Calendar Week of Thursday, June 12, 2025-Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Tamara de Lempicka Through July 6, 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 …
12 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.
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Reverend David Landsborough and Walter Hood Fitch, A Popular History of British Sea-weeds, London: Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1849, Hirsch Library.
Discussion | “Facts and Fantasy: Illustrations of the Natural World”
3 p.m.—3:30 p.m.Get an inside look at the exhibition Facts and Fantasy: Illustrations of the Natural World, on view in the Hirsch Library.
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Monuments Are Here
5 p.m.—6:30 p.m.Monuments Are Here is a short film written by Solange Knowles inspired by an original program produced by Saint Heron on the spiritual act of collecting.
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Monuments Are Here
7:30 p.m.—9 p.m.Monuments Are Here is a short film written by Solange Knowles inspired by an original program produced by Saint Heron on the spiritual act of collecting.
13 Jun Fri / 2025
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Tina Zulu
MFA Shop Trunk Show | Kimono Zulu
11 a.m.—9 p.m.The MFA Shop presents an exclusive trunk show featuring the unique Kimono Zulu collection by Tina Zulu.
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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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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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Ornette: Made in America
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Shirley Clarke’s portrait of Texas jazz visionary Ornette Coleman chronicles the musician’s story and captures the premiere of a new work in his hometown of Fort Worth in 1983.
14 Jun Sat / 2025
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Studio Saturday at Rienzi
10 a.m.—NoonUnleash your creativity and drawing skills at Rienzi.
