Gallery Talk/Tours Week of Wednesday, June 19, 2024-Tuesday, June 25, 2024


Marius Hammer, Viking Dragon Boat, c. 1900, silver and enamel
Crowning the North: Silver Treasures from Bergen, Norway Through May 5, 2024

Remarkable objects from three prestigious collections of art, craft, and design come to the United States for the first time, on exclusive loan. Spanning the 16th to early 20th century, this …

20 Jun Thu / 2024

  • Gustave Courbet, Seascape, c. 1865, oil on canvas

    Gustave Courbet, Seascape, c. 1865, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack I. Poses.

    Drop-in Tour | Seascapes from European Painting
    1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.

    On this guided tour, investigate the ways European artists have depicted human interactions with water, from the shore to the eye of the storm. 

  • Joshua H. Shaw, Virginia Landscape, c. 1835, oil on canvas

    Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.

    Art Bites | American Landscapes
    6 p.m.—6:30 p.m.

    A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation. 

  • Joshua H. Shaw, Virginia Landscape, c. 1835, oil on canvas

    Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.

    Art Bites | American Landscapes
    6:30 p.m.—7 p.m.

    A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation. 

  • Joshua H. Shaw, Virginia Landscape, c. 1835, oil on canvas

    Joshua H. Shaw, “Virginia Landscape,” c. 1835, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by American Art and Wine, the Long Endowment for American Art, the Lora Jean Kilroy Accessions Endowment Fund, the Ann Gordon Trammell American Art Endowment Fund, and the Pam and David Ott American Art Endowment Fund, with additional gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fossler, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, and Michael Clark and Sallie Morian.

    Art Bites | American Landscapes
    7 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    A little art can go a long way! Visit the galleries for a snippet of art appreciation. 

21 Jun Fri / 2024