Calendar Week of Sunday, December 15, 2024-Saturday, December 21, 2024
Gauguin in the World Through February 16, 2025
The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
19 Dec Thu / 2024
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Unknown Colima, Colmala style, Alert Seated Canine Effigy Vessel, 300 BC–300 AD, earthenware with slip, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by Meredith J. Long in honor of Fayez Sarofim and Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 1994."
Lotería Game Night | Inspired by the MFAH Art Collections
6 p.m.—8 p.m.Add to your holiday fun with the Museum’s Lotería Game Night, a unique edition of lotería that draws from the MFAH art collections. Play for a chance to win a prize and discover works of art in the galleries.
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Songs of Light and Hope: A Hanukkah Concert
6:30 p.m.—8 p.m.Join Cantors Kenneth Feibush (Congregation Beth Israel), Rachel Goldman (Congregation Beth Yeshurun) and Rollin Simmons (Congregation Emanu El) as they share selections celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Light.
20 Dec Fri / 2024
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Giacomo Legi, The Fruit Market, c. 1625–30, oil on canvas, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Tour | Artwork of the Month “The Fruit Market”
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.On this guided tour, learn about The Fruit Market.
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Happy Hour Friday
5 p.m.—8 p.m.Happy Hour Friday is the place to be! Meet your friends at the MFAH for the best night of the week.
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Christmas Village at Bayou Bend 2024
5:30 p.m.—10 p.m.Discover an immersive holiday experience during Christmas Village at Bayou Bend, presented by Texas Children’s. A dazzling bridge brings you into a winter wonderland featuring thousands of lights throughout the 14-acre estate of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.
21 Dec Sat / 2024
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Saturday Members Tour | “Living with the Gods”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.SOLD OUT | MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition Living with the Gods.
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Christmas Village at Bayou Bend 2024
5:30 p.m.—10 p.m.Discover an immersive holiday experience during Christmas Village at Bayou Bend, presented by Texas Children’s. A dazzling bridge brings you into a winter wonderland featuring thousands of lights throughout the 14-acre estate of Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
7 p.m.—8:45 p.m.Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.
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Gallery Concert | "This Night So Still"
7:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
The annual Cantare Holiday Concerts at the MFAH are a cherished tradition. Don’t miss this year’s opportunity to hear Cantare’s choral ensemble fill the Museum’s largest gallery of European art with powerfully evocative vocal warmth and dynamic interpretations of timeless classics and brilliant new scores. Tickets $35 general admission $10 students Tickets from Cantare …
