Caroline Wiess Law Building Lectures Year of Thursday, October 31, 2024-Thursday, October 30, 2025

Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography Through August 3, 2025
Showcasing 100 examples of contemporary Cuban photography, this exhibition traces the evolution of the medium’s role in Cuba over nearly five decades.
27 Feb Thu / 2025
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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
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Toshiko Takaezu, Purple Moon, c. 1998, stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle. © Family of Toshiko Takaezu
Patron-Plus Members Lecture | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
5 p.m.—6 p.m.Patron-Plus members are invited to an exclusive curatorial lecture about the exhibition “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within.”
05 Mar Wed / 2025
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Photo courtesy of Kinder Institute
Kinder Institute Forum | “Houston's Northside Neighborhoods”
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.Sociologists Korver-Glenn and Mayorga delve into the development and transformation of the reputation of Houston's Northside neighborhood.
08 Mar Sat / 2025
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Furio Rinaldi
Members Lecture | “Tamara de Lempicka”
4 p.m.—5 p.m.MFAH members are invited to an exclusive lecture about the exhibition Tamara de Lempicka.