Most Americans believe that the Civil War took place only in the East—Gettysburg, Atlanta, Appomattox—and that the fight involved only the North and the South. Beginning in the summer of 1861, however, the U.S. and Confederate armies clashed with each other and with Indigenous peoples in New Mexico and Arizona, fighting for control over the […]
About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from […]
Wrap up this festive season, with the Museum of International Folk Art as we present our final holiday virtual tour of "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 […]
On January 12th, 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 […]
Join us for a concert with Euforia, a Mariachi Norteño Fusion musical group with members from Santa Fe and Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Their specialties include norteñas, mariachi classics, cumbias and a bit of country. In conjunction with the exhibit, Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico, in the Hispanic Heritage Wing at MOIFA, […]
Rapheal Begay is a visual storyteller who aims to culturally express and creatively advocate for understanding and teaching found within the Diné way of life. Named one of 12 New Mexico Artists to Know in 2020 by Southwest Contemporary, he is also the recipient of the 2021-2022 Goodman Aspiring Artist Fellowship and current Research Associate […]
Join us in the museum to see our latest exhibit, Ansel Adams: Pure Photography, opening Saturday, January 29. Ansel Adams: Pure Photography includes close-up nature studies, portraits, and views of architecture Adams made during this formative time. A small selection of later photographs, including two of his most iconic prints, Aspens, New Mexico and Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico. The […]
Join us Saturday, January 29 for the opening of Selections from the 20th Century Collection, the inaugural exhibitiong dedicated to showcasing the permanent collection of the Museum of Art on the second floor of our historic plaza building. After more than a century of collecting, the New Mexico Museum of Art has become home to […]
Breaking the boundaries of what is deemed traditional Indigenous art, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture’s new exhibition, Clearly Indigenous, examines how Native artists reinterpret cultural narratives and designs in new mediums. The two-pronged exhibition focuses on how Native artists have melded ancestral ways with new methods and materials in glass, while concurrently examining the […]
Please join Hannah Abelbeck, Photo Archivist, with the New Mexico History Museum, for an online talk featuring Sam Adams, an African American Civil War veteran who later settled in New Mexico, as part of our Friends of History lecture series. The presentation will put Adams in context with his contemporaries and explores the difficulty of […]
Thursday, February 3, 6PM MST Zoom Webinar FREE Artist Mildred Howard talks with Executive Director Dr. Mark White about her career, her contribution to the exhibition Poetic Justice, and her installation The Time and Space of Now. Click here to register in advance for this webinar. Image: Installation detail of […]
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 […]
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