Calendar Week of Monday, December 16, 2024-Sunday, December 22, 2024
Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery Through January 12, 2025
This traveling exhibition highlights Pueblo voices and aesthetics, offering an understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels of community-based knowledge and personal experience.
18 Dec Wed / 2024
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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.
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Christmas Village at Bayou Bend 2024
5:30 p.m.—9 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.
19 Dec Thu / 2024
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Installation view of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica.
Drop-in Tour | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica
1:30 p.m.—2:30 p.m.This tour explores the collection of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Gallery for Judaica.
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St. John’s School | Kantorei Christmas Caroling
4:30 p.m.—5:30 p.m.Enjoy an a cappella Christmas caroling performance by Kantorei, from St. John’s School.
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Christmas Village at Bayou Bend 2024
5:30 p.m.—9 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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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.
