Jan 6, 2021
Friends of History Lecture Series (Online)
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Chile Peppers: A Global History
Please join Dave DeWitt, Chile Pepper Expert and Author for a talk, hosted by the Friends of History.
For more than ten thousand years, humans have been fascinated by a seemingly innocuous plant with bright-colored fruits that bite back when bitten.
Cover Photo courtesy of UNM Press, 2020.
Jan 10, 2021
Lamb Birthday Party
Los Luceros Historic Site
Join Los Luceros Historic Site virtually in celebrating the birthdays of two of our most popular lambs. This virtual presentation will give an overview of the lambs’ first year of life at the historic ranch and will conclude with allowing the lambs to devour their own birthday "cake".
Jan 12, 2021 - Apr 27, 2021
Exploring the Taylor Collections
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
The Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property has an extraordinary collection of objects and artwork. Beginning January 12, 2020 join Collections Specialist Ivana Montenegro as she introduces a new series, Exploring the Collections. On the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month you will have an opportunity to see these special objects and explore their stories.
Jan 24, 2021
Free Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us on Sunday, January 24th at 10 am for our free virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum featuring Grab-and-Go Art Kits and a Zoom program. The January theme is "Postcards of Caring". The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art.
No kit distribution this month. Art project will rely on materials available at home!
Art project: Symmetrical Cut-Outs
Register here for Family Mornings Zoom program: https://forms.gle/KDQAareohzzUKPXS6
Jan 29, 2021
Feels Good Man: Livestream and Q&A
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for an online screening of the documentary film “Feels Good Man” at 5:30 p.m. MST on Friday, January 29.
Feb 3, 2021
Friends of History Lecture Series (Online)
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Smallpox Pandemic of 1779-84
Please join Colin Calloway, as he shares on tracing the spread of the great smallpox epidemic as it made its way across the American West, as part of our Friends of History lecture series.
Feb 14, 2021
Free Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us on Sunday, February 14th at 10 am for our free virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum featuring Grab-and-Go Art Kits and a Zoom program. The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art.
By registering, you are consenting to your child being on camera and audio throughout the duration of the program.
Grab-and-Go Kits will be available for pick up Friday prior to the day of the Zoom meeting. Please register in advance to receive the art kit, which will include instructions and supplies for the project. Supplies are limited, and kits are only available as they last.
Register for the Grab-n-Go Kits, or the Family Morning Zoom meeting, or both Here: https://forms.gle/h9bnAsQa4LFP5AWn7
Feb 14, 2021
Música Buena: Canciones de Amor/Songs of Love
Museum of International Folk Art
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Traditional genres of centuries old New Mexican music
A live performance and conversation with Rob Martínez highlighting themes of love, in all of its aspects, within the New Mexican Hispano folk music traditions.
Feb 21, 2021
Rebecca’s Recipes: Sourdough
Los Luceros Historic Site
In 2020, with a large amount of the world’s population quarantined to their homes, an unexpected ancient tradition found its way into pop culture. It seems like everyone with a kitchen was learning the art of making sourdough bread. Join Ranger Rebecca as she explores the multicultural history of sourdough and traces its long journey to New Mexico during the colonial period. Not only will Rebecca share the heritage of this tasty treat, but she will walk us through step-by-step instructions on how to make a starter and a fresh loaf of bread.
Feb 23, 2021
Acequias, Mayordoms and Other Norteño Traditions
New Mexico Museum of Art
Join us for the second talk in the Speaking of Traditions Virtual Winter Lecture Series.
Mar 3, 2021
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Royal A. Prentice: Pioneer Archaeologist in Eastern New Mexico
Please join The Friends of History, for a talk with speakers, Richard Ford, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Botany,
Curator Emeritus of Ethnology, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Allison Colborne, Librarian, Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and Gary Hein, Volunteer, Office of Archaeological Studies and Rock Art, Rock Art Council Member, Archaeological Society of New Mexico.
This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of History and the Friends of Archaeology
Mar 14, 2021
Free Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
Join us on Sunday, March 14th at 11 am for our free virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum featuring Grab-and-Go Art Kits and a Zoom program. The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art.
By registering, you are consenting to your child being on camera and audio throughout the duration of the program.
Grab-and-Go Kits will be available for pick up Friday prior to the day of the Zoom meeting. Please register in advance to receive the art kit, which will include instructions and supplies for the project. Supplies are limited, and kits are only available as they last.
Register for the Grab-n-Go Kits, or the Family Morning Zoom meeting, or both Here: https://forms.gle/qLBiRuU2rmH9t97s5
Mar 16, 2021 - Mar 18, 2021
Free Activity Kits for Spring Break / Kits de Arte Gratuitos
Museum of International Folk Art
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Hands-On Activity Kit for Spring Break Fun! Make your own Seashell Mosaic, Sailor’s Valentine! FREE art activity kits provided by the Museum of International Folk Art.
Kits will be available for pick up at the Southside Library starting March 16th during the library’s regular curbside hours. Tues the 16th, Wed the 17th, Thurs the 18th, & Sat the 20th, 12-5:30 p.m. Kits will be available while supplies last.
Southside Library Address: 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507
¡Kit de arte para divertirse durante las vacaciones de primavera!
¡Haz un mosaico de conchas marinas, san valentín de marinero! Kits de art GRATUITOS proporcionados por el Museum of International Folk Art. Los kits estarán disponibles para recoger en la biblioteca de Southside a partir del 16 de marzo, durante las horas de servicio de recogida de pedidos en la acera. Martes, miércoles, jueves y sábado, de 12 a 5:30 p.m. Los kits estarán disponibles hasta agotar existencias.
Mar 24, 2021
Lone Piñon Film Screening & Charla ~ Talk with Lone Pinon & Producer/Director Cody Edison
Museum of International Folk Art
Screening of the film “And Those Who Dance it Surrender Their Hearts to Each Other”, a short documentary on the New Mexican band Lone Piñon followed by a charla (chat) and Q & A with the film director, Cody Edison, and members of the band, Jordan Wax and Tanya Nuñez.
