Sep 2, 2011
Free Friday Evening
New Mexico Museum of Art
Americana Music
Friday, September 2, 5 to 8 p.m.
Americana Music with Tom Adler, Students, and Friends.
Admission is free.
Sep 5, 2011
Final Monday of the summer
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Winter hours begin next week
Sep 5, 2011
Labor Day Weekend-Closed
Museum of New Mexico
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Museums and Foundation
Sep 5, 2011
Labor Day and Beyond - Operating Hours for the Santa Fe Museums
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The four state museums in Santa Fe will be open from 10am-5pm on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, after which they will move to their winter hours, 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday-Sunday.
The switch to winter hours also marks the end of free 5-8 pm Fridays on Museum Hill for the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Free Friday evenings remain year-round for the New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art.
Sep 5, 2011
Labor Day and Beyond - Operating Hours for the Santa Fe Museums
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The four state museums in Santa Fe will be open from 10am-5pm on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, after which they will move to their winter hours, 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday-Sunday.
The switch to winter hours also marks the end of free 5-8 pm Fridays on Museum Hill for the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Free Friday evenings remain year-round for the New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art.
Sep 5, 2011
Labor Day and Beyond - Operating Hours for the Santa Fe Museums
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The four state museums in Santa Fe will be open from 10am-5pm on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, after which they will move to their winter hours, 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday-Sunday.
The switch to winter hours also marks the end of free 5-8 pm Fridays on Museum Hill for the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Free Friday evenings remain year-round for the New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art.
Sep 5, 2011
Labor Day and Beyond - Operating Hours for the Santa Fe Museums
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The four state museums in Santa Fe will be open from 10am-5pm on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5, after which they will move to their winter hours, 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday-Sunday.
The switch to winter hours also marks the end of free 5-8 pm Fridays on Museum Hill for the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Free Friday evenings remain year-round for the New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art.
Sep 7, 2011
Death Along the Camino Real: The Bernardo Gruber Story
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Santa Fe Fiesta Lecture
Late in the summer of 1670, five traders crossed the Jornada del Muerto on their way to Parral, in present-day Chihuahua. One of them strayed from the group and called out to his companions that he had found human remains. One of the men declared they were the remains of Bernardo Gruber, a German merchant who was wanted by the Holy Office of the Inquisition for witchcraft.
Dr. Joseph P. Sánchez explores the case against Gruber and his daring attempt to escape New Mexico in the 2011 Santa Fe Fiesta Lecture, “Death Along the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, 1670: The Bernardo Gruber Story.” The lecture takes places at 6 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the History Museum Auditorium. Attendance is free to members of the Palace Guard; $5 others. Come early: There are no reservations, and seating is limited.
Sep 7, 2011 - Dec 28, 2011
Artist of the Week
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Docent Talks in the Gallery
Wednesdays at 12:15 FREE with museum admission (NM Seniors are free on Wednesdays; NM residents: $6; Adults $9; children 16 and under free; $1 discount for students).
September 2011 Sep 7- Gustave Baumann; Sep 14 - Shan Goshorn; Sep 21 Kimono; Sep 28 - Eliot Porter
October 2011 Oct 5 - Jesus Moroles; Oct 12 - Georgia O’Keeffe; Oct 19 - Connie Samaras; Oct 26 -Judy Chicago
November 2011 Nov 2 - Robert Henri; Nov 9 - Kimono; Nov 16 - James Drake; Nov 23 - Michael Berman; Nov 30 - Georgia O’Keeffe
December 2011 Dec 7 - David Taylor: Dec 14 - Gustave Baumann; Dec 21 - James Drake; Dec 28 - The Railroad in New Mexico
The New Mexico Museum of Art is located on the corner of Lincoln and Palace Avenues, on the Downtown Plaza, in Santa Fe.
