Looking for an opportunity to practice your Italian conversation skills? Look no further! Our in-person Italian Conversation Class will help you gain fluency while having fun. This small group class is designed for intermediate to advanced level speakers. Knowledge of...
Join us on a tasting tour of Tuscany (no passport required) as we explore four wines produced by the new generation of Tuscan winemakers. Some of them have family histories of winemaking that span hundreds of years, others are relative newcomers with a passion for...
It’s movie night at the Milford House! Join us for pizza and a screening of Strangeness (La stranezza) on Sunday, August 18 in celebration of Ferragosto. What’s more Italian than that? We will serve wine and soft drinks alongside the pizza. Please note...
Have fun as we examine and question assumptions and stereotypes about the sexuality of people in mid and later life. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the idea of “sexual scripts” – ideals we learn in our formative years that not only instruct each of...
Practice awareness and communication strategies that can help us move from passive to active, committed loving. It is easy to think of love as something that just happens: “I fell in love.” But if we conceptualize love as an energy we can contribute to and grow, love...
Meditate through movement using Tai Chi Chuan, a Chinese exercise based on the yin/yang philosophy and practiced in slow, relaxed, continuous motion. Practicing the forms of tai chi and breath coordination is a tranquil way to focus your mind, achieve physical and...
Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock serves as the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta. He also has served at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church of Birmingham, the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem, and the Douglas Memorial Community Church...
Inspired by our current exhibition, “Disclosure: The Whiteness of Glass,” the workshop explores the basics of fused-glass techniques as well as how to safely cut and work with glass. Discuss color combinations and designs as you layer your piece. Each...
Learn how to make sterling-silver jewelry without hammering or soldering in this workshop with jewelry artist, Luiza Grandchamp. Using silver metal clay, a clay-like material made of fine particles of sterling silver, water, and a nontoxic binder, participants will...
Inspired by our summer exhibition, “Georgina Treviño: La Fuente del Deseo,” our June Hands-on Houston explores the art of the nameplate necklace. Discover how to use a hammer and letter stamps to stamp your name or a word into a metal plate. Learn how to...
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (France, 1967, 105 min., in French with English subtitles, digital restoration) Saturday, July 20, 7:00 p.m. (B) Sunday, July 21, 5:00 p.m. (B) In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays a contract killer with samurai...
Follow Margie as she embarks on a journey to understand transplantation and dialysis alongside her friend Paco. Witness the unwavering support of Paco’s family and friends as they navigate the highs and lows of his health journey, inspiring viewers to stay strong and...
Directed by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1954, 207 min., in Japanese with English subtitles, digital restoration) Saturday, August 10, 5:00 p.m. (B) Sunday, August 11, 2:00 p.m. (B) 70th Anniversary! One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Seven Samurai tells the...
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Japan, 2023, 106 min., in Japanese with English subtitles, digital) Thursday-Saturday, August 1-3, 7:00 p.m. (W) Widower Takumi and his daughter live in Mizubiki Village, a place of bucolic serenity near Tokyo that is threatened by urban...
Directed by Kon Ichikawa (Japan, 1983, 140 min., in Japanese with English subtitles, 35mm) Sundays, July 28 & August 4, 5:00 p.m. (B) Adapted from the 1948 literary classic by Junichiro Tanizaki, The Makioka Sisters follows the lives of four siblings who have...
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan, 2023, 124 min., digital) Friday-Saturday, July 5-6, 7:00 p.m. (B) (in Japanese with English subtitles) Sunday, July 7, 2:00 p.m. (B) (dubbed in English) Thursday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. (B) (in Japanese with English subtitles) Not...
Join artist Joan Son for a paperfolding workshop held in conjunction with the exhibition “Ruth Asawa Through Line” at the Menil Drawing Institute. Please note that these workshops have limited capacity for participants. First come, first served....
In conjunction with the Menil Collection’s foyer installation: “Moon Landing, 1969” by Japanese-born Conceptual artist On Kawara (1932–2014), this 2022 animated coming of age film is set in Houston in 1969 during the events preceding the Apollo 11 Moon landing....
Join artist Joan Son for a paperfolding workshop held in conjunction with the exhibition “Ruth Asawa Through Line” at the Menil Drawing Institute. Please note that these workshops have limited capacity for participants. First come, first served....
An educational cart will be taken out on weekends, Thursday afternoons, during field trips, and on other days when there is high foot traffic at the Museum. Visitors will spend 5-7 minutes at the cart and learn about organ donation and transplantation. The kidney cart...
