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An American Season Valentine's Day Street Festival at the MFAH

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

February 14, 2010

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents An American Season Valentine's Day Street Festival at the MFAH, Sunday, Feb 14, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, at the Audrey Jones Beck Building.

The MFAH and Sunny 99.1 celebrate the opening of three exhibitions—Sargent and the Sea, Houston´s Sargents,...

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents An American Season Valentine's Day Street Festival at the MFAH, Sunday, Feb 14, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, at the Audrey Jones Beck Building.

The MFAH and Sunny 99.1 celebrate the opening of three exhibitions—Sargent and the Sea, Houston´s Sargents, and Prendergast in Italy—with a Valentine´s Day Street Festival. The fun starts at 1:00 p.m. on the porte cochere of the Beck Building.

Bring your loved ones and indulge your passion for art! Enjoy strolling musicians, guided tours with themes of romance, and complimentary coffee and bites from Cafe Express. Families can participate in art-making, watercolor-artist demonstrations, sketching in the galleries, and jewelry-making.

The festivities also include samplings of wine, Italian sodas, beer, and root beer; flowers by Jonathan Andrew Sage; and a tarot-card reader. Plan to stay and catch a film in Brown Auditorium Theater. Special thanks go out to St. Arnold´s Brewery, Serendipity Wines, the Art League of Houston, and the Glassell School of Art.

Be sure to register to win a prize pack filled with goodies such as a couple´s massage from SpaNow; a copy of the new illustrated catalogue Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Director´s Choice from MFAH Shop; an overnight stay at the Magnolia Hotel; and tickets to Bayou Bend and Rienzi. While you´re here, take advantage of special offers for MFAH memberships.

Related Film: UCLA Film & Television Archive "Song o´ My Heart."

Lean more about An American Season at the MFAH.

Pictured: Maurice Prendergast, detail Festa — Venice — S. Pietro in Volta, c. 1898-99, watercolor and pencil on paper.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

5601 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

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Tickets:

The street festival is free to the public.

Admission to the museum for the exhibitions is just $7 for adults, and only $3.50 for senior adults and children 6-18. Museum admission is free for MFAH members, and for children 5 and younger.

Times:

1pm-4pm

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

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: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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