Artist, calligrapher and illuminator Diane von Arx will talk about her work for The Saint John’s Bible in the museum’s auditorium. Her lecture, “Special Treatment Illuminations for The Saint John’s Bible,” is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents.Esteemed also as a teacher of art and calligraphy, von Arx quickly sold out a […]
Enjoy a conversation with film professionals Jonathan Richards, David Sontag and Eric Witt as they explore the surprisingly deep history of film making in New Mexico, from territorial times to the present. The guest panel will be moderated by John Andrews of the Shakespeare Guild and the NM Humanities Council.Jonathan Richards is a cartoonist appearing […]
Bob Bell talks about his experiences as an art collector. He will show some of his favorite works, particularly from the 19th Century. This conversation is in conjunction with Repeat After Me, our current exhibition of prints from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Art. In the Women's Board Room Gallery. Free with Museum […]
Back by popular demand: Santa Fe's Schola Cantorum and the monks of Christ in the Desert Monastery return to the History Museum for a performance of ancient European chants. The performers turned away hundreds of visitors at their last performance in December; we're moving this one to the History Museum lobby, which seats more people […]
EXHIBITION LECTURE PROGRAM Sunday, March 11, 2PM A Conversation with Margarete Bagshaw and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Join us as Shelby Tisdale, Director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, and Carolyn Kastner, Associate Curator of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, talk with Margarete Bagshaw and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith about their artistic practice and the importance […]
CANCELLEDGranMary’s Place storytelling program at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is dedicated to and celebrates the memory of Docent, Mary Sudbrink. Mary loved life, loved children, and loved telling stories to children visiting the Museum.
Join Jon Hunner for "New Mexico: The Stumble to Statehood," part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors.Hunner is a history professor and director of the Public History Program at New Mexico State University. His publications range from Time […]
Les Namingha's work is as complex as his personal experience being a Native artist inhabiting a contemporary world. His work evokes concepts of time and space as he weaves color, line, image and pattern into intricate work on structural ceramic pieces as well as the flat plane of his painted work. Join Les as he […]
Lecture in St. Francis Auditorium. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free.In conjunction with the museum's current photography exhibition, Past Present Future, featuring the landscape in and around southern New Mexico. This exhibition shows the work of Connie Samaras, David Taylor and Michael Bermann. Visit the show after the lecture during this Free Friday Evening when the […]
Explore the music of Macedonia with Musician and Educator Polly Tapia Ferber. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress.
Popular, local geologist, Dirk Van Hart, will discuss the geology of the Sandia Mountains in lay terms. Find out how the people and history of the area were shaped by these beautiful, haunting peaks.Dirk began his professional career in 1965 as a petroleum geologist. During the next two decades the geologist’s typical gypsy life took […]
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 curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. […]
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