Experience Salsa at the MFAH
Date & Time
Fri. Oct. 23, 2026
5 PM-8 PM
Fri. Nov. 20, 2026
5 PM-8 PM
Location Main Campus | Kinder Building
Parking at Kinder Garage
Drop off at Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Experience Salsa at the MFAH
Date & Time
Fri. Oct. 23, 2026
5 PM-8 PM
Fri. Nov. 20, 2026
5 PM-8 PM
Location Main Campus | Kinder Building
Parking at Kinder Garage
Drop off at Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Enjoy curated vinyl sets by Manana Vida Social, along with curator-led gallery tours that trace salsa’s visual echoes through the Museum’s collections. Inspired by themes of time, place, cultural exchange, rhythm, texture, storytelling, and identity, the series invites you to discover unexpected connections between music and visual art.
Guided tours are offered between 5 pm and 6 pm. A complimentary salsa class is held at 6 pm. Manana Vida Social vinyl set and salsa dancing begin at 6:30 pm.
Looking for more to do during Late Friday? Enjoy a drink at Happy Hour Friday and explore the galleries.
Plan Your Visit
- Included with Museum admission
- Guided tours take place on Level 1 of the Kinder Building.
- Salsa class and social take place on the Lower Level of the Kinder Building.
- Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
About the Artist
Manana Vida Social is a salsa dance concept created by Houston vinyl collector and DJ Carlos Parra. Inspired by the Cuban philosophy sentimiento manana, the concept celebrates the idea of putting your heart and soul into everything you do, especially through dance, music, and self-expression.
Manana Vida Social is a salsa dance concept created by Houston vinyl collector and DJ Carlos Parra. Inspired by the Cuban philosophy sentimiento manana, the concept celebrates the idea of putting your heart and soul into everything you do, especially through dance, music, and self-expression.
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from H-E-B; Sempra Foundation; the Brown Foundation, Inc.; the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; the Joe Barnhart Foundation; the Cockrell Family Fund; the CFP Foundation; the Claire & Theodore Morse Foundation; the Junior League of Houston, Inc.; and additional generous donors.
Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Medha and Shashank Karve; Virginia and Ira Jackson; Jesse H. Jones II; the CFP Foundation; the Favrot Fund; gifts in memory of John Wynne; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.