For further information please contact Ellen Zieselman, Curator of Education, 505-476-5075; ellen.zieselman@state.nm.us
Sep 9, 2011
Fiesta: Closed at noon
Museum of New Mexico
New Mexico Museum Foundation
Sep 9, 2011
Early closing, 5 pm, Friday, Sept. 9
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sep 9, 2011
Early closing, 5 pm, Friday, Sept. 9
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sep 10, 2011
Andrew Lovato Book Signing and Reading
New Mexico History Museum
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Elvis Romero and Fiesta de Santa Fe
Sep 10, 2011
Collections Tour
New Mexico Museum of Art
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Friends of Contemporary Art
The Friends of Contemporary Art Collections tour takes us on a journey through the homes of several local collectors of contemporary art. This is a guided tour and space is limited.
For more information about the event or to become a Museum or Friends of Contemporary Art member, please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join!
Sep 10, 2011 - Sep 11, 2011
Free admission during Fiesta weekend
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Whether you’re from New Mexico or out-of-state, you can visit the New Mexico History Museum and New Mexico Museum of Art for free on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11, thanks to the generous support of the Gerald Peters Gallery and the Peters Family Art Foundation. The free weekend falls during Fiesta de Santa Fe, a perfect time to connect with New Mexico’s art, history and culture.
Both museums will close early on Friday, Sept. 9, at 5 pm rather than 8 pm.
“This is an important weekend to honor the history of Santa Fe,” said Frances Levine, director of the History Museum. “We’re delighted that the Gerald Peters Gallery and Peters Family Art Foundation have recognized how these two museums can share in that celebration.”
Sep 10, 2011 - Sep 11, 2011
Free admission during Fiesta weekend
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Whether you’re from New Mexico or out-of-state, you can visit the New Mexico History Museum and New Mexico Museum of Art for free on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11, thanks to the generous support of the Gerald Peters Gallery and the Peters Family Art Foundation. The free weekend falls during Fiesta de Santa Fe, a perfect time to connect with New Mexico’s art, history and culture.
Both museums will close early on Friday, Sept. 9, at 5 pm rather than 8 pm.
“The New Mexico Museum of Art is the place to enjoy the art of New Mexico, both old and new, in one of the most beautiful and historic buildings in Santa Fe,” said Mary Kershaw, director of the Museum of Art. “I’m delighted that the support of the Gerald Peters Gallery will enable us to join in the spirit of Fiesta and open our doors to all New Mexicans and visitors, free of charge, over this celebratory weekend.”
Sep 11, 2011
Last day to see Home Lands: How Women Made the West
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Closing Sept. 11
Sep 16, 2011
Poet John Brandi on Haiku Painting
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Part of the exhibit From a Distant Road
Join poet John Brandi for a special evening at the opening of a new exhibition, From a Distant Road, in the John Gaw Meem Room of the New Mexico History Museum. At 6 pm on Friday, Sept. 16, Brandi will speak on “Haiku Painting: The History of Haiga,” and read haiku from his new book, Seeding the Cosmos (La Alameda Press), a selection of 30 years of his work from New Mexico and abroad. In this high-spirited program, Brandi’s poems will be accompanied by JB Bryan on alto sax.
The event is free, but seating is limited.
Sep 16, 2011
Opening: Governor’s Awards
New Mexico Museum of Art
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
2011 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts exhibition
The 2011 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts exhibition, featuring the work of the recipients, will open September 16, in the Governor’s Gallery, 4th Floor, of the State Capitol buildings from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The award ceremony will be held 5:15 - 7:00 p.m., in the St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe.
Both the awards ceremony and gallery reception are free and open to the public. The exhibition in the Governor’s Gallery continues through December 19, 2011.
For more info about the exhibition » http://nmartmuseum.org/site/explore/upcoming/gov-awards-2011.html
Sep 17, 2011
Native Treasures Collectors’ Sale
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
VIP Preview Cocktail Party
VIP Preview Cocktail Party
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Purchase art before the show opens to the public the next day!
