Calendar Week of Friday, January 27, 2023-Thursday, February 2, 2023
Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure Through February 12, 2023
An ensemble of 60 masterpieces highlights Alberto Giacometti’s major achievements of the postwar years. This touring exhibition explores the artist’s creative process and how he came to produce his …
29 Jan Sun / 2023
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Destiny
2 p.m.—4 p.m.This warm and intimate observational documentary captures a young woman caught between traditional gender roles and her desire for self-determination, volleyball, and Instagram.
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Ars Lyrica | “From China with Love” at Rienzi
5:30 p.m.—7 p.m.Exotic decorations imported from China inspired a popular design trend in Baroque Europe. Musical selections illustrate how composers of the time created equally lavish-sounding textures.
02 Feb Thu / 2023
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Greek, Myrtle Wreath, 330–250 BC, gold, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Miss Annette Finnigan.
Drop-in Tour | Journey through Place and Time: Antiquities
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, explore a selection of objects from the Museum’s collection of ancient art.
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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Beck Building
3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.On this guided tour, explore the treasures on view in the galleries of the Audrey Jones Beck Building.
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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Law Building
3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.On this guided tour, discover the vast array of art from around the world on view in the Caroline Wiess Law Building.
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Drop-in Tour | Highlights of the Kinder Building
3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m.On this guided tour, see the modern and contemporary art on view in the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building.
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Happy Hour Thursday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Meet your friends at the MFAH for happy hour on Thursday, when general admission is free. Explore the campus, visit the galleries, and get a drink at the bar.
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Art Bite Tour | Beck Building
6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.This short tour showcases the Audrey Jones Beck Building.
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Colombia, Bird Finial with Beak Ornaments, 200 BC–1000 AD, gold alloy, Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Bogotá. Photograph: Clark M. Rodríguez, Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Bogotá.
Lecture | Ancient Colombian Birds: Iconography and Zoology
6 p.m.—7 p.m.Presented to complement the exhibition Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia, this discussion explores bird iconography in ancient Colombian cultures.
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Art Bite Tour | Beck Building
6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.This short tour showcases the Audrey Jones Beck Building.
