Join award-winning screenwriter and producer Kirk Ellis and his wife Sheila, passionate folk art collector, for images and experiences from their recent visit to historic cities of Teheran, Yazd and Isfahan, Iran. The Iran that Kirk and Sheila will talk about is one famous for many things—among them its long tradition of Persian–Islamic arts and […]
In July and August 2016, Dr. James E. Snead, California State University-Northridge, invited me to join a research project on the Island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. Located 6500 miles west of Los Angeles, Yap covers only 34 square miles and is the administrative and chiefly center of the Western Caroline Islands […]
Come learn about the history of the Santa Fe Japanese Internment Camp in the St. Francis Auditorium. This is Part Two of a three-part lecture series co-presented with El Rancho de las Golondrinas Nancy Bartlit is an author, oral historian, amateur photographer, and a Chautauqua lecturer listed with the N.M. Humanities Council and the Historical Society of New Mexico. A […]
This informal gallery conversation with the artists exhibiting in the museum alcoves is a combination of exhibition walk-through and dialog with the artists. It is open to all, and all are encouraged to participate in the conversation.
Ethran Chkhiro plays music rooted in classical guitar and profoundly inspired by the Moroccan sounds he grew up with as well as the environment he now inhabits. Free 5:30 - 7:30 PM
¡Aquí Estamos: The Heart of Arte! celebrates the NHCC Art Museum’s growing permanent collection with a revitalized vibe and a brand new selection of works. This exhibition was a collaborative project as the entire NHCC Visual Arts staff and interns combed through the collection and worked together to decide which pieces should welcome in 2017. This […]
The Museum of International Folk Art is FREE for New Mexico residents the first Sunday of each month.
A retired National Park Service archaeologist, Mathien proposed researching the field schools and asked that her colleague, Joyce Raab, and she be afforded space and use of UNM facilities during the project. She works with the Chaco Culture National Historic Park Museum Collections as a volunteer researcher and considers "this part of the cooperative relationship between the two institutions," UNM and Chaco […]
The Circles members will be first to see No Idle Hands: The Myths & Meanings of Tramp Art, which presents 150 examples of this art form, characterized by notched and layered wood to create various household objects. Made in the US and Europe (1870s-1940s), tramp art was an art of working class family men—despite what its […]
Members will be first to see No Idle Hands: The Myths & Meanings of Tramp Art, which presents 150 examples of this art form, characterized by notched and layered wood to create various household objects. Made in the US and Europe (1870s-1940s), tramp art was an art of working class family men—despite what its name […]
Looking for a fun, creative art class for your preschool-aged child? Want to share the wonders of museums with them? The New Mexico Museum of Art and the Museum of International Folk Art invite children aged 3-5 years and their caregivers to be part of an exciting new class series, S.T.A.R.T.: Sharing Time, Art, and […]
Join us for several perspective on the Hugh Scott Ledger Book kept by Silver Horn (1860 - 1940). Dorothy WhiteHorse Delaune (Kiowa) and Dr. Candace Green discuss this remarkable resource and the selections will be on view. For more extensive information on the artist and the talk, please visit: http://media.museumofnewmexico.org/press_releases.php?action=detail&releaseID=520
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