The Bartlett Library & Archives has recently installed a display of ephemera from Box 25-Mexico in the Alexander Girard Research File Box Collection including price lists and images of ceramic figures from Oaxaca and a booklet of Noche de Muertos in Michoacan. #MuseumMonday
Museum of International Folk Art
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Since its founding in 1953, MOIFA has been a place to connect people through creative expression and cross-cultural understanding. “The art of the craftsman is a bond between the peoples of the world.” - Florence Dibell Bartlett, founder (1953) moifa.org
Bring a photo of someone you love to our 10th annual Día de los Muertos Celebration, Sunday, October 25, noon to 4 pm, and add it to the ofrendas in their honor. www.moifa.dca.nm.gov/events/event... #DiaDeLosMuertos #FolkArt
Join us Sunday, Oct. 25, noon to 4 pm, for our 10th annual Día de los Muertos Celebration. See Pável Acevedo’s new wheat paste mural at the MOIFA Visitor Center, featuring his work and prints by Oaxaca’s Colectivo Subterráneos. https://www.moifa.dca.nm.gov/events/event/?eventId=101 #diadelosmuertos
Applications are open for the 2027 MOIFA Summer Research Fellowship, July 1 to August 31 in Santa Fe. Priority goes to early career professionals, artist researchers, and scholars of African folk art. Apply by November 17: https://www.moifa.dca.nm.gov/learn/research-fellowship-program/
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Museum of International Folk Art, Sunday, Oct. 25, noon to 4 pm. Free. Decorate sugar skulls, enjoy pan de muerto, and add a photo of a loved one to our community altar. Music, folkloric dance, and ASL interpretation. moifa.org 📸 by Tamara Hill
Our new exhibition, "La Nueva México: Art & Life in the Interior Lands" opened today and is on view through January 30, 2028. 📸 by Tamara Hill
Something new is coming to the Hispanic Heritage Wing at the Museum of International Folk Art. Did someone say adobe walls? Join us for the free public opening Sunday, October 18 1-4pm of "La Nueva México: Art & Life in the Interior Lands." 📽️ by Chloe Accardi
How a prop horse gets ready for her close-up. Be there when she makes her debut in "La Nueva México: Art & Life in the Interior Lands." Opening Sunday, October 18 from 1-4 pm. Free public reception. 📽️ by Chloe Accardi, featuring muralist Carleigh Wagner www.cwagnerartistries.com
Visiting artist Pável Acevedo is doing a week-long residency at the Palace Press. Visit the Palace Press in the New Mexico History Museum today, Friday, Oct. 9 from 5-7 pm for a public presentation about his work.
Is Odysseus sneaking into the museum? 👀 . . . 😉 "La Nueva México: Art & Life in the Interior Lands" opens at MOIFA October 18, 2026. Free public opening 1-4pm 📽️ by Chloe Accardi
Once the special shape balloons at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta have landed, come see special shapes of a different kind at MOIFA: "The Art Underground: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana".
Celebrate American Archives Month at the free New Mexico Archives Bazaar, with MOIFA's Bartlett Library and Archives among over a dozen collections. Talk by Dr. Rick Hendricks at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. State Records Center & Archives, Santa Fe #ArchivesMonth #MuseumMonday
Something is coming September 29. Stay curious. tinyurl.com/myth-mito-SantaFe #santafemayorsawardsforexcellenceinthearts #santafeartscommission #santafeartsandculture
Relief printmaker Pável Acevedo and Dr. Julián Antonio Carrillo Estrada discuss his work and political printmaking in Oaxaca today. Thursday, October 1, 5:30 to 7 pm, Vernick Auditorium, Museum of International Folk Art. Free, with ASL interpretation. #Printmaking #MOIFA
Installation of Jesse Littlebird's "Petrol-glyph" for Route 66 Community Day, today, 9/20 11am-5pm. Thank you to artist, Jesse Littlebird, Petro-glyph's producer, Max Baptiste and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for arranging to have it for the community celebration of 100 years of Route 66!
ONE MORE DAY UNTIL: Route 66 Community Day Sunday, September 20, 11 AM to 5 PM Museum Hill, Santa Fe Info + free tickets here: https://my.nmculture.org/58632/58635 #Route66CommunityDay #SantaFe
Route 66 Community Day, Sunday, September 20, 11 AM to 5 PM, Museum Hill. Jesse Littlebird's Petroglyph car will be on display outside MIAC. Then join us for the Triumph Car Panel at 2:45 PM: ten Native artists, one 1974 Triumph TR6. More info + free tickets: https://my.nmculture.org/58632/58635
Dineh Tah' Navajo Dancers perform on Museum Hill, then hear from their director Shawn Price (Diné) on Route 66's impact on Native communities in New Mexico. Route 66 Community Day, Sunday Sept. 20. More info and free tickets here: https://my.nmculture.org/58632/58635 #Route66CommunityDay #SantaFe
Downtown car show, then a free Santa Fe Trails bus up to Museum Hill for the rest of Route 66 Community Day, Sunday September 20. Bus runs 10 AM to 5:30 PM, Capitol Lot to Museum Hill. Info + free tickets to Route 66 Community Day: https://my.nmculture.org/58632/58635 #Route66CommunityDay #SantaFe
Want to wait on Museum Hill for the custom car cruise to arrive on Sunday? Catch bilingual storytime with Marie Blessing at 11:15am at MOIFA. Route 66 Community Day, Sunday September 20, 11 AM to 5 PM. Info + free tickets here: https://my.nmculture.org/58632/58635 #Route66CommunityDay #SantaFe
#SundayRead: Modeling collaboration at MOIFA:
Modeling collaboration at the Museum of International Folk Art
The newly published catalogue, "I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures," reveals how an exhibition of museum-held Acoma objects became a deeper conversation about the Native American Graves Protection and
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Route 66 Community Day begins with a car show in Downtown Santa Fe, traveling to Museum Hill with cars, traditional dance, live regional music, cultural discussions, and local food trucks.
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Celebrate the Route 66 Centennial in Santa Fe on Sept 20, 2026. Enjoy a classic car cruise, live music, dance performances, and food trucks on Museum Hill.
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I Am Clay book signing, demonstrations, and pop-up. Sat, Sept 12, 10 AM to 3 PM, free with museum admission. Presentation at 10 AM. Acoma pottery for sale all day. MOIFA, Santa Fe.