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    French Fête

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

    April 2, 2011

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    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents French Fête! The MFAH and CultureMap Celebrate the National Gallery Exhibition An evening of music, cocktails, culture, and more!

    Treat yourself to an after-hours look at the exclusive exhibition Impressionist and...

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    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents French Fête! The MFAH and CultureMap Celebrate the National Gallery Exhibition An evening of music, cocktails, culture, and more!

    Treat yourself to an after-hours look at the exclusive exhibition Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art    before these national treasures by Van Gogh, Cézanne, Degas, Monet, Renoir, and others head back to Washington, DC, forever.

    • Mix and mingle on the porte cochere to music by Collide
    • Indulge in French bites (crepes, cookies, coffee, and other delights)
    • Tour the second-floor galleries to the sounds of a string quartet, and enjoy a glass of champagne

    Hours
    9 pm to midnight

    Admission
    Tickets available at the door.
    $20 Adults
    $15 Senior Adults and Students with ID
    $10 MFAH Members (Members receive two free drink tickets)
    Cash bar.

    Special thanks to Java Pura Coffee Roasters, Melange Creperie, and Sprinkles Cupcakes.

    For more information, contact Adrienne Saxe at asaxe@mfah.org or 713.639.7711.

    Cosponsored by the MFAH and CultureMap.


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    Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

    5601 Main Street
    Houston, TX 77005

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    Tickets:

    Tickets available at the door.
    $20 Adults
    $15 Senior Adults and Students with ID
    $10 MFAH Members (Members receive two free drink tickets)
    Cash bar.

     


    Times:

    9 pm to midnight


     


    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.
     


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    • Event Name: French Fête
      "Badly managed crowds"
      Comment posted by: Sad art fan from Houston,TX, Apr 03, 2011

      Sure wish we could even have gotten INTO this event! We got to the 9pm event at 8:40, stood in line outside for more than an hour, and finally left, as we had only gotten about half-way to the door.... Expand

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