Upcoming Events
September 2026
Saleri Studio Launch Event
Mix, mingle, and celebrate the newly launched Saleri Studio resource room at the Blaffer—a nexus to Discuss, Reflect, and Create. Learn in-depth details about museum exhibitions and programs, bring your interests to a space that is by turns full of dialogue and community exchange, contemplative, and creative makerspace. Refreshments provided. Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 1pm-5pm Location: Saleri Studio ...
03 Sep
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
Blaffer Art and Design Launch Event
Join student designers to celebrate the launch of a brand-new Blaffer Art & Design product launch! Featuring innovative designs and custom craft, this program invites student designers to compete for an opportunity to design special gift items for the Blaffer Art Museum Store. See the new line, meet the designers, and celebrate their creations. Refreshments provided. Date: Thursday, September 3, ...
03 Sep
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
Evening for Educators 2026 | Creative Connections
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 4:30pm-7:30pm Format: Join us on Tuesday, September 8th to kick off the academic year with our annual Evening for Educators event! Explore vital ways that arts education intersects with the UH Arts community to strengthen your curriculum and generate innovation in your classroom. Connect with colleagues, take part in interactive activities, and eat great ...
08 Sep
4:30 pm
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
Closed for Install
Closed For Install: Friday, September 18—Saturday, September 19, 2026 The Blaffer will re-open at 12pm Tuesday September 22.
18 - 19 Sep
All Day
Cocktails in the Courtyard
Saturday, September 19, 2026 Hosted by Ben Ackerley, Kaleta Blaffer Johnson, & Sebastian Keitel Music by Bayou City Funk Band Heavy hors d’oeuvres by Café Natalie Event at Blaffer Art Museum | 5pm-8pm After-party at Bar Daphne | 8pm-11pm Location: Blaffer Art Museum FREE and open to the public On Saturday, September 19, 2026, 5pm-8pm, the Blaffer Art Museum is ...
19 Sep
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
Artist in Research talk : Erika Blumenfeld
Join inaugural Artist in Research artist Erika Blumenfeld at the Blaffer Art Museum for an intimate conversation about her most recent project, a new print edition commissioned and produced by Blaffer Art Museum, which charts the paths of meteorites. Light lunch will be served. Major support for Artist in Research Talk is provided by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for ...
23 Sep
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
Thursday at the Blaffer
Thursdays at Blaffer ft. Director’s Tour with Dr. Laura Augusta of Adriana Corral: As Long as Life Endures Experience the Blaffer as a space for dialogue and reflection during the museum’s extended hours. Designed to spark creativity and connections, Thursdays at the Blaffer include exhibition tours, hands-on activities, and refreshments. Engage with museum exhibitions and community in fun, dynamic ways. ...
24 Sep
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
October 2026
Punch Party with Maria Gaspar
Join Chicago-based artist Maria Gaspar in a workshop and conversation to consider the ways in which we practice freedom. Gaspar’s Punch Parties, which she has led in several states, engage with her Disappearance Jail archive. Since 2021, Gaspar has been collecting images of jails, prisons, and detention centers across the U.S. Workshop participants engage in a conversation about abolition and ...
03 Oct
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
La Gran Esperanza by Nathan Felix
La Gran Esperanza is a short, immersive opera presented at the Blaffer Art Museum. Centered on finding hope and determination in the face of adversity, the work follows three Hispanic childhood friends whose lives are shaped by the support and success that grows from unwavering resolve and one boy’s dreams of baseball. La Gran Esperanza is composed by Nathan Felix ...
10 Oct
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
BAMSA Fall 2026 Red Block Bash
BAMSA Fall 2026 Red Block Bash Time: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 4:00pm—6:00pm FREE and open to all students Location: Blaffer Art Museum Fine Arts Courtyard Format: BAMSA welcomes university students from all academic disciplines who share a passion for the arts and are interested in meeting like-minded peers. BAMSA was founded in 2005 with the goal to increase student participation ...
14 Oct
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
Thursday at the Blaffer
Experience the Blaffer as a space for dialogue and reflection during the museum’s extended hours. Designed to spark creativity and connections, Thursdays at the Blaffer include exhibition tours and conversations, hands-on activities, and refreshments. Thursday at Blaffer is supported by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston. Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 4pm-7pm ...
22 Oct
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
Maria Gaspar Performance: We Lit the Fire and Trusted the Heat (after Angela Davis)
Date: Monday, October 26, 2026 | 6pm-7:30pm Location: Blaffer Art Museum
26 Oct
Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
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Maria Gaspar Performance: We Lit the Fire and Trusted the Heat (after Angela Davis)
Monday, Blaffer Art Museum
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