Lunch & Look "The Artist’s Eye: Portraits"

How do artists portray others in art? Sometimes realistically, but often by taking artistic liberties. Learn more about the artists’ intentions for select portraits during ...

• June 2, 2013 1 p.m.

Art Improv

Art Improv is held on select first Sundays throughout the year. Families choose a work of art anywhere in the museum and make friends with ...

• June 2, 2013 1 p.m.

Family Art Workshop “Alice and a Mad Hatter Tea Party”

Down the rabbit hole we go! Create your own “mad hat” and enjoy “eat me” cake at this Wonderland-themed children’s tea party. Following the party, ...

• June 2, 2013 2 p.m.

Ancient Persepolis in Blue: New Research on Colors, Gilding, Painters & Monuments in the Achaemenid

Speaker: Alexander Nagel, assistant curator, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Cyrus Cylinder and ...

• June 2, 2013 2 p.m.

Neighboring Sounds

A palpable sense of unease hangs over a single city block in the coastal town of Recife, Brazil. Home to prosperous families and the servants ...

• June 2, 2013 5 p.m.

“Conversations with the Director” Dr. Ruth Westheimer Talks with MFAH Director Gary Tinterow

• June 4, 2013 6:30 p.m.

Storytime Tours at Rienzi

Storytime Tours introduce children to the magic of art and literature in an intimate, house-museum setting. Rienzi's Storytime Tour is a fun and interactive activity ...

• June 5, 2013 10 a.m.

MFAH Summer Art Detectives: Gallery Investigations + Studio

Bring your most excellent detective skills to the Museum and investigate new works of art every Thursday at the MFAH Summer Art Detectives program.Gallery Investigations ...

• June 6, 2013 11 a.m.

First Thursday Sketching

On the first Thursday of select months, sketch works of art in the galleries during this free, informal program. An MFAH teaching artist is on ...

• June 6, 2013 4 p.m.

Contemporary Art at the MFAH

Contemporary artists often strive to communicate thought-provoking ideas by means of alternative media and forms. Join up with this gallery talk to explore a variety ...

• June 6, 2013 6 p.m.

Happy Hour Thursdays

Bring your friends to enjoy a museum-style happy hour! General admission to the MFAH is free on Thursdays, so take advantage of the opportunity to ...

• June 6, 2013 6 p.m.

The Life & Legacy of Audrey Jones Beck

Speaker: Steven Fenberg, author of Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good When Audrey Jones Beck passed away in August 2003, a report ...

• June 7, 2013 1:30 p.m.

Members Tour “Faking It”

From its earliest days, photography was a scientific process used for documentation and artistry. Though capable of capturing precise details with great accuracy, photographers devised ...

• June 8, 2013 11 a.m.

The Life & Legacy of Audrey Jones Beck

Speaker: Steven Fenberg, author of Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good When Audrey Jones Beck passed away in August 2003, a report ...

• June 8, 2013 4 p.m.

Paris Blues

Introduced by guest curator Peter Lucas Director Martin Ritt’s Paris Blues stars Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier as American jazz musicians living in Paris. The ...

• June 8, 2013 7 p.m.

Sunday Family Zone & Studio “Flowing Form, Cascading Crystals: Exploring a Contemporary Sculpture fr

Every Sunday, it's ArtTime/FamilyTime at the MFAH. This Sunday, look for signs in the main lobbies directing you to activities in the Arts of Korea ...

• June 9, 2013 1 p.m.

Family Art Workshop “Stories Alive!”

Participate in a one-day creative writing workshop inspired by themes highlighted throughout Rienzi’s art collection. Instructors from Rice University’s School Literacy and Culture Project lead ...

• June 9, 2013 2 p.m.

Learning Through Art at the MFAH: 19th-Century Art in the 21st-Century Classroom

Learning Through Art at the MFAH (LTA/MFAH) connects the museum's collections of world art into the classroom curriculum for art, language arts, math, science, and ...

• June 12, 2013 9 a.m.

Learning Through Art at the MFAH: ARTiculation—Art Speaks to All Subjects

Learning Through Art at the MFAH (LTA/MFAH) connects the museum's collections of world art into the classroom curriculum for art, language arts, math, science, and ...

• June 13, 2013 9 a.m.

MFAH Summer Art Detectives: Gallery Investigations + Sketching + Show

Bring your most excellent detective skills to the Museum and investigate new works of art every Thursday at the Summer Art Detectives program. Gallery Investigations ...

• June 13, 2013 11 a.m.