Caroline Wiess Law Building Lectures Year of Thursday, August 15, 2024-Thursday, August 14, 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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Glenn Adamson
Patron-Plus Members Lecture | “With Hidden Noise: The Worlds of Toshiko Takaezu"
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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Kinder Institute Forum | “Houston’s Northside Neighborhoods”
7 p.m.—8:15 p.m.A discussion about the book A Good Reputation: How Residents Fight for an American Barrio delves into the development and transformation 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.
29 Mar Sat / 2025
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Artist Talk & Sound Walk | Leilehua Lanzilotti
2 p.m.—3 p.m.This talk by artist Leilehua Lanzilotti complements the exhibition “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within.”