Upcoming Events at the Museum of New Mexico
7/9/09, Thursday
5:00pm — 7:00pm
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Market Kick-Off Concert on the Plaza
Free concert of World Music on the Plaza in Downtown Santa Fe!
Museum of International Folk Art
7/10/09, Friday
5:30pm — 6:30pm
“Behind the Scenes” Gallery Talks
A Closer Look at Impressionism in America
Friday Evenings, July 10-24, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free admission to the museum and the gallery talk Three gallery talks related to the American Impressionism exhibition from the Phillips Collection. Featuring Tim Rodgers, Joseph Traugott, and Kirsten Pai Buick.
New Mexico Museum of Art
7/10/09, Friday
6:00pm — 8:00pm
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Artist Welcome and Preview Benefit
Be the first to welcome more than 150 artists from more than 40 countries at this festive event.
Museum of International Folk Art
7/11/09, Saturday
7:30am — 9:00am
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Early-Bird Market
On Museum Hill. First opportunity to buy! $50, includes all-day Saturday admission For details. visit folkartmarket.org
Museum of International Folk Art
7/11/09, Saturday
9:01am — 5:01pm
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Saturday Market
On Museum Hill $10 in advance, $15 on Market Day. For more information, visit folkartmarket.org or call 505 476-1197.
Museum of International Folk Art
7/11/09, Saturday
2:00pm — 4:00pm
Photographer Susan Meiselas Lecture and Booksigning
A Photo Archives and VERVE Gallery event
Award-winning Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas will speak on and sign her books in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium, 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe. This even is co-sponsored by the Photo Archives/Palace of the Governors, VERVE Gallery, and Photo Eye Book. Meiselas' books include In History ($75); Nicaragua ($50) and Kurdistan ($49 softcover; $100 hardbound).
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
7/12/09, Sunday
9:00am — 5:00pm
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Sunday is Family Day at the market!
On Museum Hill. All tickets $5.00 youth 17 and under are free! Tickets include admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art.For more information, visit folkartmarket.org
Museum of International Folk Art
7/14/09, Tuesday
1:00pm — 5:00pm
Artist Demonstration
Indonesian Shadow Puppets
Shadow puppet making demonstrations with Indonesian Artists
Museum of International Folk Art
7/15/09, Wednesday
12:00pm — 2:00pm
Let’s Take A Look with MIAC curators
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your unidentified treasures.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
7/17/09, Friday
2:00pm — 4:00pm
Photographer Paul Fusco Lecture and Booksigning
A Photo Archives and VERVE Gallery event
Paul Fusco, a member of Magnum Photos, will discuss and sign his books in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium, 113 Lincoln Avenue, in Santa Fe. This event is co-sponsored by the Photo Archives/Palace of the Governors, VERVE Gallery, and Photo Eye Books. Fusco's photography has been published widely in major US magazines including Time, Life, Newsweek, the New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones and Psychology Today, as well as in other publications worldwide.
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
7/17/09, Friday
6:00pm — 7:30pm
Photographers and Their Places
A gallery walk-through
Photographer and Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe co-curator Krista Elrick will lead a gallery walk-through and discussion on the historical events and the lives of several of the exhibition's photographers. From her favorite 19th-century explorers to comtemporary image-makers, Elrick will focus on how their photographs were curated into the exhibition and its accompanying book.
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
7/18/09, Saturday
9:00am — 4:00pm
Young Native Artists Show
Children of the Portal Artists Strut Their Stuff
Get a glimpse of the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople at the annual Young Natives Show. Children and grandchildren of artists associated with the Palace Portal Program will demonstrate their own arts and crafts in the Palace of the Governors' Meem Room. This program provides the children an opportunity to learn from their parents and grandparents and to continue the cultural economic development supported by the Portal.
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
7/19/09, Sunday
2:00pm — 4:00pm
A History of the Ancient Southwest
Lecture and booksigning
Dr. Stephen Lekson, author of A History of the Ancient Southwest (SAR Press, 2009) will discuss and sign his book from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, at the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
7/21/09, Tuesday
10:00am — 2:00pm
Arts Alive!
Make Shadow Puppets
Free, walk-in hands on workshops for all ages. Groups of six or more please call for reservations.
Museum of International Folk Art
7/25/09, Saturday
10:30am — 3:00pm
Spanish Colonial Day
Experience Life in 1700s Santa Fe
Games and hands-on activities accompany this free annual event in the Palace of the Governors Courtyard. With the help of local artisans in period dress, families watch, learn and participate in living for a moment in the past and learning about the hardships and fulfillment of life in colonial New Mexico. Please enter through the Blue Gate on Lincoln Avenue.
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
7/26/09, Sunday
2:00pm — 4:00pm
Juggling Identities: Identity and Authenticity Among the Crypto-Jews
Lecture and booksigning
Dr. Seth D. Kunin will discuss his book, Juggling Identities: Identity and Authenticity Among the Crypto-Jews (Columbia University Press, 2009) on Friday, July 26 from 2-4 p.m. in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium. Juggling Identities is an extensive ethnography of the crypto-Jews who live deep within the Hispanic communities of the American Southwest.
New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors
7/28/09, Tuesday
10:00am — 2:00pm
Arts Alive!
Make Batik
Free, drop in hands-on workshops for all ages. Outdoor classroom on Milner Plaza. Groups of 6 or more, please call to reserve space.
Museum of International Folk Art
