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MFAH Friday-Saturday Lecture: Edens of Excess: Gardens of Eighteenth-Century Paris

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building

October 14-October 15, 2011

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents a MFAH Friday-Saturday Lecture: Edens of Excess: Gardens of Eighteenth-Century Paris, Friday, October 14, 1:30 pm (repeated on Saturday, October 15, 4 pm). Presented by Dr. Eric T. Haskell, (pictured) professor of French studies and humanities, and director, Clark Humanities Museum, Scripps College, in conjunction with the...

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A cornucopia of treasures from around the globe and across human history heads to the MFAH this fall. To complement this extraordinary season of exhibitions, the Fall 2011 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures will explore our enduring fascination with King Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh; the exquisite cultural legacy of the sultans of the Islamic world; the unique circumstances that created the golden age of Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and other still-revered Dutch and Flemish masters; the art of the ‘luxe life’ in eighteenth-century Paris; the only recently discovered contributions of Czech artists to early modernism; the sacred in Tibetan art; and why centuries-old techniques continue to inspire contemporary artists.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building

1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Tx 77005

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Tickets:

Admission is open to the public and free with general museum admission. Museum members always receive free admission.

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

Times:

Friday, 1:30 p.m.and repeated Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

A reception to meet the speaker follows each program.

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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