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Magic: The Science of Wonder
Starts Friday, February 26, 2010 With a touch of hocus-pocus and a dash of abracadabra, this extraordinary show examines how science and magic are intertwined, tapping into our universal desire to know "How does that work?" |
Leaps into the Void: Documents of Nouveau Realist Performance
Starts Friday, March 19, 2010 |
Monumental Sculpture Exhibition of Works by Bernar Venet
Starts Thursday, March 25, 2010 Texan-French Alliance for the Arts presents sculptures by the internationally renowned French artist, Bernar Venet. Fifteen monumental sculptures have been sited by the artist and McClain Gallery of Houston in eight locations throughout scenic Hermann Park. |
Steve Wolfe on Paper
Starts Friday, April 2, 2010 |
Archaeopteryx: Icon of Evolution
Starts Friday, May 28, 2010 This premier exhibition will present some of the finest known fossils from the late Jurassic period showing life at the time of these first birds. Fossils from the world renowned quarries of Solenhofen, Germany, will be featured. |
Bronze Sculptures of Bob Pack
Starts Friday, May 28, 2010 View statues of twelve species of birds, hear their calls, and learn of the challenging but rewarding process of casting bronze. |
Magic!
Starts Friday, May 28, 2010 The extraordinary show examines how science and magic are intertwined, tapping into our universal desire to know "How does that work?" Magic is the perfect subject to inspire people of all ages—especially kids—to learn about the science behind the magic, and the world around them. |
Secrets of Circles
Starts Saturday, May 29, 2010 Ever wondered why a wheel is shaped the way it is, or why a pizza and the sun are both round? Secrets of Circles will answer these questions through activities rich in math, science, engineering, and art — because circles are as beautiful as they are functional! |
Charles M. Russell: The Masterworks in Oil and Bronze
Starts Sunday, June 6, 2010 This first major retrospective of his work presents an overview of his subjects: cowboys and outlaws; cultural collisions and cooperation in the West; Native American men and women; trappers and hunters; and wildlife and wilderness. |
Celebrating Cowboy Culture
Starts Friday, July 9, 2010 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston partners with The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to present Celebrating Cowboy Culture: The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art Program. |
Trial and Error: Celebrating Inventor's Month
Starts Sunday, August 1, 2010 Inventing is about taking chances and learning through trial and error. Take chances, get messy and make mistakes at the Children's Museum of Houston! |
Other
Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America through Galveston Island
Starts Saturday, November 21, 2009 The exhibit chronicles the Port of Galveston's largely forgotten history as a major gateway to American immigration from 1845 to 1924. Forgotten Gateway builds on a growing scholarly and public interest in the history of migration patterns to America and Galveston's place as one of the nation's top immigrant ports in that history. |
Animation Featuring Cartoon Network exhibit at The Health Museum
Starts Saturday, May 29, 2010 Explore how art, math, science and technology come together in the exciting world of Animation featuring Cartoon Network. |
Dinosaurs!
Starts Saturday, May 29, 2010 Journey back in time to the days when giant, fearsome dinosaurs ruled the earth and mighty T Rex was king of the land. This summer, don't miss DINOSAURS at the Houston Zoo. |
Nature Trekkers Summer Camps
Starts Friday, July 9, 2010 The week-long classes provide fun, hands-on learning experiences for children ages 5 to 12 under the guidance of staff naturalists, and include both indoor and outdoor activities at the 155-acre nature sanctuary. |
Greetings from Houston: Vintage Postcard Views of the City
Starts Tuesday, July 13, 2010 So much of the history of Houston is contained in The Heritage Society's collection of over 120 postcards. The variety of images include parks, like our very own Sam Houston Park, familiar structures like the San Jacinto Monument, the Esperson Building and Rice University, and places long gone like the City Auditorium and the Hotel Brazos. |
St. Nicholas
Starts Thursday, July 15, 2010 In the vampire story St. Nicholas, Tony Award-winning Irish playwright Conor McPherson weaves a mesmerizing tale about a theatre critic who falls in love with an actress and becomes a servant to the vampires. |
Free school vaccinations at the Children's Museum of Houston
Starts Thursday, July 22, 2010 All children under 18 needing immunizations as required for admission by the Harris County school districts will have the opportunity to receive FREE vaccinations at the Children's Museum of Houston (CMH) every Thursday from July 22 through August 26. |
Theatre
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Starts Friday, July 9, 2010 The Mousetrap follows a group of strangers – one of whom is a murderer – trapped in a boarding house during a snow storm. |
Rent
Starts Thursday, July 22, 2010 Follow a year in the life of eight friends living in the dying post-Bohemia of New York's East Village at the end of the millennium, and learning to cope with themselves adrift in the chaos of modern life and the ties that bind them all together. |
Houston Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night?s Dream
Starts Sunday, August 1, 2010 One of Shakespeare's most popular and frequently produced plays. There is a strong belief that Shakespeare wrote Midsummer for a wedding feast. But its mixture of fairies and mortals with some of Shakespeare's most memorable verse makes this classic a universal favorite. |
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