Free programs with cost of admission. New Mexico residents are admitted free with ID.

Caleb Garvin singer/instrumentalist, a graduate of Santa Fe University of Art and Design performs jazz, blues, pop on acoustic guitar. Included with the cost of admission.

Do you know your WPA from your FSA and PWAP? You don’t need a PhD to understand Franklin Roosevelt’s "New Deal" programs that gave work to many artists during the Great Depression. The New Mexico Museum of Art Library and Archives contain a wealth of information about artwork that came out of these and other […]

New Mexico’s dry climate and extremes in weather can be very hard on woodwork as well as the wear and tear of everyday use. Learn from the Collections Manager, Erica Prater how to care for and maintain your cherished woodworks for longevity. 

The Santa Fe Shakespeare Society in partnership with the New Mexico Museum of Art invites you to attend SHAKESPEARE’S WHIRLED and see what happens when Will Shakespeare’s squabbling family has to perform scenes from his greatest works on the stage of St. Francis Auditorium. A fun-filled reception will follow the performance, hosted by the Santa […]

Dwight Hackett of Dwight Hackett Projects and The Foundry will talk about his collaboration with artists. Dwight Hackett Projects hosted exhibitions by leading international artists including James Drake, Harmony Hammond and Terry Allen, Jay de Feo, and Barry Le Va. Prior to launching the gallery, Dwight Hackett ran The Foundry, established in 1980 as a […]

Panel Discussion — Speakers: Bruce Bernstein, Panel Discussant, with artists Russell Sanchez and Milford Nahohai. Panelists will discuss the roots of the Pueblo Pottery Fund, founded in 1922 and incorporated three years later as the Indian Arts Fund. The talk will focus on the Fund’s impact on those collecting Native American art and its effect on […]

These lightning rounds will offer quick introductions to a variety of arts based topics in a concise and fast-paced, multiple-speaker event. The museum invites artists, scholars, and community members to present on topic of their choice in 3 minute long intervals. This series of very short presentation will be given in St. Francis Auditorium.

Rio: Bossa Nova perform Jazz for our First Friday Music at the Museum when the entire museum is open from 5-7PM. Included with the cost of admission.

What are artists’ books? Are they a work of art, a book, neither or both? Visitors to this month’s library open house will get a chance to see original artists’ books, books about artists’ books, and some of the most beautifully designed books in the library. This event is an informal opportunity for you to […]

Explore the art of Santa Fe in the open air. Guided by the museum’s volunteer guides, the tours highlight the rich art and architectural history of downtown Santa Fe. Tours leave at 10:00 a.m. from the museum gift shop steps, Mondays, April-November.    Cost: $10 per person, children 18 and under free. Proceeds support education programs […]

Nancy Owen Lewis presents "They Came to Heal, They Stayed to Paint: The Birth of the Santa Fe Art Colony". From 1870 to 1940 thousands of "health seekers" journeyed to New Mexico seeking a cure for tuberculosis (TB), the leading killer in the United States at the time. Among New Mexico’s prominent lungers were artists Will Shuster and Carlos […]