Gallery Talk/Tours Week of Wednesday, September 18, 2024-Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Tamara de Lempicka Through May 26, 2025
Capturing the glamour and vitality of 1920s postwar Paris and the cosmopolitan sheen of Hollywood celebrity, Tamara de Lempicka infused her paintings with a brilliant sense of fashion, design, and the …
21 Mar Fri / 2025
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Gustave Caillebotte, Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting, 1877, oil on canvas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Tour | Artwork of the Month “Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting”
1:30 p.m.—2 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about the painting Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting.
22 Mar Sat / 2025
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Docent-Led Tour of Rienzi in Spanish
Noon—1 p.m.Rienzi offers guided tours in Spanish. This special tour showcases highlights of the Rienzi Collection while providing insight into the history and architecture of the home and gardens.
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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
Saturday Members Tour | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries.
26 Mar Wed / 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
Drop-in Tour | “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, which presents more than 100 works of art in stunning installations often inspired by those Takaezu created during her lifetime. Rarely seen paintings and masterful weavings are also on view.
27 Mar Thu / 2025
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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
Drop-in Tour | “Knights in Shining Armor”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour highlights the exhibition Knights in Shining Armor: The Pavia Tapestries, which offers an unprecedented look at some of the most awe-inspiring examples of these dynamic textile compositions, enhanced by the addition of full suits of intricate parade armor and stunning ceremonial weapons from the 16th century.