Night at the Museum - A talk about artist René Magritte at the Menil

A Menil Collection talk:
“The Force of These Images”: René Magritte, the de Menils, and the United States

This is a free event.

The 6:30 event time is one half hour before the lecture start time of 7:00PM to give is time to browse the art. Arrive earlier if you want more time to visit the museum. I suspect the galleries will be closed after the talk.

Further information on the Menil web page.
“The Force of These Images”: René Magritte, the de Menils, and the United States - The Menil Collection

We can drop by Lúa Viet Kitchen later for our own discussion. Across the street from the Menil parking.
Lúa Viet Kitchen

From the Menil Event page:
The Menil Collection owns the largest collection of work by René Magritte outside the artist’s native Belgium. This lecture by Natalie Dupêcher, Associate Curator of Modern Art, explores the question of why. It begins with a chance visit to a New York art gallery in the late 1940s, where Houston-based art collectors John and Dominique de Menil first encountered Magritte’s work. Over the coming decades, the couple were responsible, both directly and indirectly, for purchases, exhibitions, publications and projects that brought the artist to Houston and to the center of the art world.

About - The Menil Collection

Gathering Place:
The presentation is in the main lobby. We will meet there and take out seats. Please join us at any time.

Main Building:
1533 Sul Ross Street

Call or text Tom at 832-439-5797 if you need help finding the group. My phone is turned off when the presentation starts.

Parking:
The main parking lot is at 1511 W Alabama St.
Google Maps Link

Street parking available around the museum and Menil park area.