Public Opening & Reception Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist Hosted by The Women’s Board of The Museum of New Mexico Free Agnes Pelton, Awakening (Memory of Father), 1943, oil on canvas. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Museum purchase, 2005 (2005.27.1) Photo by Blair Clark.
October 5th is International Observe the Moon Night. The museum will stay open late for folks to enjoy First Friday ($5 admission for First Friday evening of the month), fractals shows will be going on and we will have almost a first quarter moon… so it should be great for seeing craters in detail on […]
Organized by Phoenix Art Museum, Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist is the first survey of the obscure American modernist painter in more than 23 years. Although she painted conventional landscapes and portraits, Pelton (1881–1961) is most celebrated for her abstract compositions that reflect her interest in esoteric subjects, including numerology and Agni Yoga with its principal […]
Public Lecture by Gilbert Vicario, Selig Family Chief Curator at Phoenix Art Museum Agnes Pelton: A Contemporary Modern Free Agnes Pelton, Awakening (Memory of Father), 1943, oil on canvas. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Museum purchase, 2005 (2005.27.1) Photo by Blair Clark.
Diego Romero vs. the End of Art will be a dynamic exploration of a Cochiti Pueblo artist’s journey through life as depicted through his work. For decades, California born Cochiti potter Diego Romero has created renowned historical and autobiographical artworks. Acclaimed for his neo-Mimbres pottery illustrating Pueblo Indian history, his father’s Korean War stories, and […]
The exhibition will explore different forms of music such as special music played at different life stages (songs of birth, weddings, death), seasonal music (songs for Christmas, Lent, and Harvest seasons) ,as well as liturgical and secular plays and reenactments. For example, one such tradition is that of Moros y Cristianos, which is based on […]
About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from […]
Join us in the WOW (Wonder on Wheels) van located in front of the museum on Lincoln Avenue to explore space related learning, see an Apollo space suit, pop culture toys from the Apollo 11 days, astronaut food, touch a moon and mars meteorite .......and much more. Then come inside the museum to scratch a […]
About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/ Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from […]
Come to the Museum to see the live webcast kick-off from Washington D.C. The theme for 2019 Red Ribbon Week is "Send a message. Stay Drug Free." All students, teachers and family members are invited to attend the webcast. The event is free at 9am on Monday October 7th at the New Mexico Museum of […]
Flo and Lee Vallo have been making and painting pottery for over 20 years. She was taught by her mother and grandmother, and her mother-in-law has encouraged her to explore and expand her craftsmanship. The couple are fourth-generation potters and painters. With this exploration of pottery, they opened a small Pottery business on the Acoma Reservation. Tribal […]
BYOH - Bring Your Own Horse Take part in a unique experience not available anywhere else in the country. Led by a historically uniformed guide, riders will be entertained by the history of Fort Stanton and a demonstration of soldiers’ horse skills. Put your horsemanship skills to the test as you’re immersed in the intricacies of military drill […]
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