Caring for and protecting photographs and other types of works on paper are necessary for the longevity and preservation of these objects. Come join the Museum of Art’s Collection team to learn the museum practices you can apply to protecting your family photographs and other important documents. 

Santa Fe artist Susan York will discuss her graphite sculpture and drawing on view in Contact : Local to Global Free with cost of admission. New Mexico residents 60 and older are admitted free on Wednesdays with ID.

Concordia Santa Fe’s Wind Orchestra presents its first concert of 2018 with Musica Mundo Espagnol, featuring the works of Ginastera, Revueltas, Rodrigo, Surinach, and others. The 40 member ensemble will be led by guest conductor Dr. Michael Mapp, Director of Bands at New Mexico State University. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted at the door.

Georgia O’Keeffe was only one of many women enchanted by the land and liberty afforded them in the American West. New Mexico in particular has a rich tradition of women painters, potters, sculptors, weavers, photographers, printmakers, multi-media artists and even patrons of the arts. The New Mexico Museum of Art Library and Archives is your […]

Celebrating the 100 year history of the Museum, volunteer guides present 15 minute pop up talks prompting conversations about the architecture of the building and art in the collection.  Included with the cost of museum admission. Museum Admission is free for NM residents with ID on the First Friday of the month after 5:00 pm

Dos Gatos perform Blues for our First Friday Music at the Museum when the entire museum is open from 5-7PM. Included with the cost of admission.

Dr. Nancy Owen Lewis, scholar in residence at the School for Advanced Research (SAR), will discuss Edgar Lee Hewett’s role in establishing the Southwest Indian Fair and the artists’ relationship with Hewett. Archaeologist Edgar Lee Hewett had a profound impact on art as it developed in New Mexico and beyond. During the early 1900s, he established a […]

Applying museum practices to your personal art collections and family heirlooms can be a great tool for documenting these special objects. Join the Collections team to discuss the different ways in which to document your collection. 

Ati Maier discusses her video work in the exhibition Contact: Local to Global with Merry Scully, Head of Curatorial Affairs for the New Mexico Museum of Art. People to People is an informal series of talks and creative interventions that allow for more intimate exchanges with creative themes and artwork on view at the New Mexico […]

This event for FOCA+P members will focus on the history and artistic and cultural influences that informed Zozobra. We will explore how Zozobra has been featured as a subject in the work of Southwestern artists from Shuster and Baumann to Tapia and Scholder and has been a reoccurring theme spanning from the early 20th century […]

Ever wanted to know what it’s like to work in an art museum? Artists, art historians, curators, journalists and others have written about things that museums do or should do. The New Mexico Museum of Art Library and Archives has professional publications that explain how things are supposed to work as well as case studies that show what happens when […]