Calendar Week of Friday, January 3, 2025-Thursday, January 9, 2025
Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples Through January 20, 2025
Exploring 3,000 years of spiritual belief and practice, the expansive Living with the Godsfeatures more than 200 objects from the MFAH collections, along with exceptional loans from museums and …
03 Jan Fri / 2025
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Tango Night
5 p.m.—8:30 p.m.Tango Night returns at Late Fridays Happy Hour.
04 Jan Sat / 2025
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Saturday Members Tour | “Gauguin in the World”
1 p.m.—2 p.m.MFAH members are invited to enjoy an inside look at the exhibition “Gauguin in the World.”
05 Jan Sun / 2025
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Family Zone
1 p.m.—4 p.m.Visit the MFAH Family Zone for engaging gallery activities with coloring sheets, colored pencils, books, and more.
08 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.
09 Jan Thu / 2025
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Celestial Conch Shell with Skulls, Huastec, Veracruz (Northern), Mexico, 900–1521, conch shell, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by James C. Flores in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at “One Great Night in November, 2007.”
Indigenous Faith Practices: Vietnamese Folk Religion
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Houston faith leaders engage in a discussion about their connections with objects and themes showcased in the exhibition Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples.
