Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Catch our last 2 virtuals tours till end of June!... Can’t wait to have a guided look at MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour or even re-visit—virtually—Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your […]

Native Pottery Demonstration Series Marlene and Dominic Melchor (Santo Domingo Pueblo)

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Mother and son duo Marlene Melchor and Dominic Melchor are potters from Santo Domingo Pueblo. Continuing the tradition of their community’s pottery-making, Marlene is fourth-generation potter and Dominic is a fifth-generation potter. Their pottery is an expression of their family’s heritage and the culture of Santo Domingo Pueblo. Santana Melchor was a renowed potter in […]

POSTPONED: Frontiers in Science Protecting Communities and Supporting Ecosystem Resilience

New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Due to the danger posed by the Cerro Pelado fire, Los Alamos National Labs and the Bradbury Science Museum, our partners for the Frontiers in Science lecture series, have postponed the talk Wildfire, Water, and Climate Change with Adam Atchley.  

NHCC to host author ire’ne lara silva for two-day event

National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to welcome the second writer in its Escribir | Escuchar: Hispanic & Latine Writer Series, ire’ne lara silva, to the Cultural Center for a special two-day event later this month.  This is a free ticketed event. Tickets for both days of programming are available at www.nhccnm.org/events.  What: […]

Family Mornings At Folk Art

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Join us at the museum on the Second Saturday of the Month for our Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and explorations in the galleries. FREE Family Program with Free museum admission included May 14th - Animals in Folk Art  

FOLK ART FLEA DONATION DAYS

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

  SHOP THE FLEA Saturday, June 11, 10 am – 3 pm   Free Admission   Early Bird Shopping 9 am – 10 am Friends of Folk Art members shop early to enjoy the best selection. To join, call 505-216-0829.  

FRIENDS OF FOLK ART PRESENTS A MEMBERS ONLY EVENT: MODERN MAYAN TEXTILES with Beverley Spears, FAIA

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Beverley Spears founded Spears Architects in 1981 offering commercial and residential design, historic preservation, urban design and landscape architecture. In 2011 the firm, reorganized as Spears Horn Architects, was recognized by the American Institute of Architects as the New Mexico Firm of the Year.   In 1974, after earning a Master of Architecture degree from […]

NMMNHS to host eclipse viewing event on May 15

Join us at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) on the evening of Sunday, May 15 to catch the first total lunar eclipse that will be visible in New Mexico since 2019.  What: NMMNHS will be hosting an eclipse viewing party. Although the eclipse can be easily seen in the sky, […]

Virtual Tour: Folk Art Focus on Five

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Catch our last virtual tour before we go on break!... Can’t wait to have a guided look at MOIFA’s Girard Wing with its 10,000 pieces of vibrantly colored and fantastically arranged folk art from dozens of countries? Here’s an opportunity to tour or even re-visit—virtually—Alexander Girard’s last massive art installation from the comfort of your […]

Media Alert: Heritage Preservation Awards to commemorate NM’s heritage on May 20

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs NM, United States

New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (HPD) will host the 2022 edition of the Heritage Preservation Awards virtually on Friday, May 20 at 1 p.m. The presentation will be held live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nmhistoricpreservation or on Zoom at https://bit.ly/3L2G0rb (passcode: awards).    What: Presented by the Cultural Properties Review Committee, the Heritage Preservation Awards commemorate […]

Audubon Day: A Celebration of Birds

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

The event coincides with Birds: Spiritual Messengers of the Skies, an exhibition currently on view at the Laboratory of Anthropology, and celebrates the importance of birds across the Southwest. The event schedule will be family friendly and includes live demonstrations and exhibit tours with the curator, as well as a visit with live raptors from […]

Crafting New Pathways: A walking-stick-making workshop with Sámi artists Jenni Laiti and Tilde-Ristin Kuoljok

Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

The Sámi people are inhabiting their ancestral territory in the Arctic which encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and most of the Kola Peninsula in the Russian side of Sápmi in particular. The Sámi people are the only Indigenous people in the European Union and there are approximately 100,000 Sámi. Traditional Sámi livelihoods include fishing, hunting […]

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