Day of the Dead to be the oldest surviving celebration in the Americas, with roots deep in Pre-Columbian world of Mesoamérica and intertwined with European beliefs and traditions brought over by the Spanish conquerors in 1519. Art projects for ages 3 to 103 include decorating sugar skulls, and making muertos nichos (memory boxes), Sample Pan […]
Winter Celebration Celebrate the season on Museum Hill at both the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture», fun for all ages! 1 to 4 Hands on art making for ages 3 to 103 include making dreidels and menorahs, and star ornaments. Dance performance by Danza Mexika See an […]
Join Musician Mario Reynolds for an afternoon of Music from the Andes, presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Folk Art of the Andes.
OIFA kicks off Black History month with music, dance and literature. Agalu returns to present two West African drumming and dance performances at 1 and 3pm; audience participation is encouraged, but not required, and is appropriate for all ages. 2PM A handmade doll in the exhibit Multiple Visions: A Common Bond inspired New Mexico Centennial […]
Explore the music of Macedonia with Musician and Educator Polly Tapia Ferber. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress.
It is based on anthropological research conducted over twenty years and reveals how the weavers make textiles encoded with symbolic images that reinforce ancestral beliefs during rituals and in everyday life. A question and answer session with the Director follows the film. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Folk Art of the Andes»
Contemporary Hispanic Artist Cynthia Cook leads a demonstration and hands on assemblage for all ages.
Macedonian music with Goddess of Arno performing new and old traditional Chalgiya music, music of Vardar and the Pirin Mountain regions, and a few Rom-Macedonian songs, and the band's own spicy Nuevo Izvorno blend. By Museum admission, New Mexico residents Free on Sundays; youth 16 & under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation Members always […]
Tour "Folk of the Andes" with Curator of Latin America, Barbara Mauldin, Ph.D. $20 for foundation members, $25 for nonmembers, nonrefundable. Call 476-1224 for reservations.
1:00-4:00 p.m. Meet 3 artists participating in the 2012 Santa Fe International Folk Art Market Artist DemonstrationsSumi Takamoto», Japan, Uchiwa (Japanese fan) Demonstration; Nomvuselelo Mavundla & Elliot Mkhize», South Africa, Wire Basket Demonstration Claudio Jiménez Quispe», Peru, Peruvian Retablo DemonstrationHands-on Project for Ages 3 - 103: Making Peruvian RetablosBy Museum admission, New Mexico residents $6.00 […]
Tour "The Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942 - 1946»" with Curator of Asian & Middle Eastern Collections, Felicia Katz-Harris $20 for foundation members, $25 for nonmembers, nonrefundable. Call 476-1224 for reservations.
1:00-4:00 p.m. Santa Fe International Folk Art Market Artist Demonstrations:Sumi Takamoto», Japan, Uchiwa (Japanese fan) Demonstration; Nomvuselelo Mavundla & Elliot Mkhize», South Africa, Wire Basket Demonstration Claudio Jiménez Quispe», Peru, Peruvian Retablo DemonstrationHands-on Project for Ages 3 - 103: Making Uchiwa (fans)By Museum Admission. PARKING LOTS ARE BEING TENTED. PLEASE park at the First Baptist […]
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