Watch the film on MOIFA’s You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqgYJTCoABg on March 21 at 2 pm, or on our Facebook page Facebook onMarch 22 st 2 pm.
Then join the discussion with Cody Edison and band members on March 24 at 2 pm on Zoom, on the making of the film, the formation and development of the band and their dedication to New Mexican Hispano folk music. This will be followed by a lively Q & A with the audience.
Register in advance for the Zoom Q & A, Charla ~ Talk
Link: https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcufu2spjgoGdLmU29qXeu18KgwRF-xqgNj
Apr 1, 2021
Will Shuster and Carlsbad Caverns with Lois Manno and Christian Waguespack
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
A Livestream Talk Hosted by the New Mexico Museum of Art
To give visitors a deeper look at A Fiery Light: Will Shuster’s New Mexico, the Museum of Art will host a live-stream talk about the history of Carlsbad Caverns with curator, artist, and caver Lois Manno.
Apr 7, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Hoofbeats through History: The Story of the Horse in New Mexico
Please join the History Museum and Friends of History, as we welcome Cynthia Culbertson, author, curator, and horse expert, as she shares on the history of the horse in New Mexico with us on our social media site.
Donations Welcome at: https://friendsofhistorynm.org/donate
Apr 11, 2021
Free Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us on Sunday, April 11 at 10 am for a free virtual Family Mornings, featuring the book “Kubi Meets Rosita” read by the author. The award-winning author Erik Speyer will be our very special guest. The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art.
Register here for the Family Morning Zoom Program and kits: https://tinyurl.com/FamilyMornings
Free Grab-and-Go Kits will be available for pick up prior to the Zoom program at Southside Library and the Museum of International Folk Art. Supplies are limited, and kits are only available as they last.
By registering, you are consenting to your child being on camera and audio throughout the duration of the program.
Apr 11, 2021
Tarde Familiar en el Museo - Programa Virtual
Museum of International Folk Art
¡Acompáñanos! Domingo 11 de abril a las 2 pm al programa virtual, Tarde Familiar en el Museo. Tendremos un invitado especial, Erik Speyer el autor del libro “Kubi Conoce A Rosita” y nos leerá este cuento. El programa en Zoom será bilingüe e incluirá cuentos, ’mostrar y compartir’ tiempo para que los niños compartan su arte.
Inscríbete al programa aquí: https://tinyurl.com/TardeFamiliar
También puedes enviarnos un mensaje de texto al (505) 510-2078 con tu nombre y cuantos participantes (niños) y sus edades. Te enviaremos una confirmación con la invitación de Zoom.
Los kits de arte gratuitos estarán disponibles para recoger antes del programa en Zoom en la BIblioteca de Southside y el Museum of International Folk Art. Hay una cantidad limitada de kits en cada ubicación, los kits solo estáran disponibles hasta agotar existencias.
Al inscribirse al programa, está dando su consentimiento para que su hijo(a) esté frente a la cámara y audio durante la duración del programa.
Apr 14, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Jacob Frye (Tesuque Pueblo)
As part of the Native Pottery Demonstration Series at MIAC, Jacob Thomas Frye will demonstrate his techniques for pottery making.
Apr 14, 2021
Namahage: Demon-Deities of Northern Japan—a Zoom lecture with Dr. Michael Dylan Foster
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a talk with Michael Dylan Foster, world renowned scholar of Yokai and Professor of Japanese and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis.
Register in advance for the Zoom talk at
https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckc-ygrD0qGtX6v1lNHICwk1Ux7zVP5Bri
In conjunction with the exhibit Yokai :Ghosts and Demons of Japan.
May 5, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets
Please join us on social media as Leah F. Tookey, Curator of History, New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, shares on the history of New Mexico’s ranch lands.
YouTube Link https://youtu.be/mrRAZrq8AoU
Donations Welcome
May 9, 2021
Growing Connections to the Past
Los Luceros Historic Site
Heritage Garden Kick-Off
May 12, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo)
Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo) has become known for transforming familiar storyteller figures into expressive, individualized sculptures. In this event - part of MIAC’s Native Pottery Demonstration Series - she will demonstrate her pottery-making techniques.
May 16, 2021
Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us on Sunday, May 16th at 10 AM for our free Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum featuring Grab-and-Go Art Kits and a Zoom program. Our Theme this month is “All Together”. The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art.
Register for the Grab-n-Go Kits, or the Family Morning Zoom meeting, or both Here: https://tinyurl.com/FamilyMorning
Grab-and-Go Kits will be available for pick up Friday the 14th 12noon-4pm, prior to the Zoom meeting on Sunday. Please register in advance for kits, by Friday at 10 am, to receive the art kit, which will include instructions and supplies for the project. Supplies are limited, and kits are only available as they last.
May 19, 2021
Harmony at Hemisfair’68?: Girard’s The Magic of a People a Zoom Talk with Monica Obniski, PhD
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A Zoom Talk with Monica Obniski, PhD
Join us for a talk on Alexander Girard with Monica Obniski, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the High Museum of Art.
Register here in advance: https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMofuuorDsvGtbaMQaHl0mBXl9NlzCwJzzW
May 26, 2021
Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations with Piikani visual artist Terran Last Gun
This month, we are launching our new lecture series, “Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists,” with Piikani visual artist Terran Last Gun.
May 30, 2021
#mask: Creative Responses to the Global Pandemic
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Public Exhibit Opening Free with Musuem Admission
In this global pandemic, face masks do more than protect health; they represent self-expression, politics, fashion, and humanity’s hope and care for one another. The exhibition is an ode to the mask, and to the artists and everyday citizens forging their way through the COVID-19 crisis.
Photo credit: Mask Cover, Ýr Jóhannsdóttir (Ýrúrarí), 2020, Reykjavik, Iceland, wool, cotton, elastic. Museum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2020.56.1. Photo courtesy of the artist
Jun 2, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pueblo Indian Sovereignty
Please join Rick Hendricks, State Records Administrator, New Mexico; Former New Mexico State Historian for a talk relating the way in which Pueblo Indians have fought to perserve tribal sovereignty as it related to issues of land and water from the Spanish Colonial Period to the present day.
