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19th Century Paris: From the Bourgeois to the Bawdy

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec frequented the most famous cabarets, banquets, and brothels of Paris, documenting the inner-life of these institutions with a dry and sometimes devastating candor.   It is the nightlife of fin de siècle Paris, its cabarets and theaters, patrons and performers, that Lautrec immortalized in his art—marrying technical virtuosity and wry wit in these unvarnished portraits of modern manners.  

Now on view: Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris
19th Century Paris: From the Bourgeois to the Bawdy

Shamsa: Light of God

celebrating the inauguration of Temple, Palace, Mosque: Southern Asian and Persian Art

Sunday, September 12, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

A unique classical Indian dance performance in three parts set to South Indian, North Indian, and Persian music with a finale composed by Maestro Ravi Shankar 

Read more about this special performance or buy tickets now
Shamsa: Light of God

For the Love of Mexico

Honor Mexican Independence by visiting an installation of work by the legendary Mexican painter, Raúl Anguiano.

Generations: Paintings by Raúl Anguiano now on view.

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For the Love of Mexico
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