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1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005 United States

October 2016

Oct
09

Movies Houstonians Love: Chitra Divakaruni

5:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005 United States

Presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston with promotional support provided by Inprint Houston author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni will present one of her favorite films as part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s program Movies Houstonians Love. Chitra is an award-winning and best-selling author, poet, activist, and professor of creative writing at the University of Houston. Her work has been published in more than 50 magazines, including the Atlantic and New Yorker, and her writing has been featured in over 50…

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March 2017

Mar
29

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

6:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005 United States

Introduced by Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian, Director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Reception in the Museum galleries, 5:30 p.m. Post-film discussion with author Ben Fountain. In partnership with Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Inprint, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents the latest film by Ang Lee, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, based on the novel by author Ben Fountain. Private Billy Lynn becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle. During a victory tour…

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March 2019

Mar
30

Inprint Poetry Buskers @ MFAH’s Spring Festival

3:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005 United States

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), in the spirit of community and collaboration, invites you to enjoy a spring festival. Celebrate colors and the birthday of Vincent van Gogh (March 30, 1853) with music, art activities, games, and more for all ages. As part of the day’s activities, the talented Inprint Poetry Buskers will write free poems for anyone who stops by the Inprint booth, which will be located in the MFAH’s Cullen Sculpture Garden. The Inprint Poetry Buskers, a troupe of…

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April 2019

Apr
11

Inprint Poetry Buskers @ MFAH’s Sally Mann exhibit

5:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005 United States

Free! In celebration of national poetry month, the Inprint Poetry Buskers will be at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in the exhibition Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings, on Thursday, April 11 from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm.  Inprint Poetry Buskers spread the joy of poetry by writing poems on demand at venues throughout the Houston area. The group is made up of mostly graduate students and alumni from the renowned University of Houston as well as talented local writers. The poets, using…

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June 2019

Jun
20

Inprint Writing Workout @ MFAH’s Van Gogh Exhibit

5:45 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005 United States

This event is free and open to the public, registration is required.  Join Inprint for an interactive writing activity that will flex your creative muscles in relation to the exhibition Vincent van Gogh: His Life in Art. The exhibit at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston–showcasing more than 50 masterworks, including sketches and letters–follows Van Gogh through four key stages of his career and provides rich content for contemplation and discussion. Sydney Kreuzmann, Senior Specialist of Participatory Programs at the Museum of…

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October 2019

Oct
12

Inprint Poetry Buskers @ MFAH’s Fall Festival

4:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005 United States

The Inprint Poetry Buskers will be writing free poems in English and Spanish on the spot on requested themes at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Fall Festival: Celebrating Latinx Heritage on Saturday, October 12 from 4 pm – 7 pm. Celebrate Latinx heritage at this fall festival! In the spirit of community and collaboration, the MFAH salutes Hispanic Heritage Month with music, art activities, games, and more for all ages. All festival activities are free. Admission to the museum…

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