 2025
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Summer Break at the MFAH
11 a.m.—2 p.m.When school’s out, families are invited to enjoy gallery activities with teaching artists and experiment with a variety of materials to create art.
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Drop-in Tour | “Scenes of Summer”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Learn how artists depict the warm sunshine of June—in the comfort of air conditioning—from the gardens of France to the vistas of the American West.
06 Jun Fri / 2025
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MFAH Playdate
11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.Children 4 and younger, and their adult caregivers, are invited to enjoy a multi-sensory experience in the galleries with songs, stories, games, and activities.
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Muhammad Baqir, Dancing Girl, 1778–79, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Franci Neely, and Sabiha and Omar Rehmatulla at the 2015 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Dancing Girl”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about Dancing Girl.
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Tango Night
5 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Enjoy drinks and dancing on Tango Night at Happy Hour Friday.
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The Slender Thread
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Sydney Pollack’s directorial debut stars Sidney Poitier as a young crisis-center volunteer and Anne Bancroft as a suicidal woman who calls the hotline. This dramatic thriller follows their unlikely conversation, the story of her unmooring, and a race against time to save her.
07 Jun Sat / 2025
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Saturday Members Tour | “Contemporary Cuban Photography”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography.
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Misericordia (Miséricorde)
7 p.m.—8:45 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.
08 Jun Sun / 2025
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MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Zumba
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free Zumba on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
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Little Artists
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.An exciting art adventure for families at the Museum.