The New Mexico Museum of Art Library and Archives has several publications from the most influential minds of the 20th century. From Robert Henri and Alfred Stieglitz to Robert Hughes and Lucy R. Lippard, we have a variety of perspectives represented. If you’ve ever felt like you don’t "get" modern or contemporary art, this is a judgement-free […]
AlmaZazz performs European pop tunes for our First Friday Music at the Museum when the entire museum is open from 5-7PM. Included with the cost of admission.
Celebrating the 100 year history of the Museum, volunteer guides present 15 minute pop up talks prompting conversations about the architecture of the building and art in the collection. Included with the cost of museum admission. Museum Admission is free for NM residents with ID on the First Friday of the month after 5:00 pm
There is an astronomical trifecta happening January 31 – a Super Blue Moon Eclipse. On that morning, the moon will be full and is both a Super Moon and Blue Moon and it will also be totally eclipsed! During the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science’s $5 First Friday event on January 5 […]
Join us for a talk and discussion about Romero’s paintings, which reflect a pattern of evolution and change through powerful and imposing swirling gestural paint marks and drips. Overall, Romero’s work evokes a rhythmic, hypnotic, trancelike feeling which is referential to the metaphysical space of the Pueblo and the dance itself. Represented by Blue Rain […]
Join us for a talk and discussion about Luger’s work, which combines critical cultural analysis with dedication and respect for the diverse materials, environments, and communities he engages. Known for his ceramic innovations, he also tells stories using fiber, steel, cut-paper, video, sound, performance, monumental sculpture, land art installation, and social collaboration. Luger’s work is […]
Visit the special exhibit on Mexican prints from the Taller de Grafica Popular, then come down to the museum’s Learning Lab in the lobby and learn how block prints are made. We will be making small cards, using soft carving blocks. We will carve them with linoleum block printing tools, select from a few colors […]
Performance Santa Fe has invited a small group of advanced aspiring sopranos and mezzos studying voice in New Mexico to join Angela Meade in one-on-one guided instruction, inspiring young singers with her talent and life experience. Free and open to the public. Hailed as “the most talked about soprano of her generation” (Opera News), American soprano […]
This fun exhibit features 44 objects from the museum’s collections that combine usefulness and beauty. Some objects are purely utilitarian in nature, with no real aesthetic appeal. At the other end of the spectrum are objects of art, which serve no functional purpose other than to be appreciated for their beauty, or the message the […]
The first half of the New Mexico Jazz Latino Orchestra’s latest offering, From the Beginning, celebrates the music written by and associated with the great Dizzy Gillespie. The featured artist, Bobby Shew on trumpet, is an international jazz star and a personal friend of Mr. Gillespie. Joining Mr. Shew is tenor saxophonist Doug Lawrence, who […]
People to People is an informal series of talks and creative interventions that allow for more intimate exchanges with creative themes and artwork on view at the New Mexico Museum of Art Museum. This month artist Jami Porter Lara discusses the pottery of Maria Martinez on view in Horizons : People and Place in New Mexican Art starting at 12:30 […]
Bring your mat, your mind and your body for a free monthly third Thursday Kundalini yoga class in conjunction with Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest. As was taught by Yogi Bhajan, Kundalini yoga is an ancient technology of developing harmony in body, mind and spirit through gentle yogic stretches, energizing breathing and calming meditation. […]
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