Appetizers, cash bar
$45 per ticket; for tickets visit www.ticketssantafe.org or call 505-988-1234
Location: Laboratory of Antropology's Meem Auditorium on Museum Hill
Sep 17, 2011
Calendar Signing by Artist Ronald Kil and Historian Marc Simmons
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A Centennial Event
Sep 17, 2011
Maya Roads
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lecture and Booksigning
Sep 18, 2011
Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Collectors’ Sale
A unique sale of Native American art straight from the homes of top collectors!
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Find a new treasure among the spectacular array of jewelry, pottery, weavings, katsinas, baskets, sculpture and paintings. Proceeds support the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture exhibits and education. Open to the public, Free admission.
Location: Laboratory of Anthropology's Meem Auditorium on Museum Hill . Additional Information at http://nativetreasuressantafe.org/collectors-sale/
Sep 18, 2011
Folk music Performance
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami
Sep 18, 2011
Dark Beauty - A Book Release Party
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Photographer Jack Parsons and Friends
In his upcoming book, Dark Beauty: Photographs of New Mexico (Hudson Hills Press), Jack Parsons opens his darkroom door to reveal many photographs not seen in the fifteen books that already showcase his work over the last twenty-five years. More brooding and willing to explore the harsh realities of New Mexico’s poverty and racism, these photographs present an honest assessment of the state, one that digs deeper than the elegant photography in his earlier books, like El Rancho de las Golondrinas and Low ’n Slow: Lowriding in New Mexico (both Museum of New Mexico Press).
Join him at 2 pm on Sunday, Sept. 18, for a book release party and panel discussion including Dark Beauty author Frederick Turner, author and longtime collaborator Carmella Padilla, and book designer David Skolkin. The event is free in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium.
Sep 19, 2011
Annual Tour of Collectors Homes
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friends of Folk Art Event
Sep 21, 2011
Let’s Take A Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
with MIAC Curators
Let’s Take a Look’ takes place the third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures.
The event is always FREE and open to the public.
Sep 21, 2011
A Headdress of Pearls: Luxury Goods on the Camino Real
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
Archaeologist Cordelia "Dedie" Snow speaks on “A Headdress of Pearls: Luxury Goods on the Camino Real,” at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 21, part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Lectures are held in the John Gaw Meem Room. Enter through the museum's Washington Avenue entrance. Free.
Sep 23, 2011 - Sep 25, 2011
The Palace Gem & Mineral Show
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Traditional and authentic jewels of the Southwest
The annual Palace Gem & Mineral Show fills the Palace Courtyard with some of the best specimens and most knowledgeable sellers in the Southwest. This free event (donations always welcome) begins Friday, Sept. 23, 9 am to 7 pm; Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24-25, 9 am to 4:30 pm.
New this year: A special lecture by retired National Park Service archaeologist Joan Mathien, “The Role of Gems and Minerals in the Pueblo Worlds,” at 2 pm, Saturday, Sept. 24, in the History Museum Auditorium. Tickets cost $5 through the Lensic, www.ticketssantafe.org, 988-1234.
Sep 24, 2011
Archaeology lecture: The Role of Gems and Minerals in the Pueblo Worlds
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A Palace Gem & Mineral Show event
As part of this year’s Palace Gem and Mineral Show, retired National Park Service archaeologist Frances Joan Mathien will deliver a special lecture, “The Role of Gems and Minerals in the Pueblo Worlds,” at 2 pm, Saturday, Sept. 24, in the History Museum Auditorium. Tickets cost $5 through the Lensic, www.ticketssantafe.org.
Mathien worked on the Chaco Project analyzing ornaments and minerals and was editor for many of the project’s publications. Her lecture will cover how Native Americans in the Southwest used gems and minerals for beads, pendants and mosaics pieces; known sources for some of the minerals; possible trade relationships that moved goods between different cultural groups; and emerging CSI-like science that can “fingerprint” where a piece of turquoise came from.
