• Museum Hill Community Day 2016

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    9:00: NPS Santa Fe Trail Tour (starts at Wheelwright) 9:30 am – 4 pm: Matanza (MOSCA) (Join MOCSA for breakfast and lunch at our Matanza (traditional pig roast; $10 all you can eat) 10 am – 1 pm: Face Painting (Wheelwright) 11 - 12 Opening Blessing (John Garcia, Della Warrior and Ron Soloman) and Buffalo […]

  • Growing Up in a Lowrider Community

    New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Author and photographer Don Usner talks about his youth in Chimayó and his experiences in documenting the lowriders of northern New Mexico. His work is included in the History Museum exhibit Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico. This event is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents. Born […]

  • Flamenco En Vivo Live Flamenco Guitar Music

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Fabulous live flamenco guitar music in the gallery. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico. By Museum admission: New Mexico resident seniors (60 &up) with I.D. admitted FREE every Wednesday. The guitar series continues each Wednesday through and including October 5, 2016.

  • Docent Training

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Do you love art? Are you interested in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s collections and exhibitions? Do you enjoy working with people of all ages?   If you are seeking a rewarding volunteer experience, consider becoming a docent at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Art history background and teaching experience not required, just […]

  • Donation Drop Off For the Folk Art Flea

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Clean out your closets, garage and gather your gently used folk art treasures to donate to the Folk Art Flea!  Clothing, scarves, jewelry, textiles, rugs, wall hangings, masks, wood carvings, figurines (no toaster ovens, please) toys, - and get a tax donation form for the 2016 tax year. Friends of Folk Art volunteers will be […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours

    New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Through October 15, learn about the history of Santa Fe on a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors guides every Monday through Saturday. Gather at the Palace Courtyard’s Blue Gate just south of the History Museum entrance at 113 Lincoln Avenue at 10:15 am. Cost: $10; children 16 and […]

  • Lecture with Anna Sofaer and Robert Weiner The Sun, the Moon and Chaco Canyon: Recent Findings by the Solstice Project

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Anna Sofaer, rediscoverer of the Sun Dagger, and archaeologist Robert Weiner present their recent research results. Introduction by Brian Vallo (Acoma). This talk is presented in conjunction with Oblique Views: Archaeology, Photography, and Time. Visit www.SolsticeProject.org for more on the Solstice Project.

  • Artful Looking with Elaine Ritchel

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    From June to October on the first Saturday of the month from 3 to 4:00 pm, visitors are invited to join guest educator Elaine Ritchel in the galleries for a close look at a selection of works on view. By pinpointing visual clues such as composition, color, texture, and rhythm, visitors will unlock meaning and […]

  • Lecture with Harvard Professor Dr. Gary Urton Native American Southern Cosmologies

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

      Join Harvard professor Dr. Gary Urton for a fascinating presentation that examines the cosmologies of Native peoples of the Amazonian and Andean regions of South America. Explore the Milky Way — their principal celestial object for organizing understanding of the sky and its relationship to human affairs.  

  • Flamenco En Vivo Live Flamenco Guitar Music

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Fabulous live flamenco guitar music in the gallery with Ronaldo Baca.  Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico. By Museum admission: New Mexico resident seniors (60 &up) with I.D. admitted FREE every Wednesday. New Mexico residents $7.00; out-of-state-visitors $12.00. Final concert of the guitar series.

  • Miguel Gandert Gallery Talk

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Born in Española, Miguel Gandert is known for his ongoing exploration of Indio-Hispano culture in New Mexico. Two of Gandert’s collaborative video pieces are showcased in the exhibition, offering a nostalgic lens on the lowrider experience using a contemporary medium. One of Gandert’s photographs from the museum’s collection is also included in the show.

  • Exhibition Opening Small Wonders

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    The museum is making a big deal about little pictures! This selection of photographic work, both historic and contemporary, invites visitors to revel in the pleasures of the miniscule. Featured are a small selection of nineteenth-century photos that provide a historical grounding for an engaging group of work by six contemporary artists who work on […]