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Cheers to Your Health: STEAMPunk
The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Dr., Houston, TX, United StatesThe Health Museum invites Houstonians to celebrate and toast to its educational programming in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) at its largest fundraiser of the year, Cheers to Your Health: STEAMPunk. The Texas Medical Center member institution is Houston’s most interactive science learning center and the only Smithsonian Affiliate in the Houston Museum …
From Sainthood to Sickness: The Medicalization of Anorexia
The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Dr., Houston, TX, United StatesFrom Sainthood to Sickness: The Medicalization of Anorexia, presented by The Health Museum and Rice University’s graduate student Els Woudstra, will bridge from the conception of anorexia as a modern disease to its historical roots in religious self-starvation. During this discussion, Ms. Woudstra will review the history of this eating disorder by exploring case studies …
Teddy Bear Check Up – Teddy Bear Hospital
The Health Museum 1515 Hermann Dr., Houston, TX, United StatesThis holiday season, Houston’s most interactive science and health learning center will also be the only Teddy Bear Hospital in the local region. For one special morning, children of all ages are invited to join Santa Claus and his merry troop of medical volunteers – along with their favorite stuffed animals or toys – for …
Blaffer Art Museum Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception
Blaffer Art Museum University of Houston, United StatesJoin the Blaffer Art Museum to celebrate the opening of its newest exhibitions "Richard Rezac: Address" and "Alfred Leslie: One Hundred Characters in Search of a Reader"— With an introduction at 6:15 p.m. by Jane Dale Owen Director and Chief Curator Toby Kamps with artist Richard Rezac and exhibition curator Solveig Øvstebø. Held in conjunction …
A ZOOM Conversation with Artist Eric Rhein
Virtual Event via ZoomJoin us on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:30 PM EST for a ZOOM conversation with artist Eric Rhein. Presented in conversation with SNMA Executive Director Hunter O’Hanian, Eric will discuss his art and activism, as embodied in his monograph-memoir, ERIC RHEIN: LIFELINES. The event is free, open to the public and conducted via ZOOM. …
Free Curatorial Talk: Robert Giard – Photographs
Stonewall Nationl Museum and Archives 1300 E Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FloridaJoin us for a curatorial talk for the Robert Giard Exhibition on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - 1:00 pm by Curator Hunter O'Hanian. The talk will be held in person at the Stonewall Library as well as virtually for those unable to attend in person. Light refreshments will be offered. Click here to register for …
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs with Riley Black
Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United StatesThe worst day in Earth's history happened in the spring. About 66 million years ago, as flowers were beginning to bloom and dinosaurs were courting, an immense asteroid struck the planet and sparked the world's Fifth Mass Extinction. An intense heat pulse roasted a great deal of the planet's surface, followed by years of impact …