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   Sketching in the Gardens of Bayou Bend

   10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

   Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

   Visit Bayou Bend during open-sketching hours, when guests are invited to draw from Bayou Bend’s natural woodlands and formal gardens. Paper, clipboards, and pencils are provided. 

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   Twilight Tour at Rienzi

   Get Tickets

   6 p.m.–8 p.m.

   Rienzi

   Relax with a glass of wine on the Rienzi terrace, and explore the house museum at twilight! Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, good conversation, and live music.

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   Happy Hour Thursdays

   5 p.m.–8 p.m.

   Beck Building

   Bring your friends to a museum-style happy hour on Thursday, when general admission is free and the MFAH is open late! Enjoy music, drinks from the bar, and bites at the evening’s food truck.

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   Exploring the Artist’s Toolbox

   6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

   Beck Building

   Take a moment to touch, explore, and learn more about the different materials, processes, and techniques artists use to create works of art.

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   Art + Lit “Contesting Modernity”

   6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

   Beck Building

   Local writers perform written pieces inspired by works of art on view in Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975. Afterward, write your own work, and grab a drink and a bite at Happy Hour Thursday!

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   Christmas Village at Bayou Bend with Santa and his reindeer

   Get Tickets

   5:30 p.m.–10 p.m.

   Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

   Discover an immersive Christmas experience at beautiful Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens. 

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   PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
   Photography in the Gardens of Bayou Bend

   10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

   Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

   Are you an amateur photographer? The Bayou Bend gardens provide a unique opportunity! Capture the beautiful blooms, gorgeous woodlands, and formal landscapes through your own lens. 

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   PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
   Christmas Village at Bayou Bend with Santa and his reindeer

   Get Tickets

   5:30 p.m.–10 p.m.

   Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

   Discover an immersive Christmas experience at beautiful Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens. 

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   Sunday Family Studio

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   1 p.m.–2 p.m.

   Beck Building

   Families can enjoy time in the art studio creating their own masterpieces together!

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   Sunday Family Zone

   1 p.m.–4 p.m.

   Beck Building

   Families are invited to drop in and enjoy a variety of games, activities, looking guides, books, and mini-tours of the galleries. Recommended for ages 3+

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