Join us and your fellow museum members for a festive reception to celebrate the opening of Folk Art of the Andes. Be among hte first to see this blockbuster exhibiton. Meet curator Dr. Barbara Mauldin, museum director Dr. Marsha Bol and foundation director John Easley. Mingle with old friends and new and enjoy South American-Inspired wine […]
Folk Art of the Andes showcased weaving, embroidery, woodcarving, ceramics and metalwork that reflect the interweacing of indigenous folk traditions with European art forms and techniques. Highlights included costumes, jewelry, houshold objects, toys and more! The exhibit ran through September 9, 2012, in the Hispanic Heritage Wing, and through March 10, 2013 in the Bartlett […]
Opening festivities include Andean music by Mario Reynolds from 1-4PM, dance performances by Baila Conmigo at 1 and 3 PM, a reception hosted by the Museum of New Mexico Women's Board from 2-4PM, Gourd carving artist demostration by Bertha Medina from 1-4PM and Peruvian retablo making for ages 3 to 103, also from 1 to 4 PM. By Museum admission, […]
Photographers Greg Mac Gregor and Siegfried Halus join State Historian Rick Hendricks and History Museum Director Frances Levine for a lecture and slide show about the 1776 Dominguez and Escalante Expedition at 2 pm, Sunday, April 17, in the History Museum Auditorium. MacGregor and Halus will sign copies of their new book In Search of […]
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 […]
Estella Loretto, invites you to visit the Gentle Spirit Studio Gallery and Sculpture Garden, where you can embrace the beauty that surrounds the sanctuary where she lives, works, plays and prays. Have the opportunity to talk with her and see her bronze sculptures, works in progress, paintings and jewelry.Not a Museum or Friends of Indian Art […]
Be among the first to see "Folk Art of the Andes" at the Museum of International Folk Art. Years in the making, this exhibition will awe and inspire with pieces from the largest international folk art collection in the world. To reserve: http://www.museumfoundation.org/BCAndes Not a Business Council member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 116 to […]
In order to accommodate the completion of improvements to Seton Castle and the new Ernest Thompson Seton Gallery, this tour is being moved from April 9 to April 23. Join Seton Collection curator David L. Witt and Academy for the Love of Learning staff, on a guided tour of Seton Castle and Seton Village, south […]
Award-winning graphic artist David Lance Goines, whose work includes posters for Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse restaurant and the Ravenswood Wine labels, speaks at 2 pm, Saturday, April 23, in the History Museum Auditorium, on “A Life in Posters.” The lecture is presented by the Press at the Palace of the Governors, Fisher Press and the […]
The New Mexico History Museum will be closed on Sunday, April 24, for Easter observances. We will reopen at 10 am on Tuesday, April 26.
Noted author William deBuys speaks on "Growing Up with Uncle Ernest's Wildlife Stories" in the History Museum Auditorium, part of the Wild at Heart: Ernest Thompson Seton exhibit. The event is free. Originally scheduled for March 31, the event will now be held at 6 pm on Friday, April 29.An avid environmentalist and the author […]
7th Annual Youth Music Night, co-sponsored by Warehouse 21. The museum and Warehouse 21 team up again for an evening highlighting local music and folk art, featuring MOIFA's newest exhibition, Folk Art of the Andes. FREE!
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