Calendar Week of Tuesday, June 17, 2025-Monday, June 23, 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 …
19 Jun Thu / 2025
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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.
20 Jun Fri / 2025
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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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David Landry | Tasiah Iman | Marie Brown | C.T.
Writers Remix Series | Juneteenth
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Experience modern and contemporary works of art through the written word.
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Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Art Blakey formed the Jazz Messengers in the mid-1950s, and the evolving group became a rite of passage for talented young musicians for the next 35 years. This documentary portrait of Blakey captures the legendary drummer, bandleader, and teacher in the 1980s as he leads workshops and performances in London and New York City.
21 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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Floating World: A.A.Murakami featuring A.A.Murakami’s Beyond the Horizon, commissioned by and exhibited at M+, Hong Kong, 2024, interactive installation. © A.A.Murakami
Art Crowd x Silent Disco | “Floating World: A.A.Murakami”
6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Members of Art Crowd and ticketed guests have exclusive, after-hours access to Floating World: A.A.Murakami—and this time, we’re turning up the vibes with a silent disco inside the exhibition.
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The Pawnbroker
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Director Sidney Lumet’s groundbreaking 1964 drama stars Rod Steiger as a German-Jewish immigrant who lives a bitter, lonely existence running a pawn shop in Harlem. Quincy Jones’s first Hollywood film score features musicians Dave Grusin, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, and Oliver Nelson.
22 Jun Sun / 2025
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MFAH on the Move | Bilingual Yoga
11 a.m.—NoonMeet up at the Museum for free yoga on Sunday morning with FitMix Communities.
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Family Art-Making Studio
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.Create and learn in this workshop for families. Explore a work of art in the galleries, then make your own masterpiece in the studio.
