Calendar Week of Friday, June 27, 2025-Thursday, July 3, 2025
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 World transports you to an ethereal world of amorphous bubbles, futuristic sculptures, swirling fog rings, …
27 Jun Fri / 2025
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Educators Event | “Learning Through Art” Summer Institute
10 a.m.—4 p.m.Educators: Empower your teaching through this three-day event for teachers that focuses on promoting growth mindsets in all subject areas.
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Anicka Yi, photography by Jae An Lee.
© 2025 Anicka Yi / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone GalleryMembers Preview | “Anicka Yi”
11 a.m.—9 p.m.MFAH members are invited to preview Anicka Yi before the immersive exhibition opens to the public.
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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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The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & the Art of Survival
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka took Paris, Milan, Berlin, and New York by storm in the 1920s. A century later, this fascinating film tells the story of her life, tracing Lempicka’s flight from persecution, her affairs with men and women, and her hidden Jewish heritage.
28 Jun Sat / 2025
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Anicka Yi, photography by Jae An Lee.
© 2025 Anicka Yi / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone GalleryMembers Preview | “Anicka Yi”
11 a.m.—6 p.m.MFAH members are invited to preview Anicka Yi before the immersive exhibition opens to the public.
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Docent-Led Tour of Rienzi in Spanish
Noon—1 p.m.Rienzi offers guided tours in Spanish. This special tour showcases highlights of the Rienzi Collection while providing insight into the history and architecture of the home and gardens.
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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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Sketching in the Galleries | Art of the Islamic Worlds
2 p.m.—4 p.m.Families with children ages 12 and older are invited to explore and practice sketching techniques in the Art of the Islamic Worlds galleries.
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The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & the Art of Survival
7 p.m.—9 p.m.Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka took Paris, Milan, Berlin, and New York by storm in the 1920s. A century later, this fascinating film tells the story of her life, tracing Lempicka’s flight from persecution, her affairs with men and women, and her hidden Jewish heritage.
