Darryl Begay is a well known master jeweler. He has taken the art of tofa carving and casting, which he learned from his uncle, Bobby Begay, to new levels never seen before. He has been a Best-of-Show winner at the Santa Fe Indian Market.
Join New Mexico’s own Joe Hayes for an afternoon of tales inspired by the exhibition The Wooden Menagerie: Made in New Mexico. Space is limited, come early for best seats By Museum admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. Free on Sundays, youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation Members always free!
Native artists from different Southwest tribes, will discuss and demonstrate different techniques, clays and styles of pottery. Dina Velarde is a Jicarilla Apache Artist who has been awarded for both her mediums of micaceous pottery and photography. She is a fourth generational potter who has learned to work with the micaceous clay process from digging and cleaning her own […]
The Sketchbook Project is a collection of over 27,000 sketchbooks (and counting) contributed by people worldwide based out Brooklyn, NY. Parts of the collection travel throughout the year in the Mobile Library, visiting cities across North America. The tour schedule is currently in 30+ cities where they set up for the day at incredible museums, galleries and […]
The Friends of Indian Art (FIA) are invited to meet Michael Naranjo, a native of Santa Clara Pueblo, who has won worldwide acclaim as a sculptor. His works have been described by one critic as manifesting a "unique expression and creative brilliance." His artisty has been honored by collectors, critics, presidents, and the Pope. Michael […]
The Fort Stanton Garrison will host a Living History Event the third Saturday of each month accept for July, which is Fort Stanton Live.
"Turquoise Rose" is a coming of age story about a Navajo girl from Arizona. Raised in Arizona, "T" attends college, and is interning as a photojournalist at the local paper and has plans to vacation in Europe. When her Grandmother falls sick everything changes. The film will be shown at 1:00pm and then again at […]
This is a rare opportunity to visit this site in the Cerrillos District, which include the Tiffany and Castillian mines. People should wear sensible shoes for walking on hillsides, bring sun screen and water. There are no toilet facilities at the site. Also, although unlikely to be encountered, there are rattlesnakes and rodents, and all […]
Curator Kate Ware talks about the photography now on view in Grounded examining, literally, the ground beneath our feet. Free with museum admission.
"Prehistoric" the first of a five part lecture series. Speaker will be Joan Mathien. Dr. F. Mathien is a retired National Park Service Archaeologist who has conducted world-class research over the past 30 years on Chaco Canyon and on the ancient use of turquoise. This lecture is free with museum admission.
Join us for breakfast with 2014 MIAC Living Treasures Artists Joe and Althea Cajero at Museum Hill Café. Meet Joe and Althea and listen as they discuss their works and participation in this year’s MIAC Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival. Tickets: $35 for Foundation members, $40 for non-members available MIAC Shop, For questions, please call […]
Experts on pinhole photography, the Taos Mutiny of 1855, New Mexico’s Civil War slave code and more will speak in the first half of the 2014 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Organized by Tomas Jaehn of the museum’s Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, the monthly lectures are free and open to the public (and, yes, […]
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