Closed for Easter Sunday
We are closed on April 5 for Easter Sunday. The museum will reopen at 10 am on Tuesday, April 7.
We are closed on April 5 for Easter Sunday. The museum will reopen at 10 am on Tuesday, April 7.
Foundation members at the Family/Grandparents level and above are invited to gain new perspective on New Mexico’s cultural heritage with this insider’s look at the three exhibitions through guided tours with museum staff and scholars. Curator-led tours of Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World, Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its […]
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In partnership with Albuquerque’s Creative Startups, the New Mexico History Museum proudly debuts a New Mexico chapter of the international CreativeMornings program. Each month, alternating between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, we’ll offer casual talks for graphic designers, authors, artists and other creative professionals, focused on various themes. For the kickoff, enjoy pastries and coffee from […]
Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]
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. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. The event is always FREE and open to the public. Federal […]
Enjoy a sneak peak and join us in congratulating the selected artists. Come celebrate the return of FOCA+P’s biennial juried exhibition. Artists from New Mexico and its adjoining states were selected by Nora Burnett Abrams, Associate Curator at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art. This year’s artists are Will Clift, Danae Falliers, Chris Oatey, Sarah McKenzie, Kate […]
Seven contemporary artists from the Southwest will be featured in the Friends of Contemporary Art + Photography’s juried exhibition, Art on the Edge, hosted by the New Mexico Museum of Art. The artists were selected by Nora Burnett Abrams, Associate Curator at MCA Denver. The exhibition opens Friday, April 17, 2015 with a free public […]
Over a period of 35 years, Joann and Gifford Phillips gifted a series of paintings to the Museum of Art. These artworks represent two distinct locations with works created during eras of significant growth and change within their respective contemporary art scenes -- California from the 1950 -1980s and New Mexico from the 1980s. The […]
Foundation Cultural Ambassadors and their guests are invited to attend an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Colors of the Southwest at the New Mexico Museum of Art with Curator of Art Carmen Vendelin. This tour is only offered to Cultural Ambassadors and their guests and is a part of the New Member Campaign. The New Member […]
At the turn of the last century, Fred Harvey worked in partnership with the Santa Fe Railway to promote travel through the Southwest to California. The marketing tactics focused on using American Indian imagery—both of people and artwork—to create a mystic image of the land, its people and the artwork created. The main buyers for […]
A Provocative Conversation on the Current State and Future of Traditional Southern Pottery with Potters Garth Clark, Mark Hewitt and Matt Jones, at the O’Keeffe Theater at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC). By museum admission, New Mexico residents free every Sunday.
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