ONLINE. Lecture Link: https://youtu.be/q5R0z1OrRUU
Donations Welcome
Jun 4, 2021
Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion—Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces
“Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces” is currently on view. This new traveling exhibition highlights the generations of Native Americans who have served in the United States military.
Jun 9, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Aaron Cajero (Jemez Pueblo)
Aaron Cajero (Jemez Pueblo) learned the traditional way of hand coiling pottery using ancient methods by the members of his family. As part of MIAC’s Native Pottery Demonstration Series, Aaron will demonstrate his pottery-making techniques.
Jun 9, 2021
Yokai Series Lecture by Dr. Satoko Shimazaki
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a special Zoom talk by Satoko Shimazaki on Vengeful Female Ghosts of Japan.
Satoko Shimazaki is a Professor of Japanese Literature in the Asian Languages and Culture Department at UCLA.
Register in advance for this meeting:
Jun 15, 2021
ARTS ALIVE!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Make an Orihon - Japanese Accordian Book and draw your favorite ghost, monster or demon.
Pick up a kit at MOIFA on either June 15 or 17, between 10 am and 2 pm, and get inspired by visiting our exhibit, Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan exhibit.
The kits will distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Jun 17, 2021
ARTS ALIVE!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Make an Orihon - Japanese Accordian Book of Yokai and include your favorite ghost, monster or demon.
Pick up a kit at MOIFA on June 17, between 10 am and 2 pm, and get inspired by visiting our exhibit, Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan exhibit.
The kits will distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Jun 23, 2021
Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations with Cree LaRance (Ohkay Owingeh/Navajo/Assiniboine)
The Museum of Indian Arts + Culture (MIAC) invites you to the second iteration of our new lecture series, Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists.
Jul 4, 2021
Dawn ’til Dusk Day
Los Luceros Historic Site
Extended Hours from Sunrise to Sunset
Experience Los Luceros Historic Site from dawn until dusk the first Sunday of each month.
Jul 6, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
July 6, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Jul 7, 2021 - Jul 18, 2021
International Folk Art Market
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 17, and Sunday, July 18, 2021
A celebration that attracts tens of thousands of visitors, and artists from around the world, IFAM is one of Santa Fe’s largest events and a major economic driver for the Santa Fe region. The event is also a huge revenue source for worldwide artists. Since its inception, the market has generated more than $34 million in revenue, with the majority going back home with artists from around the globe.
Jul 7, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Santa Rita, New Mexico: Two Centuries of Copper Mining
Please join Christopher J. Huggard, Professor of History and Author, along with Terrence M. Humble, Local Historian, Preservation Activist and retired miner as they share a talk on two centuries of copper mining at Santa Rita, New Mexico.
Their discussion will include the technologies, the economics, the workers, the community, and the consequences of the growth of the massive open pit.
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/7GGO33wzzec
*Donations Welcome: http://friendsofhistorynm.org/donate
Jul 7, 2021
CLEARLY INDIGENOUS Conversations on Glass Art
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Introducing Clearly Indigenous, a Conversation with Dr. Leticia Chambers
Join us for the first iteration of our newest lecture series surrounding our current exhibition, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
Jul 13, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Can’t wait to have a guided look? Here’s an opportunity —virtually— to tour Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
July 13, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Jul 14, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Gabriel Paloma (Zuni Pueblo)
Gabriel O. Paloma is a renowned traditional potter and educator from the Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico, and he is a well-established SWAIA Fellowship Award Artist (2004). As part of MIAC’s Native Pottery Demonstration Series, Gabriel will demonstrate his pottery-making techniques.
Jul 14, 2021
Virtual Lecture - Comanche Expansion of the 18th Century
Los Luceros Historic Site
During the 1760s and 1770s, the present Los Luceros Historic Site was situated amid the thrust of a forceful Comanche expansion into northern New Mexico. While powerful raids provoked a defensive crisis, they also stimulated new social partnerships that were central to the region’s prosperity in later years. This lecture seeks to understand those events as they relate to the growth of Los Luceros in the nineteenth century.
Jul 20, 2021
ARTS ALIVE!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Make a Tree of Life
Pick up a kit at MOIFA on either July 20 or July 22 between 10 am and 2 pm and get inspired by viewing the Folk Art Trees of Life in our Muliple Visions exhibit.
THe kits will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Jul 20, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Can’t wait to have a guided look? Here’s an opportunity —virtually— to tour Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
July 20, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Jul 21, 2021
Let’s Take a Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Jul 22, 2021
ARTS ALIVE!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Make a Tree of Life
Pick up a kit at MOIFA on July 22 between 10am and 2 pm, and get inspired by viewing the Folk Art Trees of Life in our Multiple Visions exhibit.
The kits will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Jul 27, 2021 - Nov 23, 2021
Exploring the Taylor Collections Season 2
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
The Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property has an extraordinary collection of objects and artwork. On July 27, 2021 join Collections Specialist Ivana Montenegro as she continues her series, Exploring the Collections. On the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month you will have an opportunity to see special objects and explore their stories.
Jul 27, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Can’t wait to have a guided look? Here’s an opportunity —virtually— to tour Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Jul 27, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Jul 27, 2021
Virtual Lecture - Petroglyph Recording in 2021
Los Luceros Historic Site
Each year, a selection of the best petroglyphs recorded over the previous year is curated to share with you all. This is a lecture you don’t want to miss. The most spectacular, well made, unique, well documented selections of petroglyphs and other archaeological features are featured. Candie Borduin has been with MPPP for over 19 years, and is responsible for driving our monumental recording effort. She has provided yearly training to our volunteer recording teams and manages their assignments across the many proveniences of private land on Mesa Prieta.
Aug 1, 2021
Dawn ’til Dusk Day
Los Luceros Historic Site
Extended Hours from Sunrise to Sunset
Experience Los Luceros Historic Site from dawn until dusk the first Sunday of each month.
