Making History Blockprinting

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

  Please join us as we explore the fun of Blockprinting! Please view here: https://youtu.be/jKiODFbmTFQ

Friends of History Lecture Series (Virtual Event) The Santa Fe River in New Mexico History

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Drawing on extensive research and stories collected over the years on life along the Santa Fe River from the early Spanish days to the present, Andy Otto, Executive Director, Santa Fe Watershed Association, together with William Mee, the Un-Official Mayor of Agua Fria, will share their thoughts on the importance of the Santa Fe River in New Mexico history […]

Turning the Page: “Hip Cat” Summer Children’s Reading Program

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Please join us for book two in our weekly "Turning the Page" summer children’s reading program with Melanie LaBorwit, Educator, New Mexico History Museum. We are commemorating June’s National Black Music month, with this musical book written by Jonathan London, with a special guest reader, jazz vocalist Tracey Whitney.  Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/WUl4oXz5Ldg​  

Free virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum Sunday July 12th at 10 am

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

Join us on Sunday July 12th at 10 am for our free virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum featuring Grab-and-Go Art Kits and a Zoom program.  The July theme is “My Favorite Animals”.  The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art. By registering, you are consenting to your child being on camera […]

Of Warp and Weft: Fiber Arts in the Pueblo Southwest Past, Present, and Future with Louie Garcia (Tiwa/Piro Pueblo)

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

Louie Garcia (Tiwa/Piro Pueblo) is a traditional Pueblo fiber artist. Over the years, Garcia has exhibited his work in various local museums and has talked extensively on the topic of Pueblo weaving at different venues. He is a part of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project, a team of archaeologists and Pueblo weavers documenting prehistoric perishable […]

Cancelled: Young Artists Balancing Tradition with Contemporary Expression A Friends of Indian Art Member Event

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

Join us for a panel discussion on the challenges and difficulties facing three young artists as they express their vision through contemporary art while honoring their heritage and culture.  Terran Last Gun (Blackfeet) works in printmaking, photography, and painting.  He is best known for his bold, geometric works that reflect his Blackfeet history and cultural […]

A Look at Classic Period Tewa Communities in the Velarde Area with Patrick Cruz (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo)

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

Patrick Cruz (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology with an archaeology focus at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His research interests have focused on Southwest archaeology and more specifically the PIII Great Pueblo Migration (GPM) out of the Four Corners, the post GPM period in the Northern Rio Grande, along […]

Arts Alive kits at the Southside Library 12-5:30 pm

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

While the museum is closed, we invite you to explore and learn with our Folk Art Lesson plans and fun and creative DIY art projects for families and teachers! Find all our Online Resources here! About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk […]

Arts Alive kits at the Southside Library 12-5:30 pm

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

While the museum is closed, we invite you to explore and learn with our Folk Art Lesson plans and fun and creative DIY art projects for families and teachers! Find all our Online Resources here! About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk […]

Breaking Down Cardboard Boxes: How Archaeology Can Erase Histories and How It Can Reveal Them with Dr. Lewis Borck

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

Dr. Lewis Borck studies the material histories of the past peoples in the American Southwest and the Caribbean. He is particularly interested in how social movements and contentious politics shaped religion and politics through time as well as how modern politics and worldviews recreate the histories and ideas of the “West” in the Indigenous past. […]

Invite a Virtual MOIFA Educator to Your Summer Camp!

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

Ongoing- Any time through the summer Hey Camp Counselors, Youth Group Leaders, and Teachers! Visit this link to invite a MOIFA educator to give your summer camp a virtual visit on a fun folk art topics from around the world: https://bit.ly/Invite-an-educator .  MOIFA, along Department of Cultural Affairs educators, are available for virtual visits covering a variety of […]

Friends of History Lecture Series (Online) Blurred Borders-

New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

This lecture will focus on the forgotten Chihene Apache farming experiment at Sabinal, New Mexico from 1790-1795 by placing it in the context of Apache-Spanish relations and Spanish Indian policy.  In response to drought and military pressure, thousands of Apaches de paz settled near Spanish presidios after 1786 in a system of reservation-like establecimientos, or settlements, stretching from […]

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