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Museum/Art

Monumental Sculpture Exhibition of Works by Bernar Venet

Starts Thursday, March 25, 2010
Ends Sunday, October 31, 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
Ends Sunday, October 31, 2010

This exhibition will focus on the artist's works on paper, some of which are purely drawn, but most of which combine aspects of drawing, collage and printmaking. The artist's transformation of common objects requires the viewer to re-think what they mean as such, placing emphasis on craft and the handmade to transform the common into the uncanny and the sublime.

Secrets of Circles

Starts Saturday, May 29, 2010
Ends Sunday, September 19, 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!

Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects Design Collection at the MFAH

Starts Monday, August 9, 2010
Ends Sunday, January 30, 2011

Form Follows Function showcases the diversity of objects designed by architects over the past century and highlights how architects have contributed to the evolution of style and to technical innovation in design.

Secrets of the Silk Road

Starts Friday, August 27, 2010
Ends Sunday, January 2, 2011

For the first time ever, three of the more than 100 Caucasian mummies found and preserved in the western China's inhospitable desert sands are being presented in the United States.

German Impressionist Landscape Painting

Starts Sunday, September 12, 2010
Ends Sunday, December 5, 2010

German Impressionist Landscape Painting features more than 90 paintings by the remarkable artists Max Liebermann, Lovis Corinth, and Max Slevogt.

Mommy Mingle

Starts Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Ends Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Children's Museum of Houston to provide special time for Moms to mingle with other moms from their area every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to Noon.

Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria

Starts Sunday, September 19, 2010
Ends Sunday, January 9, 2011

This major exhibition presents an in-depth view of the extraordinary corpus of ancient art from the kingdom of Ife.

Other

Greetings from Houston: Vintage Postcard Views of the City

Starts Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Ends Sunday, October 3, 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.

Madea's Big Happy Family starring Tyler Perry

Starts Saturday, September 18, 2010
Ends Sunday, September 19, 2010

Perry is a renowned actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and author. His Madea character has brought smiles to people across the country and promises to do so again with the all new Madea's Big Happy Family tour.

Theatre

The Marvelous Wonderettes

Starts Monday, August 9, 2010
Ends Sunday, October 17, 2010

The Marvelous Wonderettes is a cotton-candy-colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past that follows four girls from their high school prom to their 10-year reunion.

Body, Soul and Gershwin

Starts Friday, September 17, 2010
Ends Sunday, September 19, 2010

Set to Maurice Ravel's Concerto for Piano in G major, Stanton Welch's Tu Tu is a large ensemble classical work in three movements featuring 22 dancers, outfitted in brilliantly colored tutus and briefs, in a humorous, sexy romp.

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