Museum of New Mexico

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

THE BUCHSBAUM GALLERY OF SOUTHWESTERN POTTERY
traces the development of pottery in the Southwest.
on long-term display

HERE, NOW & ALWAYS
displays more than 1,300 artifacts from the Museum's collections accompanied by poetry, story, song, and scholarly discussion.
on long-term display

SPIDER WOMAN'S GIFT
is a long-term exhibit of approximately thirty classic Navajo textiles illustrating the theme of Spider Woman's gift of weaving to the Diné (Navajo).
May 14, 2006 through September 14, 2008

NATIVE COUTURE: A HISTORY OF SANTA FE STYLE
Stunning jewelry that span over 100 years of tradition complement Santa Fe Style clothing from the 1970's to the present.
December 16, 2007 through June 7, 2009

COMIC ART INDIGèNE
Comic Art Indigène looks at how storytelling has been used through comics and comic inspired art to express the contemporary Native American experience.
May 11, 2008 through January 4, 2009

Museum of International Folk Art

FAMILIA Y FE (FAMILY AND FAITH)
illuminates sources of strength and continuity in Hispanic New Mexico with displays of art, architecture, and practical items from the colonial era to the present.
on long-term display

MULTIPLE VISIONS: A COMMON BOND
represents the toys, traditional arts, village scenes, textiles, and popular arts of over 100 countries in an exhibit designed by the collector and donor, Alexander Girard.
on long-term display

NEEDLES AND PINS
juxtaposes spinning wheels, looms, and a variety of needlework accessories from across the globe with examples of the beautiful textiles that result.
May 6, 2007 through January 4, 2009

A CHAIR FOR ALL REASONS
Featuring 100 extraordinary 'everyday' objects, A Chair for all Reasons exhibits chairs, benches, and stools from around the world.
June 29, 2008 through January 4, 2009

Museum of Art

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S LEGACY IN NEW MEXICO
is a longterm exhibit featuring the museum's collection of O'Keeffe paintings.
on long-term display

GUSTAVE BAUMANN: A SANTA FE LEGEND
a long-term exhibit, is a selection of Baumann's woodcut prints, paintings, marionettes, and furniture from the museum's collections.
on long-term display

HOW THE WEST IS ONE: SELECTIONS FROM THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS PERMANENT COLLECTION
features prime objects from the museum's collection that define the changing character of art from the Southwest.
on long-term display

TUFF STUFF: FOUR NEW MEXICO ARTISTS WITH MUSCLES
In Tuff Stuff, four New Mexican artists, Dunham Aurelius, Mike Diaz, Harmony Hammond, and Jack Slentz present work that challenges notions of beauty associated with typical understandings of sensitivity, grace, and harmony.
June 20, 2008 through September 14, 2008

FLUX: REFLECTIONS ON CONTEMPORARY GLASS
Flux: Reflections on Contemporary Glass considers the sculptural possibilities of glass, from vessel to minimalist sculpture, blown glass to cast glass, ancient artifact to popular culture icon.
June 7, 2008 through September 21, 2008

Palace of the Governors

ART OF ANCIENT AMERICA, 1500 B.C.-A.D. 1500
is a spectacular show of pre-European contact Middle American and Andean objects.
on long-term display

SEGESSER HIDE PAINTINGS
depicts the first known paintings of Spanish Colonial life on bison hides.
on long-term display

THE PALACE ROOMS
house a reconstructed Mexican-period chapel, with ox-blood floor; the Mexican Governor's Office, ca. 1845; a gallery with portraits of those who shaped New Mexico's history; and windows into the very foundation of the centuries-old building.
on long-term display

OLD SPANISH TRAIL: A CONDUIT FOR CHANGE
Called "the longest, crookedest, most arduous pack mule train in the history of America," the Old Spanish Trail is both one of the nation's least known trails but one of the most important pack mule trading trails in this region.
May 25, 2008 through October 26, 2008

Governor's Gallery

ALBUM AMICORUM: GEMS OF FRIENDSHIP
Album Amicorum: Gems of Friendship is an exhibition of marbled and decorated paper inspired by the album amicorum, latin for "friendship book."
June 6, 2008 through August 31, 2008

An image from the exhibition ART OF ANCIENT AMERICA, 1500 b.c.-a.d. 1500 now on display at the Palace of the Governors.

UPCOMING

Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe
Opens November 21, 2008
at the Palace of the Governors