Aug 2, 2021
ARTS ALIVE!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Make an Ofrenda-- Altar
Pick up a kit at MOIFA on Monday, August 2 between 10 am and 2 pm, and get inspired by visiting the 2020 Altar Vision ofrenda by Arthur Lopez in the exhibit #mask: Creative Reponses to the Global Pandemic.
The kits will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Aug 3, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Aug 4, 2021
CLEARLY INDIGENOUS Conversations on Glass Art
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Designing Clearly Indigenous
Join us for the first iteration of our newest lecture series surrounding our current exhibition, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
Aug 4, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Palace Seen and Unseen: A Convergence of History and Archaeology
Please join Stephen Post, Research Associate, New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies for a talk and overview of the New Mexico History Museums newest exhibition titled Palace Seen and Unseen, which integrates documentary records with the material evidence uncovered by more than 100 years of archaeology at the Palace, as part of our Friends of History lecture series.
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/T-xWNi3_axM
Aug 4, 2021
Join us for a Zoom Talk on Masked Heroes: Native American Historical Resilience in the Face of the Pandemic with America Meredith.
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) is an educator, author, artist, and independent curator, whose curatorial practice spans two decades. She is the publishing editor of First American Art Magazine and associate publisher at Noksi Press, a small, Cherokee-language publishing house.
Register in advance: https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOyupj0pH9X4CGTCL9vOdhxzcK3cn74d
Aug 4, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Première diapo MUSÉE INTERNATIONAL D’ART FOLKLORIQUE FOCUS SUR 5 tableaux LA GALERIE ALEXANDER GIRARD
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually and in French— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us this Wednesday at 10am Mountain Time for a very special French language version.
‘’L’Art de l’artisan est le lien entre les peuples du monde’’, L’inscription au dessus de l’entrée du Musée décrit parfaitement ce que le Musée contient car il rassemble l’art et les cultures représentées par une grande variété de peuples du monde.
The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Aug 9, 2021
*Rescheduled* Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations with Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose (Navajo/Southern Ute)
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) invites you to the third iteration of our new lecture series, Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists. This series is an opportunity for our MIAC community to become better acquainted with our Goodman Fellows through hour-long Zoom visits to their home studios. They will bring us up-to-date on what they have been doing since receiving the Fellowship.
Aug 10, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Aug 11, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration Series
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Jeff Suina (Cochiti Pueblo)
A Native American artist from Cochiti Pueblo, Jeff Suina works with many different types of digital and traditional media. He weaves traditional Cochiti designs and forms with a flair that is unique only to him. His goal is “always to create beautiful art to make the world a better place.”
Aug 17, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Aug 24, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Aug 25, 2021
Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations with Zuni Pueblo Jeweler Abraham Peina
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) invites you to the fourth iteration of our 2021 lecture series, Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists.
Aug 28, 2021
Folk Art Museum Nite at Railyard Park
Museum of International Folk Art
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us for a free screening of the iconic film, The Milagro Beanfield War at the Santa Fe Railyard in collaboration with AMP Concerts. New Mexico music legend and NEA Heritage Fellow Cipriano Vigil will be on hand to play a few songs before the show. Look for him as an extra in the movie and on the soundtrack. This movie is presented in conjunction with the exhibit, "Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico" . Visit the Folk Art Museum to learn more about Cipriano and New Mexican Folk Music. The Department of Cultural Affairs’ Wonders on Wheels Educators will be on hand with New Mexico Music information and hands-on craft kits to make onsite or take home.
Reservations are free, but you must register at:
Aug 28, 2021 - Sep 28, 2021
Virtual Summer Letters from the Reservation
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Aug 30, 2021
Collecting Jewelry: Conversations with the Curator
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
To kick off public programming for "Collecting Jewelry: H.P. Mera’s Trip to Navajo Country in 1932," Ross Altshuler, exhibition curator, will do a walk-through of the exhibit highlighting some of the key objects and points of interest. There will be a Q&A following.
Aug 31, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Sep 1, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Apache Treaty of 1852
Please join Jeffrey P. Shepherd, Ph.D. , Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at the University of Texas at El Paso, as he give a talk on the Apache Treaty of 1852, which is the only treaty negotiated solely with Apaches and ratified by Congress and the President.
(Donations Welcome)
ONLINE EVENT. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXGa170yv6Y
Sep 5, 2021
Dawn ’til Dusk Day
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be free for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a large diversity of species including bald eagles, hummingbirds, migratory waterfowl, as well as one of the largest concentrations of flicker woodpeckers in New Mexico. Also, the edge of the Rio Grande on the property at sunset is an ideal location to view bats beginning their nightly feast. The extended hours are also a great opportunity for visual artists to capture more of the natural beauty of Los Luceros.
Sep 5, 2021
NM RESIDENT FREE SUNDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Come Explore our engaging exhibits - Yokai: Japanese Ghosts and Demons and Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico
Sep 7, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Sep 8, 2021
Virtual Tour: FOLKLORIQUE FOCUS SUR 5 tableaux LA GALERIE ALEXANDER GIRARD
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Première diapo MUSÉE INTERNATIONAL D’ART FOLKLORIQUE FOCUS SUR 5 tableaux LA GALERIE ALEXANDER GIRARD
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Tour —virtually and in French— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us this Wednesday at 10am Mountain Time for a very special French language version.
‘’L’Art de l’artisan est le lien entre les peuples du monde’’, L’inscription au dessus de l’entrée du Musée décrit parfaitement ce que le Musée contient car il rassemble l’art et les cultures représentées par une grande variété de peuples du monde.
The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Sep 8, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Johnathan Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo)
Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Johnathan Naranjo is the son of pottery artist Forrest Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Karen Price (Navajo).
Sep 14, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Sep 19, 2021
Museum Hill Community Day 2021
Museum Hill Partners
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Family-Friendly and Free for All!
Enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities, music and preformances at Museum Hill Partner sites: Museum of Indian Arts and Culture; Museum of International Folk Art; Museum of Spanish Colonial Art; Santa Fe Botanical Garden; and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.
Sep 19, 2021
Museum Hill Community Day
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Featuring Ehren Kee Natay (Diné/Kewa)
Ehren Kee Natay (Diné/Kewa) is a multimedia artist who specializes in music and percussion.
