Museum of International Folk Art

Quilts in the exhibit llustrated the changes in everyday life that occurred when families moved west and established communities in Ohio, Indiana, and other Midwestern states. A somber color palette […]

The exhibition Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress is on line. Until the mid-twentieth century, Macedonian women wove, embroidered, and wore magnificent ensembles of dress that indicated to a

The Gallery of Conscience became a new kind of experimental exhibition space at the Museum of International Folk Art in 2013. Everything in the gallery is a work in progress.

Work in Progress: Folk Artists on Immigration –– Visitors to the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) had a unique opportunity to actively participate in developing the new exhibit on

Japanese Kites have been a long delightful and entertaining tradition.  The exhibition featured traditional kites from various regions of Japan, and work by respected kite artists.  This exhibition explored the

The varied cultural mix found throughout the vast region of Brazil not only draws from the original indigenous inhabitants, but also from the Portuguese colonists who began to settle there

During the Work Progress Administration (WPA) period of the 1930’s, the traditional arts of the region gained resurgence through federal programmed that trained and employed New Mexican folk artists, In