Lectures Year of Thursday, July 18, 2024-Thursday, July 17, 2025
Ken Mazzu: Points of Interest Through October 25, 2024
ON VIEW AT GLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART | Ken Mazzu: Points of Interest is the first exhibition in a series celebrating the Junior School faculty at the Glassell School of Art.
21 Sep Sat / 2024
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Arielle Masson
Artist Talk | “Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes”
2 p.m.—4 p.m.Arielle Masson talks about the Glassell School of Art exhibition Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes. An accomplished artist and educator, she shares insights into her creative process and the inspiration behind her latest body of work.
22 Sep Sun / 2024
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David Wiseman
Courtesy of Wiseman StudioThe Art of Judaica: A Conversation with David Wiseman
2 p.m.—3 p.m.The MFAH presents the first in a series of annual conversations on the art of Judaica, organized in collaboration with Rice University’s program in Jewish studies.
28 Sep Sat / 2024
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Gory (Rogelio López Marin), from the series It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lágrima de un extraño), 1986, printed 2023, chromogenic print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee.
Patron-Plus Members Lecture | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
6 p.m.—7 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to an exclusive curatorial lecture about the exhibition Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography.
29 Sep Sun / 2024
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Gory (Rogelio López Marin), from the series It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lágrima de un extraño), 1986, printed 2023, chromogenic print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee.
Opening Day Lecture | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography”
2 p.m.—3 p.m.An inside look at the exhibition tracing the evolution of photography in Cuba from the 1960s to the 2010s.
03 Oct Thu / 2024
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Artist Talk | Jacolby Satterwhite
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.The Museum welcomes artist Jacolby Satterwhite to Houston in conjunction with his exhibition A Metta Prayer.
05 Oct Sat / 2024
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Daniel Kurt Ackermann, Director of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
ArtSmart Lecture for Supporting-Plus Members
10 a.m.—11:30 a.m.MFAH members at the Supporting level and above are invited to this lecture by Daniel K. Ackermann, director of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
26 Oct Sat / 2024
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Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz (Northern), Mexico, 900–1521, conch shell, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November, 2007.”
Members Preview Lecture | “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about the exhibition “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples.”
30 Oct Wed / 2024
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MFAH Director Gary Tinterow
Photograph by F. Carter SmithConversations with the Director
6 p.m.—7 p.m.SOLD OUT | This conversation is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gauguin in the World.
02 Nov Sat / 2024
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Members Lecture | “Gauguin in the World”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about the exhibition Gauguin in the World.