Sep 25, 2011
Entrepreneurship in the African American Community
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Symposium for New Mexico’s African American Legacy exhibit
From barbers to caterers, mechanics to artists, African American entrepreneurs have made their mark on New Mexico. Learn more at this symposium, "Entrepreneurship in the African American Community, from 2-4 pm, on Sunday, Sept. 25, in the History Museum Auditorium. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents and children 16 and under.
This event is part of the exhibition "New Mexico's African American Legacy: Visible, Vital and Valuable."
Sep 25, 2011
"Roadside Haiku Project"
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
NM Museum of Art and Axle Contemporary Co-Host
The New Mexico Museum of Art will host a special event to celebrate the completion of Axle Contemporary’s “Roadsign Haiku Project,” on Sunday, September 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. The event is appropriate for audiences of all ages.
1:00-2:00 p.m., in the museum galleries
Jerry Wellman, of Axle Contemporary, will lead “Read and Draw” in Earth Now: American Photographers and the Environment, and
Joan Logghe, Santa Fe Poet Laureate, will lead “Write what you see,” an ekphrastic poetry exercise in How the West Is One. Ekphrastic Poetry is poetry that comments on another art form. Visitors are welcome to participate in either or both activity at their own pace.
2:00 p.m., in the Museum’s Patio A reading by “Roadsign Haiku Project” poets, followed by an “open mic” for anyone who wants to read their poems written in the Museum galleries.
Following the readings, Ellen Zieselman, Curator of Education, will host the first-ever “NM Museum of Art Speed Haiku Event”. Participants will have 2 minutes to write an original haiku on a randomly selected theme.
Sep 25, 2011
Last day to see A River Apart
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
exhibit closes
Last day to see A River Apart: Santo Domingo and Cochiti Pottery at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture before it comes down. For more information about the exhibit please visit http://miaclab.org/current&eventID=38 . The exhibit book is available at the museum gift shop and online at http://newmexicocreates.org/product-5330/A-River-Apart-The-Pottery-of-Cochiti-Santo-Domingo-Pueblos
Sep 26, 2011
Member Monday: CANCELLED
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
We apologize for the inconvenience for the cancellation. The next Member Monday will be at the Museum of Indian Art. This event will be rescheduled in late October or early November and invitations will be sent via e-mail, so please make sure we have your current address.
Send e-mail address information to: Membership@museumfoundation.org.
Not a Museum member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join!
Sep 29, 2011
An Evening with Jody Naranjo
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Friends of Indian Art Event
Jody Naranjo has made a name for herself within a famous family of artists and intellectuals. Her unique sgrafitto work calls upon the pottery traditions of her family and pueblo. Hear Jody discuss her pottery and family lineage and how that has influenced her work and identity as an artist.
Not a Museum or Friends of Indian Art member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join!
Sep 30, 2011 - Oct 9, 2011
4th Annual New Mexico Women Authors’ Book Festival
Museum of New Mexico
MNMF Shops
Join us at the New Mexico History Museum campus. There will be 75 authors planned for presentations and book signings. Special weekday lunchtime presentations and Friday night poetry readings in the Palace of the Governors book shop.
For more information, contact John Stafford (505) 982-3016 x25
Sep 30, 2011
4th Annual New Mexico Women Authors’ Book Festival: POETRY
Museum of New Mexico
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Palace of the Governors Book Shop
5:00-5:30 PM Colleen Carias, Katherine Seluja, Laurie Hilton, Santa Fe, will be reading from "Braided Voices."
5:30 - 6:00 PM: Lori Romero, Santa Fe, will be reading poetry from her books and a short presentation from "The Shadow Life"
6:00-6:30 PM: Valerie Martinez, Albuquerque, will be reading poetry from recent book "Each and Her"
6:30-7:00 PM: Veronica Golos, Taos, will read from and discuss "Witness Poetry: The Art of Protest and Remembering"
7:00-7:30 PM: Elizabeth Raby, Santa Fe, will read from "Poems in the Wheel of the Year"
