Join Tey Marianna Nunn in her exploration of It's About Time, 14,000 Years of Art in New Mexico, with an emphasis on the Hispanic heritage of New Mexico.12:15 to 1:00 p.m.  By Museum Admission.

This is the third year for our summer ice cream social in the central patio courtyard.  Come share in the fun --- while they last!

This exhibtion continues the Alcove Shows 12.0 tradition of exhibiting divergent artists making challenging contemporary artwork in New Mexico right now.  Over all, forty-five artists working in all media will be on view until the cycle of exhibtions ends April, 2013.The 12.4 roster is: Paula Castillo, Nancy Judd, Nancy Sutor, Lucrecia Troncoso, and Will Wilson.Opens 5:00 to […]

Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, independent curator and specialist in the decorative arts, will share her findings about her survey of the Museum's 1917 furniture and architecture.  Her emphasis will be on the building's history and the development of what has come to be known as the Santa Fe Style. Her talk will begin promptly at 12:15 in St. […]

The New Mexico Museum of Art shows off some recent and not-so recent acquisitions at the 2012 Art Santa Fe. Visit our project booth in the Santa Fe Convention Center (201 W. Marcy St) for the vernissage on Thursday, July 12, 5-8pm; or Friday, July 13-Sunday, July 15 from 11am to 6pm. For more information […]

The discussion will explore “PowerPlay,” Chicago’s relatively unknown but ground-breaking work from the mid-1980’s.  The series features all male subjects in a variety of media and examines male behavior as a social construct.   Dr. Jonathan D. Katz, a leading proponent of Queer Theory, director of the Visual Studies Doctoral Program at SUNY Buffalo and […]

Dance to the country-swing music of Judge Bob and the Hung Jury.  5:30 to 7:30 p.m.  In the patio.  Free.

Tour the Museum's exhibitions with some of New Mexico's most interesting people.Free with Museum admission.Each program is about one hour long, including time for lively conversation. July 2    David Ondrik, photographerJuly 9    Edward Ranney, photographerJuly 16    Bruce Bernstein, Executive Director, Southwestern Association for Indian ArtsJuly 23    Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, Albuquerque Museum of Art and […]

Explore the traits that made our region so irresistible to eminent painters, photographers, sculptors and other talents.  With Andrew Connors, Curator of Art at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, and Sharyn Udall, art historian and author of Carr, O'Keefee, Kahlo: Places of Their Own.Moderated by John F. Andrews of the New Mexico Humanities […]

Make  pinch and coil pots in an art activity for the whole family, facilitated by art instructor Roni Rohr.Watch  flint knapper Bruce Huckell demonstrate how stone tools are made.Explore  Its About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New Mexico with self-guided family activity kits. Free  10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Enjoy private, behind-the-scenes tours of the exhibitions and collections with museum directors and curators. Location:  New Mexico Museum of ArtNot a Museum of New Mexico Foundation member?  Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 or click JOIN!