Tour & Toast | “From India to the World” Thursday, August 21, 2025 6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
Phulkari Head Cover (Bagh) (detail), Punjab, Pakistan, 19th century, cotton embroidered with floss silk threads, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Banoo and Jeevak Parpia Collection, gift of Banoo and Jeevak Parpia.
Bradley Bailey, the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Curator of Asian Art, talks about Indian textiles in the 2018 exhibition Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India.
August 2025
Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour From India to the World: Textiles from the Parpia Collection. Explore and learn more about the Parpia Collection and Indian textiles spanning the 17th to 20th century. After the tour, head to Cafe Leonelli with the group for a complimentary drink.
Tickets
- $24 per person
- $20 for MFAH members
Plan Your Visit
- Tickets include admission to the MFAH Permanent Collections and all special exhibitions.
- No need to find a group on your own to book this tour.
- Meet in the lobby of the Beck Building.
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Questions?
Contact GroupSales@mfah.org or 713.639.7878.
“From India to the World: Textiles from the Parpia Collection” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.