In the summer of 2006, a peat bog in County Tipperary, Ireland, yielded a rare medieval manuscript containing fragments of the Old Testament’s 150 psalms with illuminations and decorated letters. On Friday, June 13, at 6 pm, Irish scholar John Gillis tells of the discovery and the difficult task of conserving the document, in “Treasures […]
Learn new drawing techniques. After a conversation in the gallery looking at the series PowerPlay, participants will learn new drawing techniques. Using your own hands and face as a reference to make sketches, a drawing and a mask to ponder notions of gender. Space is limited for the three Art Making Workshops. Pre-registration will save […]
Missouri-based photographer Scott McMahon speaks in the History Museum auditorium on “Pinhole Photography—Projections, Contraptions, Thoughts and Afterthoughts," an event in support of the exhibit Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography. McMahon, whose work is included in the exhibit, will talk about his exploration of pinhole photography, his interest in the ephemeral nature of things, and how […]
Artists have been drawn to the Santa Fe area for various reasons over the last one hundred years. Join Curator of Education Ellen Zieselman on a tour through the exhibition Southwestern Allure and find out which artist shares your connection to Santa Fe. Free.
Free hands-on jewelry workshop for all ages: children must be with an adult. Museum admission is free for participants. Contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505 476 1272
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, […]
Let’s Take A LookCurators Look at Your TreasuresDecember 18, 2013 12:00 pm through 2:00 pm The third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These […]
Native artists from different Southwest tribes will discuss and demonstrate different techniques, clays and styles of pottery.
Join the Friends of Indian Art (FIA) and renowned Cochiti jeweler Cippy CrazyHorse and son Waddie, a recent Stanford University graduate, as they discuss the influence of Terecita and Joe H. Quintana, the famed master-silversmith parents of the elder CrazyHorse. Now flowing three generations, working with silver runs deep in the roots of the CrazyHorse […]
Free Native foods hands-on workshop for all ages; children must be with an adult. Museum admission is free for participants. Contact Joyce Begay-Foss. 505 476 1272
The Fort Stanton Garrison will host a Living History Event the third Saturday of each month accept for July, which is Fort Stanton Live.
We’re surrounded by turquoise, especially in Santa Fe. Before you buy, learn what you should be looking for. Garrick Beck from Natural Stones, in Santa Fe will be doing the seminar. In the classroom. Free with the museum admission.
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