Take a (mental) vacation to the Big Apple with this lunchtime lecture/tour series. Curators will talk about the craftsmen and artists of New York City through the centuries. The series is inspired by the MFAH exhibition Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York, on view June 24 through Sept. 9, which reflects the story of a craftsman and of a city that has fostered creative endeavor from its earliest days.

After each talk, guests are invited to join docent-led tours of the Bayou Bend Collection, with a focus on objects that have connections to New York.

July 12 - New York City Decorative Arts to 1870
Michael Brown, curator, Bayou Bend Collection

July 26 - New York City Decorative Arts and Craft, 1870–1945
Christine Gervais, associate curator, Decorative Arts and Rienzi

Aug. 9 - 19th-Century Painting in New York City
Ashleigh Holloway, MFAH curatorial assistant, American Painting and Sculpture

Aug. 16 - New York City Craft after World War II
Cindi Strauss, MFAH assistant director, programming and MFAH curator, Modern and Contemporary Decorative Arts and Design