Storytelling at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public!
MIAC Milner Plaza - Performance Circle
Sep 19, 2021
Museum Hill Community Day @ MOIFA
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free Admission for Everyone all day!
Come to Museum Hill for free music, storytelling, hands‑on activities, artist demonstrations, food, and more!
Nacha Mendez performs her original and eclectic pan-Latin-style songs on Milner Plaza at 1:30 & 3:30 pm
Design & make your own beaded bowl from Noon - 4 pm in our outdoor classroom.
Sep 21, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Sep 22, 2021
Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations with Valerie Jade Calabaza (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) invites you to Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists. This series is an opportunity for our MIAC community to become better acquainted with our Goodman Fellows through hour-long Zoom visits to their home studios. They will bring us up-to-date on what they have been doing since receiving the Fellowship.
Sep 23, 2021 - Oct 17, 2021
Fall Harvest Days
Los Luceros Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Four Weeks of Apple Picking at Los Luceros Historic Site
Visit Los Luceros Historic Site this fall to enjoy the apple harvest and the changing cottonwood leaves. Due to the current public health situation, the fall apple harvest will be spread across four weeks to prevent large crowds. The historic orchard will open for apple picking beginning on September 23 and will remain open while the fruit lasts. Los Luceros features un-sprayed apple varieties such as Winesap, Red Delicious, and Golden Delicious.
Sep 25, 2021
Southwest Rising: Contemporary Art and the Legacy of Elaine Horwitch
New Mexico Museum of Art
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Dr. Julie Sasse, Chief Curator at the Tucson Museum of Art
Art dealer Elaine Horwitch was a major force in contemporary art in the Southwest and was responsible for launching the careers of hundreds of artists in the region. Dr. Julie Sasse, curator of the exhibition Southwest Rising: Contemporary Art and the Legacy of Elaine Horwitch, will discuss the life and career of this iconic figure on September 25 at 4:30 in the St. Francis Auditorium.
Sep 28, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR "Folk Art Focus on Five"
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Sep 28, 2021
SONGS AND MEMORIES: PRESERVING THE AMAZONIAN CULTURE
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WITH OLINDA SILVANO
This virtual lecture with Olinda Silvano is scheduled only on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. co-sponsored by IFAM and MIAC.
Olinda Silvano, as she shares her history, her songs and her hopes for the future of Peru. Shipibo-konibo artist Olinda Silvano uses geometric Shipibo weaving designs, "kené," to create large works for public art. Olinda uses traditional and contemporary geometric patterns to capture nature’s mystical power and draw a map to the future. Olinda will speak of her journey and her activism.
Please register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/dddt5fku
Sep 29, 2021
Mesa Talks: Borderland Images of Athapaskan NM
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Mesa Talks is a joint lecture series between Los Luceros Historic Site and Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. This Month’s talk is given by Severin Fowles and will be presented virtually.
Oct 2, 2021
FRIENDS OF THE FOLK ART DONATION DAYS
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Calling all Folk Art Collectors! Are you moving? Downsizing? Decluttering? Redecorating? The Friends of Folk Art is holding two folk art donation days this fall. Here’s your chance to pass your gently-used folk art treasures on to other folk art fans. Volunteers will be available to unload your donations and prepare your tax receipt. Donations will be sold at the annual Folk Art Flea and other events to benefit the Museum of International Folk Art.
Oct 3, 2021
Dawn ’til Dusk Day
Los Luceros Historic Site
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be free for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a large diversity of species including bald eagles, hummingbirds, migratory waterfowl, as well as one of the largest concentrations of flicker woodpeckers in New Mexico. Also, the edge of the Rio Grande on the property at sunset is an ideal location to view bats beginning their nightly feast. The extended hours are also a great opportunity for visual artists to capture more of the natural beauty of Los Luceros.
Oct 3, 2021
NM RESIDENT FREE SUNDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Come Explore our engaging exhibits!
Oct 5, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Oct 5, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Oct 12, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Oct 6, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Ghost Towns of the Southwest
Please join Robert L. Spude, Ph.D., Regional Historian (retired), NPS, for an online tour of some of his favorite ghost towns around the Southwest as he discusses their histories, legends, and preservation as part of our Friends of History lecture series.
Online Event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkg3vrsZwOM
Donations Welcome
Oct 7, 2021
From the Southwest to the Southern Cone: A Century of Collecting at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, with Daniel Arbino, PhD
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free zoom lecture
Dr. Arbino is the Head of Collection Development & US Latinx Librarian at UT Austin.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdOmtqzwjGNT8e1n3uf37AuSN7v0d4JyZ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Oct 10, 2021
Thirst for Justice - Water is Life
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Film screening by Leana Hosea
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and the New Mexico Environmental Law Center are co-hosting a FREE film screening in honor of Indigenous People’s Day 2021.
Join us for a converation after the filmmaker Lean Hosea and members of the communities of Church Rock and Crownpoint to learn more about uranium conttamination issues affecting groundwater.
Oct 12, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Oct 15, 2021
Public Reception for Poetic Justice: Judith F. Baca, Mildred Howard, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Oct 16, 2021
Free Community Day
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oct 16, 2021
Celebrate International Archaeology Month Online
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
SANTA FE – The Archaeological Research Collections of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC), and the Office of Archaeological Studies (OAS), along with the Friends of Archaeology (FOA), are celebrating International Archaeology Day through a series of virtual presentations and events culminating on October 16.
Oct 19, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR
Museum of International Folk Art
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Oct 20, 2021
Let’s Take a Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
On going program
On September 15th, MIAC staff are returning to the museum’s virtual lobby to look at your treasures. Bring a weaving, ceramic pot, piece of jewelry (or something else!) to our Zoom meeting, and curator of ethnology Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Pueblo), curator of archaeological research collections Julia Clifton, other staff members will attempt to identify and explain the item.
