What defines a photograph? The dynamic new exhibition Transgressions and Amplifications: Mixed-Media Photography of the 1960s and 1970s showcases the work of mid-twentieth-century American artists exploring that question and responding with a range of images that may surprise, confound, or delight. Transgressions and Amplifications will be on exhibit at New Mexico Museum of Art off the […]

Join us this summer for a new program called Art Explored! Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library. Every Tuesday at 11 AM in June and July, children and their caregivers are invited to take a break in the cool recesses of the Museum Library to listen to a volunteer read from […]

  Led by a docent, the walking tour highlights the art and architectural history of downtown Santa Fe. Tours leave at 10 AM on Fridays from the steps of the Museum Gift Shop. From June through October, we also offer tours on Mondays at 10 AM. Tours are $20 per person, children 16 and under […]

For our July First Friday evening at the New Mexico Museum of Art, we are inviting everyone who would like to learn tips and tricks for getting the most out of your museum experience. We understand that, for many, art museums can be unfamiliar experiences, so our program this Friday will be focused on Demystifying the […]

Join us this summer for a new program called Art Explored! Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library. Every Tuesday at 11 AM in June and July, children and their caregivers are invited to take a break in the cool recesses of the Museum Library to listen to a volunteer read from […]

May through November the New Mexico Museum of Art invites you to join us on one of our weekly Art Walking Tours of Santa Fe (weather permitting). Led by a docent, the tour highlights the art and architectural history of downtown Santa Fe. Tours leave at 10 AM on Fridays from the steps of the Museum Gift Shop. June through […]

Raashan Ahmad curates (and films) a DJ set in response to the Poetic Justice exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Come hear how he translates visual art into a sonic landscape of different genres and moods. Get immersed and stimulate your visual and audio senses!   Admission to the Galleries is FREE for everyone […]

The expression “poetic justice” describes the outcome of righting moral wrongs in a satisfying and ironically appropriate manner. Works by artists Judith F. Baca, Mildred Howard and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s Poetic Justice exhibit render that concept with memory, history and emotion. Visitors have a special opportunity to hear from all three of these important artists as […]

Join us for a fulll day of events including a panel discussion with Poetic Justice artists Judith F. Baca, Mildred Howard, and Jaune Quick-To-See-Smith, poetry readings by exhibition poets at 10:30 AM, a Youth Open Mic of original written work from 1-3 PM and a Library & Archives Open House featuring materials related to the […]

Due to the danger posed by the Cerro Pelado fire, Los Alamos National Labs and the Bradbury Science Museum, our partners for the Frontiers in Science lecture series, have postponed the talk Wildfire, Water, and Climate Change with Adam Atchley.  

SANTA FE, NM – Art has the power to transcend many challenges, even a pandemic. The Partners in Education Foundation for the Santa Fe Public Schools (Partners) and the New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMA) are celebrating that power with an exhibit of student artwork and poetry created during this school year. The exhibit, “ArtWorks […]