2012 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

A cornucopia of treasures from around the globe and across human history heads to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston this spring. To complement this season of exhibitions, the Spring 2012 Friday and Saturday Afternoon Lectures will explore a wide range of topics to enrich the vistor's experience.

Jan. 13 and 14
Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good + The Audrey Jones Beck Connection
Presented by author Steven Fenberg

Jan. 20 and 21
The Hand of Rodin
Presented by John T. Spike

Jan. 27 and 28
Seurat, Gauguin, and the Crisis in Painting at the End of the 19th Century
Presented by David E. Brauer

Feb. 3 and 4
Creative Collaborations: Gauguin in Pont Aven
Presented by Gloria Groom

Feb. 10 and 11
Spirit in Art: A Buddhist Vision
Presented by Anne C. Klein

Feb. 17 and 18
Emotion in Egyptian and Near Eastern Music
Presented by A. J. Racy, professor of ethnomusicology at UCLA, composer, and author

Feb. 24 and 25
Fauvism: The Color Explosion
Presented by David E. Brauer

March 2 and 3
Friday - No Lecture
Saturday - The 36th Annual Ruth K. Shartle Symposium "Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection"

March 9 and 10
The Religion of Tutanhkamun's Boyhood: The World's First Monotheistic Religion?
Presented by Kara Cooney

March 17 and 18
The Curse of the Pharaohs
Presented by David P. Silverman

March 23 and 24
Royal Symbols: Crowns, Scepters, and Thrones
Presented by Michael Barry