Oct 25, 2021
Collecting Jewelry: Conversation with the Curator
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations with Michael Roanhorse, Jennifer Curtis and Allen Aragon
Continuing public programming for Collecting Jewelry: H. P. Mera’s Trip to Navajo Country in 1932, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture are pleased to host three contemporary Navajo/Diné jewelers in conversation with exhibition curator Ross Altshuler and MIAC assistant curator, Lillia McEnaney. Together, these artists will tell their memories of learning how to make jewelry, share stories about their own artistic inspirations and innovations, and reflect on the larger current moment in the Native art world.
Collecting Jewelry showcases 160 pieces of jewelry made between 1880-1930 that Dr. Mera gathered. These pieces were made with rudimentary tools and without available references for style and technique. The amazing pieces created form the basis of Navajo/Diné silversmithing and inspired the generations that followed.
Oct 27, 2021
Virtual Lecture - Fire and Archaeology
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
on the Jemez Ranger District
Mesa Talks is a lecture series brought to you by Los Luceros Historic Site and Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. This lecture will be presented by Rebecca Baisden, Assistant Zone Archaeologist Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts of the Santa Fe National Forest, and will be virtual. The recording will be available after the live presentation.
Oct 27, 2021
Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artist
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations with Mikayla Patton (Oglala Lakota)
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) invites you to the next iteration of our new lecture series, Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists. This series is an opportunity for our MIAC community to become better acquainted with our Goodman Fellows through hour-long Zoom visits to their home studios. They will bring us up-to-date on what they have been doing since receiving the Fellowship.
Oct 29, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration Series
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Franklin Peters (Acoma Pueblo)
Born into the Sky Clan on Acoma Pueblo, Franklin Peters learned the art of pottery making as he grew up surrounded by some of Acoma’s most distinguished potters.
In 2011, Franklin was honored with the Rollin and Mary Ella King Native Artist Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe. While there he studied the methods and designs of his Acoma ancestors and how to incorporate those methods and designs into his contemporary work. Today, Franklin’s pottery is characterized by bold slips and colors. He likes sharp lines in his striking mixes of traditional and contemporary Acoma and Laguna designs.
Being from the Sky Clan, Franklin says he is always praying for rain. On his pots, the thin fine lines symbolize rain and those constant prayers.
Oct 29, 2021
Spooky Yokai Stories
Museum of International Folk Art
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Hear Japanese and US storytellers Michael Dylan Foster, Satori Murata, KONO Junya, APSU Shusei, and Zack Davisson share their favorite scary stories from the world of Yokai.
A You Tube Premier event at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3PG-EOzsI&feature=youtu.be
In conjunction with the current exhibit Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan
Oct 31, 2021
Day of the Dead Community Celebration
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Celebrate the Day of the Dead and make sugar skulls, eat traditional Day of Dead treats (pan de muertos), and view the Day of the Dead ofrendas (altars).
FREE Admission for All!
Nov 2, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Nov 3, 2021
CLEARLY INDIGENOUS
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations on Glass Art: Ramson Lomatewama (Hopi)
Join us for the third iteration of our newest lecture series surrounding our current exhibition, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
Nov 3, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Santa Fe Trail: When Horatio Alger Met Paco
Please join Thomas E. Chavez, Director (Retired), New Mexico History Museum; Historian, for an online discussion of the history of the Santa Fe Trail as part of our Friends of History lecture series.
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxjLr5pdnl8
Donations Welcome
Nov 6, 2021
MOUNTAINS OF MEMORY, DEPTHS OF GRATITUDE: Remembering the Santa Fe Internment Camp Prisoners and Their American Military Sons
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Virtual Event
Dr. Gail Okawa, a granddaughter of a Japanese Christian minister interned at the Santa Fe Internment Camp during WWII, will introduce her 18-year book project Remembering Our Grandfathers’ Exile: US Imprisonment of Hawai’i’s Japanese in World War II in an illustrated talk. Her presentation will share her journey of discovery.
Virtual Event link:
https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/j/89199808048?pwd=a3Z4b0JZZjBqdnBZOXY3MFQ3ZGdkUT09
Nov 6, 2021
FRIENDS OF THE FOLK ART DONATION DAYS
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Calling all Folk Art Collectors! Are you moving? Downsizing? Decluttering? Redecorating? The Friends of Folk Art is holding two folk art donation days this fall. Here’s your chance to pass your gently-used folk art treasures on to other folk art fans. Volunteers will be available to unload your donations and prepare your tax receipt. Donations will be sold at the annual Folk Art Flea and other events to benefit the Museum of International Folk Art.
Nov 7, 2021
Dawn ’til Dusk Day
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be free for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a large diversity of species including bald eagles, hummingbirds, migratory waterfowl, as well as one of the largest concentrations of flicker woodpeckers in New Mexico. Also, the edge of the Rio Grande on the property at sunset is an ideal location to view bats beginning their nightly feast. The extended hours are also a great opportunity for visual artists to capture more of the natural beauty of Los Luceros.
Nov 7, 2021
NM RESIDENT FREE SUNDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Come Explore our engaging exhibits - Yokai: Japanese Ghosts and Demons and Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico
Nov 7, 2021
Film Presentation of "The Harvey Girl’s"
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Please join us for a preview to the Fred Harvey History Weekend for the 1946 film presentation of The Harvey Girl’s in technicolor, starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and John Hodiak.
Bring your mask amd enjoy a film from the past.
Limited seating-no food or beverages-bottled water only
Nov 9, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Nov 10, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Maxine and Dominique Toya (Jemez Pueblo)
Featuring a Mother/Daughter Team: Maxine and Dominique Toya
Nov 12, 2021 - Nov 13, 2021
PAST EVENT - Fred Harvey History Weekend 2022
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Please join us for the annual Fred Harvey history weekend. Learn more about Fred Harvey, the Harvey Girls, Mary Colter and the Santa Fe Railroad, and their roles in civilizing the Wild West and developing New Mexico. The three-day event will include Friday and Saturday talks at the museum, a ticketed dinner on Saturday night at La Fonda on the Plaza, with additional activities in Santa Fe, and at the Castaneda Hotel and Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, NM.
Pre-registration required. Limited Seating
Click here to register for all events, which can be experienced in-person or online
See additional event weekend schedule and speaker details.
