Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Monday, December 9, 2024-Sunday, December 15, 2024
Gauguin in the World Through February 16, 2025
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
26 Jan Sun / 2025
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6 A.M. (Sa’ate 6 Sobh)
2 p.m.—3:30 p.m.Sara lives in Tehran and has been accepted by a doctoral program in philosophy at a Canadian university. She has a 6 a.m. flight to catch, but her friends have planned one last party before she leaves Iran. What follows is a tense social drama depicting a group of people celebrating their friend’s success while the guest of honor worries about her early flight the next day.
30 Jan Thu / 2025
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“Fashion Fusion” Runway Show
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The MFAH and HCC team up for a design competition and professional fashion show inspired by art on view at the Museum.
31 Jan Fri / 2025
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My Stolen Planet (Sayyareye dozdide shodeye man)
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Using the essayistic style of a diary, director Farahnaz Sharifi traces how the Islamic Revolution changed life for women in Iran. Born in 1979, shortly after the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty, Sharifi draws on home movies and found 8mm recordings of strangers’ lives to show moments of private joy and public defiance under the regimented oppression in Tehran.
01 Feb Sat / 2025
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iFest | Joe Sample Soundstage “Harmony at the Crossroads”
4 p.m.—6 p.m.The Joe Sample Soundstage, a program under iFest USA in partnership with UNESCO, is committed to the preservation, perpetuation, and global expansion of jazz as an art form.
