Free Friday Evening 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.Art, Music, Conversation and RefreshmentsJoin us as we celebate the opening of four new exhibitions: Treasures Seldom Seen, Repeat After Me, Waterscapes and Alcove 12.1. These shows cover a range of media, time periods and styles, reflecting the wonderful variety of artmaking in New Mexico over the last 100 […]
Dinè horsemen took great pride in their horses and crafterd incredible weavings and works of silver.Not a New Mexico Museum Foundation Circle member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 116 or click JOIN!
See the most anticipated museum exhibition before it opens to the public.Not a Museum of New Mexico Foundation member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 or click JOIN!
Make your own yucca, walking stick in this workshop for adults. Cost includes yucca sticks and decorative supplies. Sessions at 10 am & 1 pm. RSVP: 505-867-5351Cost: $20/adult (cash or check please).For information: 505-867.5351, www.nmmonuments.org.
They Wove for Horses: Diné Saddle Blankets opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on March 25, 2012 (on long-term view). The exhibition highlights both the textile-weaving proficiency of Diné weavers who produced complex saddle blankets for all occasions and the design skills of Diné silversmiths who created dazzling headstalls of silver and turquoise.The […]
Exhibit Opening 1 to 4 PM. They Wove for Horses: Diné Saddle Blankets Highlighting the Diné weavers who produced complex saddle blankets and the design skills of Diné silversmiths who created dazzling headstalls of silver and turquoise.1- 1:30pm Opening performance by Diné Tah Dancers1:30–4pm Diné Weaving demonstration by Gilbert Begay 2pm “Diné Horse Blankets” lecture […]
Paper, vellum and ink weren’t made to last forever, and the ravages of time threaten to turn ancient religious texts into scraps and dust. The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at Saint John’s University in Minnesota is stopping the clock for thousands of such works using the modern-day magic of computer digitization.On Sunday, March 25, […]
It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday life. A question and answer session with the Director follows the film. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Folk Art of the Andes»
This is the 6th year of the sale and the funds are well used to support our library and archives!We thank you for your continued support.Donations will be accepted at our front desk through June 13. If you cannot deliver the items, call 476-5069 and we may be able to arrange to help with pick […]
Water, its scarcity or abundance and our relation to this substance which sustains life, is the theme of this photography exhibition. Waterscapes follows on last year’s exhibition of cloud photographs, both drawn from the New Mexico Museum of Art’s permanent collection by Curator of Photography Katherine Ware. The exhibition remains open through August 26, 2012. […]
The New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors will close at 5 pm on Friday, April 7. We will return to our free Friday nights, 5-8 pm, next week.
We'll reopen at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
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