Calendar Week of Saturday, August 2, 2025-Friday, August 8, 2025
Floating World: A.A.Murakami Through September 21, 2025
An immersive fusion of the technical and the natural by artist duo A.A.Murakami, Floating World transports you to an ethereal world of amorphous bubbles, futuristic sculptures, swirling fog rings, …
02 Aug Sat / 2025
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
7 p.m.—10 p.m.In translating Milan Kundera’s supposedly “unfilmable” novel to the big screen, Philip Kaufman achieves a delicate, erotic balance by focusing on three central characters.
03 Aug Sun / 2025
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Ikiru
5 p.m.—7:30 p.m.Ikiru shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an exploration of death.
07 Aug Thu / 2025
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Summer Break at the MFAH
11 a.m.—2 p.m.When school’s out, families are invited to enjoy gallery activities with teaching artists and experiment with a variety of materials to create art.
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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.
Tour & Toast | “From India to the World”
6:15 p.m.—7:15 p.m.Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour through From India to the World: Textiles from the Parpia Collection.
08 Aug Fri / 2025
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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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The People’s Joker
7 p.m.—8:30 p.m.A hilarious reimagining of the classic coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City to make it big by joining the cast of a government-sanctioned, late-night sketch show in a world where comedy has been outlawed.
