Lectures Year of Saturday, July 27, 2024-Saturday, July 26, 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 …

22 Feb Sat / 2025

27 Feb Thu / 2025

  • 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.  

01 Mar Sat / 2025

02 Mar Sun / 2025

  • Surrender of King François I, designed by Bernard van Orley, woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen

    Designed by Bernard van Orley, woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen, Surrender of King François I, c. 1528–31, wool, silk, gold, and silver thread, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples. Image © Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte.

    Opening Day Lecture | “Knights in Shining Armor”
    1 p.m.—2 p.m.

    An inside look at the exhibition which features monumental tapestries served as immersive and elaborate tools for dynamic storytelling, political propaganda, and the depiction of history.

05 Mar Wed / 2025

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17 Apr Thu / 2025