At 2pm Mary Jo McConahay uncovers Maya riches, like those in Palenque, in her new book Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest. McConahay’s book is full of adventure, discovery and danger in the world of the Lacandon and Maya in Chiapas and Guatemala. By museum admission. In the MIAC theater, […]
A unique sale of Native American art straight from the homes of top collectors! VIP Preview Cocktail Party Saturday, September 17, 2011, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Purchase art before the show opens to the public the next day! Appetizers, cash bar $45 per ticket; for tickets visit www.ticketssantafe.org or call 505-988-1234 Find a new treasure […]
A unique sale of Native American art straight from the homes of top collectors! Sunday, September 18, 2011, 9:00 am - 4:00 pmFind a new treasure among the spectacular array of jewelry, pottery, weavings, katsinas, baskets, sculpture and paintings.Proceeds support the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture exhibits and education. Open to the public, Free […]
In his upcoming book, Dark Beauty: Photographs of New Mexico (Hudson Hills Press), Jack Parsons opens his darkroom door to reveal many photographs not seen in the fifteen books that already showcase his work over the last twenty-five years More brooding and willing to explore the harsh realities of New Mexico’s poverty and racism, these […]
Join world famous musician, composer, teacher and recording artist Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami for an afternoon of traditional folk music from Pakistan. Presented in conjuction with the exhibition The Arts of Survival: Folk Expression in the Face of Natural Disaster. By museum admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. free on Sundays.
See the fabulous model train collections of four of Santa Fe's train enthusiasts. Nor interested in model trains? You will love the homes and gardens!Refreshments provided. Free to Friends of Folk Art members.Not a Museum or Friends of Folk Art member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join!
Archaeologist Cordelia "Dedie" Snow speaks on “A Headdress of Pearls: Luxury Goods on the Camino Real,” at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 21, part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Lectures are held in the John Gaw Meem Room. Enter through the museum's Washington Avenue entrance. Free.Snow is a historical sites archaeologist and historian for […]
Let’s Take a Look’ takes place 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 […]
From New Mexico’s earliest inhabitants forward, the desire to adorn ourselves with the jewels of the earth has abounded. See and purchase a worldwide variety of high-quality stones, fossils, gems and more at the annual Palace Gem & Mineral Show, Sept. 23-25, in the Palace Courtyard. Enter for free through the Blue Gate on Lincoln […]
As part of this year’s Palace Gem and Mineral Show, retired National Park Service archaeologist Frances Joan Mathien will deliver a special lecture, “The Role of Gems and Minerals in the Pueblo Worlds,” at 2 pm, Saturday, Sept. 24, in the History Museum Auditorium. Tickets cost $5 through the Lensic, www.ticketssantafe.org. Mathien, a research associate […]
Last day to see A River Apart: Santo Domingo and Cochiti Pottery at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture before it comes down. For more information about the exhibit please visithttp://miaclab.org/current&eventID=38 . The exhibit book is available at the museum gift shop and online at http://newmexicocreates.org/product-5330/A-River-Apart-The-Pottery-of-Cochiti-Santo-Domingo-Pueblos
CELEBRATE THE "ROADSIGN HAIKU PROJECT" SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. FUN EVENT FOR ALL AGESThe New Mexico Museum of Art will host a special event to celebrate the completion of Axle Contemporary’s “Roadsign Haiku Project,” on Sunday, September 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. The event is appropriate for audiences of all ages. 1:00-2:00 p.m., in the museum […]
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