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MFAH Gallery Concerts: 'Life & Luxury' Music for a Paris Salon

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

September 18, 2011

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Ars Lyrica Houston presents Gallery Concerts: “Life & Luxury” Music for a Paris Salon, Sunday, September 18, in the Audrey Jones Beck Building. There will be an informal concert at 3pm and a ticketed concert at 7pm.

Grammy-nominated Ars Lyrica Houston fills the...

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Grammy-nominated Ars Lyrica Houston fills the exhibition galleries of Life & Luxury: The Art of Living in Eighteenth-Century Paris with music for an aristocratic home. This exhibition reimagines the lifestyle of elite 18th-century Parisians through the activities of a single day: dressing, writing, collecting, eating, and evening entertainment. Join Ars Lyrica to celebrate the opening day of the exhibition through lively period concerts featuring character pieces, a sonata or two, and a cantata.

Limited campstool seating available. Admission to the afternoon program is open to the public and free with general museum admission. Tickets for the 7 pm performance are required and available to purchase online. A reception to meet the performers follows both performances.

Pictured: François Boucher, detail Lady Fastening Her Garter (also known as La Toilette), 1742, oil on canvas, Museo Thyssen Bornemisza, Madrid.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Audrey Jones Beck Building

5601 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

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Tickets:

The 3pm program is open to the public with general museum admission. MFAH Members receive free admission.

Admission:
$7.00 adults
$3.50 seniors/children 5-18

Tickets for the 7 pm performance are required and available to purchase online for $15. Seating is limited.

Times:

3 pm Open Concert
7 pm Ticketed Concert

A reception to meet the performers follows both performances.

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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