Calendar Week of Thursday, August 7, 2025-Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Tamara de Lempicka Through July 6, 2025
Capturing the glamour and vitality of 1920s postwar Paris and the cosmopolitan sheen of Hollywood celebrity, Tamara de Lempicka infused her paintings with a brilliant sense of fashion, design, and the …
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.
09 Aug Sat / 2025
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The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi-Toride No San-Akunin)
7 p.m.—9:30 p.m.Toshiro Mifune is a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory.
10 Aug Sun / 2025
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Little Artists
1 p.m.—2:30 p.m.An exciting art adventure for families at the Museum.
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Yojimbo (Yôjinbô)
5 p.m.—7 p.m.To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily, masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage.
