Rene Harris

Navajo Nation Museum’s Director, Manny Wheeler, "This film comes to Santa Fe through a museum-to-museum partnership, between the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Navajo Nation Museum. The mission of the film is simple and hopefully will shed light on the importance of language preservation." The film will show at 1:00pm and again […]

Darryl Begay is a well known master jeweler. He has taken the art of tofa carving and casting, which he learned from his uncle, Bobby Begay, to new levels never seen before. He has been a Best-of-Show winner at the Santa Fe Indian Market.

Native artists from different Southwest tribes, will discuss and demonstrate different techniques, clays and styles of pottery. Dina Velarde is a Jicarilla Apache Artist who has been awarded for both her mediums of micaceous pottery and photography. She is a fourth generational potter who has learned to work with the micaceous clay process from digging and cleaning her own […]

"Turquoise Rose" is a coming of age story about a Navajo girl from Arizona. Raised in Arizona, "T" attends college, and is interning as a photojournalist at the local paper and has plans to vacation in Europe. When her Grandmother falls sick everything changes. The film will be shown at 1:00pm and then again at […]

This is a rare opportunity to visit this site in the Cerrillos District, which include the Tiffany and Castillian mines. People should wear sensible shoes for walking on hillsides, bring sun screen and water. There are no toilet facilities at the site. Also, although unlikely to be encountered, there are rattlesnakes and rodents, and all […]

Jennifer Moquino, Santa Clara/Kiowa, is able to imbue each piece of her pottery with a perfect balance of creativity and natural beauty. Breathing life into the animals, insects and birds which are etched into the clay surface of her vessels. 

Nanobah Becker was chosen for Project Involve: A program of Film Independent in Los Angeles, served as a guest selector for NMAI’s Native American Film + Video Festival, has received many awards, including a National Video Resources Media Arts Fellowship. The films will be shown at 1:00pm and then again at 6:00pm. Admission into films […]

"A Weave In Time," in 1938, noted anthropologist, John Adair, travelled to the Navajo reservation in Pine Springs, Arizona with a 16mm hand wind motion picture camera. There he met and filmed the Burnside family, creating a visual record of Navajo life in the 1930’s.

Vernon Haskie is one of the most renowned of contemporary jewelry artists. He learned his basic skills from his father, Leonard Haskie, but for the most part taught himself the rest. He creates multi-dimensional designs of silver and gold, set with the best quality turquoise, coral and precious gems. Though his work is unique and […]

Free Hands-on pottery workshop for all ages; children must be with an adult. Contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505 476 1272.

Free Native Music hands-on workshop for all ages: children must be with an adult. Museum admission is free for participants. Contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505 476 1272

Free hands-on jewelry workshop for all ages: children must be with an adult. Museum admission is free for participants. Contact Joyce Begay-Foss, 505 476 1272