Calendar Week of Wednesday, November 27, 2024-Tuesday, December 3, 2024
150 Years of Design: The AIA Houston Collection Through Summer 2025
Objects designed by architects celebrate a unique collaboration between the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
29 Jan Wed / 2025
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Drop-in Tour | “Gauguin in the World”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
30 Jan Thu / 2025
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John Robert Cozens, View of Vietri and Raito, Italy, c. 1783, watercolor over graphite on cream laid paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Dena M. Woodall.
Drop-in Tour | "Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond"
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour visits the highlights "Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond" which explores how the genre of landscape evolved during an era of immense transformation in Britain.
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Paul Gauguin, Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians), 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960.
Tour & Toast | “Gauguin in the World”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through Gauguin in the World.
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“Fashion Fusion” Runway Show
7 p.m.—8 p.m.The MFAH and HCC team up for a design competition and professional fashion show inspired by art on view at the Museum.
