Caroline Wiess Law Building Events Week of Friday, May 20, 2022-Thursday, May 26, 2022

The Sugar Shack Through December 31, 2022
The iconic painting The Sugar Shack, by American artist Ernie Barnes, is on loan to the MFAH and on view in the Kinder Building, the Museum’s home for modern and contemporary art.
09 Jul Sat / 2022
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Giant
2 p.m.—5:30 p.m.James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor star in the sprawling epic about a wealthy Texas ranching family.
10 Jul Sun / 2022
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Menorah, 1867–72, silver: cast, engraved, and traced, the Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman in memory of Adele Friedman. Photograph © The Jewish Museum, New York, Richard Goodbody, Inc.
Beauty, Ritual, and a Journey through Jewish Ceremonial Art
2 p.m.—3 p.m.On the opening day of Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York, learn about the exhibition from the curators.
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A New Leaf
5 p.m.—6:45 p.m.Black comedy about a self-absorbed man (Walter Matthau) who squanders his inheritance and targets an awkward heiress (Elaine May).