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    Target Free First Sunday at MFAH

    Target Free First Sunday at MFAH

    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    June 7, 2009

    June 7 is a Target Free First Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, offers free admission all day, the first Sunday of each month, courtesy of support from Target.

    As part of Target Free First Sundays, the museum’s education department plans an array of art activities, performances, films, and refreshments from 1 pm to 5 pm designed to give families an interactive experience, with an emphasis on current exhibitions.

    That means free admission all day for everyone, and special family-friendly programs.

    Come discover the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston inside and out!   Enjoy family flicks, sketching, storytime tours, and geometric refreshments.  The family flicks are shown in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building.   Art activities are held in both the Law and Beck buildings, and refreshments are provided.

    Sunday, June 7:  Today´s Forecast: Weather in Art. 

    Bring your weather team to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and experience wind gusts, humid sun, rain & puddles, and sleet & snow. Create an oil pastel landscape and Meteorologist Mobile, inspired by the art at the MFAH. Be your own meteorologist and share the weather forecast in the galleries with your family.

    Learn more about weather with activities from our neighbor, The Weather Museum. Go "Behind the Scenes" with the MFAH´s Preparations Department. How do they install art in the museum? What do they do to prepare for a Hurricane? Umbrellas aren´t needed — enjoy the classic, Singing in the Rain at 2:00 p.m.

    Your weather team can find all types of weather in the art at the MFAH.

    Bring your weather team to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and experience wind gusts, humidity, sun, rain & puddles, and sleet & snow! Find all types of weather in the art at the MFAH, and more:

    • Create an oil pastel landscape and Meteorologist Mobile, inspired by the art at the MFAH.
    • Be your own meteorologist and share the weather forecast in the galleries with your family.
    • Learn more about weather with activities from our neighbor, The Weather Museum.
    • Go "Behind-the-Scenes" with the MFAH´s Preparations Department and see how they prepare for a hurricane.
    • Enjoy listening to weather-inspired music by the Houston String Quartet, and watch a dance performance by Mitotiani-Aztec Dance.
    • Umbrellas aren´t needed — enjoy the classic film, Singin´ in the Rain in our theatre.

    Schedule:
    1:30 p.m. Mitotiani-Aztec Dance
    2:00 p.m. Singin' in the Rain Film Screening
    2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Houston String Quartet Performance
    2:00, 2:30, 3:00, and 3:30 p.m. Storytime Tours
    3:00 p.m. MFAH Preparations Department lets you "Behind-the-Scenes"

    Recommended Ages: 4+

    Target Free First Sundays are free. No pre-registration necessary and you may drop in and stay as long as you wish.

    • Ticket Info

      Tickets:

      Free Event

      Info Phone: 713-639-7300

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      June 7, 2009

      Times:

      Free Admission All Day 1pm-5pm
       

    • Venue Info

      Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

      5601 Main Street Houston, TX 77005

      Full map and directions

    • Parking Info

      Museum Parking Garage
      Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

      The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

      You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

      As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

    • Accessibility Info
      • Wheelchair Access

    • NOTE: We do our best to ensure all information is accurate, however it's a good idea to visit the website or call the venue to verify the information.

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