Nov 14, 2021
“The Road to Santa Fe” A Convergence of Cultures
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
A film presentation to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail
The history of the Santa Fe Trail provides the focus of a new documentary being distributed to PBS stations throughout the US this Fall. Entitled “The Road to Santa Fe,” this 90-minute program traces the main routes of the trail from Missouri to Santa Fe, spotlighting some of the landmark venues associated with it. Produced to coincide with the bicentennial of the trail, the documentary begins with the departure of a small group of traders from Franklin, Missouri in September of 1821 on the first successful trading expedition to Santa Fe. It proceeds through the six decades of the trail’s active trading life, highlighting the main events and historical characters connected to it. With the assistance of noted historians such as Leo Oliva, a founding member of the Santa Fe Trail Association, and Frances Levine, former director of the New Mexico History Museum who currently serves as president of the Missouri Historical Society, the documentary reflects upon the role of the Santa Fe Trail in the westward expansion of the United States and its impact on the relationship between the US and Mexico. It also explores the impact of the trail on the indigenous inhabitants of the region through which it passed. The documentary includes narrated excerpts from journals written by historical figures who traveled the trail, including William Becknell, George Sibley, Josiah Gregg, Susan Shelby Magoffin and Marian Sloan Russell. The producer of the documentary, Dave Kendall of Prairie Hollow Productions, tells of his family’s connection to the trail as one of his ancestors gained employment as a teamster and subsequently settled on a farm near Council Grove, Kansas, a noted rendezvous site on the trail.
Seating will be limited.
Nov 16, 2021
VIRTUAL TOUR Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Nov 16, 2021
Shaped by the Loom
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
“A Map is Not the Territory”: Documenting the Navajo Nation through Visual Storytelling
"For this event, Diné photographer and curator Rapheal Begay and Bard Graduate Center/American Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Fellow Hadley Jensen will discuss their work on land-based and relational practices of Navajo weaving."
Nov 17, 2021
Join us for a zoom talk on Yokai: Cataloging the Unknowable
Museum of International Folk Art
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Matt Meyer, Yokai illustrator and folklorist based in Japan, will share a brief history of Yokai and the ways in which they are often categorized. He also discusses why Yokai are in many ways uncategorizable because their very nature is unknowable, contradictory, and folkloric. Using his engaging illustrations, he will also share 2 or 3 stories of Yokai.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscOirrD0vGtYYC4qFsvmlTGdjhxa2UDjW
Nov 17, 2021
ENGAGING THE FUTURE: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artist
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversation with Duhon James (Navajo)
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) invites you to the next iteration of our new lecture series, Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists. This series is an opportunity for our MIAC community to become better acquainted with our Goodman Fellows through hour-long Zoom visits to their home studios. They will bring us up-to-date on what they have been doing since receiving the Fellowship.
Nov 17, 2021
Let’s Take a Look - November 2021
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
In-Person and Online Event
Nov 22, 2021
Virtual Tour: Alexander Girard’s Nativities
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Nov 23, 2021
Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Nov 29, 2021
Virtual Tour: Alexander Girard’s Nativities
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
During this festive holiday season, the Museum of International Folk Art is pleased to present a new virtual tour, "Alexander Girard’s Nativities". On the tour you will be treated to folk art Nativity sets from around the world collected by Alexander and Susan Girard. The tour includes historical background, fun facts about Girard’s original Nativity installations, and a few surprises. Please join us in celebrating the holiday season. Tour runs every Monday at 1pm MT through Jan 3rd, and lasts about 35 mintues. Register Here:
Nov 30, 2021
Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Dec 1, 2021
Gustave Baumann’s Book of Saints: A Conversation with Tom Leech and Carmella Padilla
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Dec 1, 2021
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Valles Caldera, Then, Now, and to Come
Please join William deBuys, Conservationist and Writer, and Don J. Usner, Photographer and Writer as they present an ONLINE photo-talk on the Valles Caldera National Preserve highlighting the main events, political and ecological issues, of the first twenty years of the preserve and its prospect for the next twenty, as part of our Friends of History Lecture Series.
This talk is drawn from the new, revised and expanded edition of Valles Caldera, A New Vision for New Mexico’s National Preserve, by William deBuys and Don J. Usner, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2021.
Donations accepted to support the First Wednesday Lecture Series. Click here: https://friendsofhistorynm.org/donate/
For the Presentation, click here: https://youtu.be/5ATbR5yLgE0
Dec 1, 2021
CLEARLYL INDIGENOUS
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Conversations on Glass Art—Larry “Ulaaq” Ahvakana (Inupiaq) and Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo)
Join us for the next iteration of our newest lecture series surrounding our current exhibition, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
Dec 3, 2021
Holiday Wreath Making
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join the New Mexico History Museum for a celebratory wreath making workshop. Wreaths are a classic way to create some holiday trim and can be as traditional or zany as you imagine. Supplies provided. Personalization is encouraged.
Drop in between 1 and 4pm. FREE and fun for all ages.
Dec 5, 2021
Dawn ’til Dusk Day
Los Luceros Historic Site
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be free for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a large diversity of species including bald eagles, hummingbirds, migratory waterfowl, as well as one of the largest concentrations of flicker woodpeckers in New Mexico. Also, the edge of the Rio Grande on the property at sunset is an ideal location to view bats beginning their nightly feast. The extended hours are also a great opportunity for visual artists to capture more of the natural beauty of Los Luceros.
Dec 5, 2021
NM RESIDENT FREE SUNDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Come Explore our Engaging Exhibits!
Dec 6, 2021
Virtual Tour: Alexander Girard’s Nativities
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
During this festive holiday season, the Museum of International Folk Art is pleased to present a new virtual tour, "Alexander Girard’s Nativities". On the tour you will be treated to folk art Nativity sets from around the world collected by Alexander and Susan Girard. The tour includes historical background, fun facts about Girard’s original Nativity installations, and a few surprises. Please join us in celebrating the holiday season. Tour runs every Monday at 1pm MT through Jan 3rd, and lasts about 35 mintues. Register Here:
Dec 7, 2021
Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Dec 8, 2021
Native Pottery Demonstration Series
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Rose Pacheco (Santo Domingo) and Billy Veale
Daughter of famed potters Gillbert and Paulita Pacheco and niece of Robert Tenorio, Rose Pacheco “was taught the art of pueblo pottery making not only by her well recognized and talented uncle but also her parents. Rose carried on the family tradition and made pottery her career upon the passing of her mother and her father’s ailing health.
