Adult Events and Activities

Lithograph of a woman in a black dress reclining on a sofa set against a yellow background

Stop & Chat: Gatsby at 100

Saturday, December 13, 2025
11:00 am
View of the entrance to the Velasco exhibition, with a bright red wall on the exterior and teal-colored walls showcasing the paintings inside the exhibition

“José María Velasco: A View of Mexico” Public Tours

Saturday, December 13, 2025
1:00 pm
Abstract painting of a sawmill surrounded by dark green landscape and distant dark gray mountains

Stop & Chat: Timber! Art and Woodwork at the Fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Saturday, December 13, 2025
11:00 am
image of a copper ritual instrument in the shape of a conch

“Royal Bronzes” Public Tour

Saturday, December 13, 2025
2:00 pm
image of two paintings; on the left: a large green cactus set against a desert landscape. On the right, the Virgin of Guadalupe, a dark-skinned young woman, wearing a light-pink tunic and a star-covered blue mantle, encircled by radiant sunlight

José María Velasco and Virgen de Guadalupe Celebration and Community Reception

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Intricate tapestry with various circular and rectangular scenes.

Curator Talk: Crafting the Daoist Priest Robe: Form and Technique

Sunday, January 4, 2026
2:00 pm
Image of an open book with craft supplies, including scissors, ink, and paper, on a table.

Vitality Arts: Free Your Creative Spirit

Tuesday, January 6, 2026
1:30 pm
Photo of Sopheap Pich standing in front of a stone elephant sculpture at a temple in Cambodia

Artist Talk: Sopheap Pich: Transitions

Thursday, January 8, 2026
6:30 pm
Photo of several large ice sculptures illuminated with colorful lights during the night.

The Art of Snow Sculpting: In Conversation with the World Snow Celebration

Sunday, January 11, 2026
4:30 pm

Film Screening: The Perfect Motion

Sunday, January 18, 2026
2:00 pm
close up view of brown, woven textiles with overlapping strings

MAEP Artist Talk: Amy Usdin

Sunday, January 25, 2026
2:00 pm
Painting of two workers on a dockyard, pulling on ropes, with a ship in the background

Curator Talk: Work for America: Images of Labor and Industry During the Great Depression

Sunday, March 29, 2026
2:00 pm
Three panel huipil; elaborate embroidery encircles the neck; white ground cloth with patterning primarily in green with accents in purple, blue, orange and red; design consists of rows of stylized bird and tree pattern alternating with rows of diamonds

Curator Talk: Weaving Identities: Maya Huipiles from Guatemala

Sunday, April 19, 2026
2:00 pm
abstract image: layers of bright orange and bright red loops and curlicues over brown circles extending from the upper left across to the lower right of the painting; bright blue, orange, brown, red, and tan squares throughout; horizontal bright blue narrow rectangles almost dance across the image.

Walls of Wonder and Fluttering Forms: Exploring Abstraction in the Works of Yoshida Hodaka and Chizuko

Sunday, May 31, 2026
2:00 pm