Lectures Year of Thursday, July 25, 2024-Thursday, July 24, 2025


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Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond Through July 6, 2025

Featuring over 70 works of art in a variety of media, Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyondexplores how the genre of landscape evolved during …

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  • Woman’s Robe (Chyrpy)

    Woman’s Robe (Chyrpy), Central Asia or Iran, 19th century, embroidered silk, collection of Bruce P. and Olive W. Baganz.

    Collector Conversation | Turkmen Textiles and Jewelry
    6 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    Learn about the artistic and historical significance of the stunning Turkmen Textiles and Jewelry, lauded as a landmark installation and on view in the galleries for Art of the Islamic Worlds.

  • Henri Matisse, Woman in a Purple Coat, 1937, oil on canvas

    Henri Matisse, Woman in a Purple Coat, 1937, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, John A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck. © Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

    Lecture | A Deeper Look at the Beck Collection
    6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

    Curator Helga Aurisch shares the insights into the Beck Collection that she gained preparing a new version of the catalogue for these notable works of art.  

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