Dec 10, 2021
Bunad in a Multicultural Norway
Museum of International Folk Art
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Camilla Rossing, Director of the Norwegian Institute for Bunad and Folk Costume, presents a talk on how traditional dress in Norway continues to change and evolve within a multicultural population.
Dec 11, 2021
Organ Concert in St. Francis Auditorium
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Celebrated organist Maxine Thévenot will perform a concert on the recently-restored Frederick R. Haas Pipe Organ in the St. Francis Auditorium. The concert will include traditional holiday music as well as a selection of organ compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, and other notable composers.
Dec 12, 2021
Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for the Exhibit Opening with FREE Admission for All!
1:30 pm- Santa Lucia Procession in the Auditorium
2-4 pm - Women’s Board hosts refreshments in the Atrium
2:30 - 3:30 - Swedish fiddling perfomance by Karina Wilson in the Atrium
Dec 13, 2021
Virtual Tour: Alexander Girard’s Nativities
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
During this festive holiday season, the Museum of International Folk Art is pleased to present a new virtual tour, "Alexander Girard’s Nativities". On the tour you will be treated to folk art Nativity sets from around the world collected by Alexander and Susan Girard. The tour includes historical background, fun facts about Girard’s original Nativity installations, and a few surprises. Please join us in celebrating the holiday season. Tour runs every Monday at 1pm MT through Jan 3rd, and lasts about 35 mintues. Register Here:
Dec 14, 2021
Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Dec 15, 2021
Let’s Take a Look - December 2021
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
On December 15, 2021, MIAC staff are returning to the museum’s virtual lobby to look at your treasures for Let’s Take a Look. Bring a weaving, ceramic, piece of jewelry (or something else!) to our Zoom meeting, and curator of ethnology Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Pueblo), curator of archaeological research collections Julia Clifton, and other staff members will attempt to identify and explain the item.
Curators are experts in items from the Southwest, but are willing to take a look at anything that is “brought in.” Previous attendees have often found that the experience of chatting with a group of curators is often just as—or perhaps even more—informative and enjoyable than the identification of the object itself.
Please note that federal and state policies prohibit curators from appraising an item; the museum neither appraises or authenticates works of art.
Dec 15, 2021
ENGAGING THE FUTURE: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artist
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
David Naranjo (Santa Clara, San Juan and Cochiti)
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) invites you to the next iteration of our 2021 lecture series, Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists. David Naranjo is from the Pueblos of Santa Clara, San Juan, and Cochiti and resides in Albuquerque, NM. A recent graduate from the Institute of American Indian Arts and owner of Khohay Apparel, Naranjo combines traditional Puebloan aesthetics with modern forms and concepts to create unique southwestern art, apparel and athletic gear.
Dec 18, 2021
Arts Alive! Holiday Ornament Art Kit Distribution
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Museum Hill, off Old Santa Fe Trail
"Come one, Come all! Our family at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture created holiday ornaments for grab-and-go art kits!"
Art kits distribution will be in the museum lobby.
Dec 19, 2021
Nacimiento Virtual Open House 2021
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Enjoy a new video release of selected photos of Mr. Taylor’s Nacimiento Collection. See a variety of manger scenes from all over the world.
Dec 19, 2021
Holiday Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
After last year’s hiatus, we are excited to bring back the Museum’s Annual Holiday Open House! Though we are making changes to allow for COVID-safe practices, there will still be activities, music, Baumann puppet entertainment, and, of course, art!
Dec 19, 2021
Museum Open House
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Please join the New Mexico History Museum as we celebrate the holiday season with a public open house. Along with the music delights of Schola Cantorum from 11-12, and Guitarist Taj Holliday 1:30-3:30, please visit our Chavez Library from 1-4pm. To participate in a Photo Archive tour, please call to pre-schedule a time at: 505-476-5107, and be sure to weave through the history of New Mexico in our gallery exhibitions.
Visit our neighboring Museum of Art for more open house hospitality from noon-5:00pm.
Complimentary admission to both museums for this special day!
Dec 20, 2021
Virtual Tour: Alexander Girard’s Nativities
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
During this festive holiday season, the Museum of International Folk Art is pleased to present a new virtual tour, "Alexander Girard’s Nativities". On the tour you will be treated to folk art Nativity sets from around the world collected by Alexander and Susan Girard. The tour includes historical background, fun facts about Girard’s original Nativity installations, and a few surprises. Please join us in celebrating the holiday season. Tour runs every Monday at 1pm MT through Jan 3rd, and lasts about 35 mintues. Register Here:
Dec 21, 2021
Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
Dec 21, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Dec 28, 2021 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Dec 22, 2021
Holiday Wreath Making
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join the New Mexico History Museum for a celebratory wreath making workshop. Wreaths are a classic way to create some holiday trim and can be as traditional or zany as you imagine. Supplies provided. Personalization is encouraged.
Drop in between 1 and 4pm. FREE and fun for all ages.
Dec 27, 2021
Virtual Tour: Alexander Girard’s Nativities
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
During this festive holiday season, the Museum of International Folk Art is pleased to present a new virtual tour, "Alexander Girard’s Nativities". On the tour you will be treated to folk art Nativity sets from around the world collected by Alexander and Susan Girard. The tour includes historical background, fun facts about Girard’s original Nativity installations, and a few surprises. Please join us in celebrating the holiday season. Tour runs every Monday at 1pm MT through Jan 3rd, and lasts about 35 mintues. Register Here:
Dec 28, 2021
Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enchanted with MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour —virtually— Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your home or hotel. Join us Tuesdays at 11am Mountain Time. The five “stop” tour lasts about 45 minutes. Register yourself now:
