Events & Exhibitions
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Opening Reception for Harry Fonseca: In the Silence of Dusk
1:00 pm
The exhibition Harry Fonseca: In the Silence of Dusk focuses on four series of paintings that explore the transformative and mythic forces that Fonseca perceived in himself and the world around him. The painting series include In the Silence of Dusk, Stone Poems , St. Francis of Assisi; and Seasons . While not a retrospective, the exhibition explores Fonseca’s body of work as it changes focus from stylized but representational studies based on his Native American heritage to more abstract explorations of his world to non-objective compositions celebrating color. All of the works in the exhibition are courtesy of the Harry Fonseca Trust. In the O’Keeffe Theater, 2 – 3 p.m Margaret Archuleta (Tewa/Nuevo Mexicana) will speak on Fonseca’s career. Seating is limited. Archuleta is a Ph.D. student in Art History at the University of New Mexico and a former director of the Institute of American Indian Art Museum, Santa Fe. The exhibition opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Sunday, February 14, 2010, 1:00-4:00 p.m and runs through January 2, 2011.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Let’s Take A Look
with MIAC curators
12:00 pm
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. Free
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
Closed: Friday March 5
State Mandated Furlough
10:00 am
All State museums and monuments are closed due to state mandated furlough. Museums will return to our regular hours, museum hours , on Saturday March 6th, please visit us then.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
’The Gin Game’ A Pulitzer Prize Winning Play By D.L. Coburn
Performances Benefit the Museum
7:30 pm
THE GIN GAME A PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PLAY BY D.L. COBURN With John O’Malley and Gay Nathan, this play directed by Bob Reddington features two people in a retirement home discussing the ups and downs of their lives while playing gin. Advanced tickets available at the Museum gift shop (982-5057) or at the door for $20. Seating is limited.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
’The Gin Game’ A Pulitzer Prize Winning Play By D.L. Coburn
Performances Benefit the Museum
7:30 pm
THE GIN GAME A PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PLAY BY D.L. COBURN With John O’Malley and Gay Nathan, this play directed by Bob Reddington features two people in a retirement home discussing the ups and downs of their lives while playing gin. Advanced tickets available at the Museum gift shop (982-5057) or at the door for $20. Seating is limited.
SUNDAY, MARCH 14
’The Gin Game’ A Pulitzer Prize Winning Play By D.L. Coburn
Performances Benefit the Museum
2:00 pm
THE GIN GAME A PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PLAY BY D.L. COBURN With John O’Malley and Gay Nathan, this play directed by Bob Reddington features two people in a retirement home discussing the ups and downs of their lives while playing gin. Advanced tickets available at the Museum gift shop (982-5057) or at the door for $20. Seating is limited.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
Let’s Take A Look
with MIAC curators
12:00 pm
During this time 12noon- 2pm, 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. Free
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
Closed: Friday April 2
State Mandated Furlough
10:00 am
All State museums and monuments are closed due to state mandated furlough. Museums will return to our regular hours, museum hours, on Saturday April 3, please visit us then.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
Opening Reception for Huichol Art and Culture: Balancing the World
1:00 pm
For the first time, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology presents a significant collection of Huichol art from the early part of the last century in Huichol Art and Culture: Balancing the World. The exhibition opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture April 11, 2010 and will run through March 6, 2011.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
Let’s Take A Look
with MIAC curators
12:00 pm
During this time 12noon-2pm, 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. Free
Current Exhibitions
Native Couture II: Innovation and Style
August 30, 2009 through February 21, 2010
Native Couture II: Innovation and Style opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Sunday, August 30, 2009. This exhibition explores the history of Native fashion from hand-made clothing and accessories of the 1880s that influenced the development of a Santa Fe Style, to today’s contemporary Native couturiers. At its root, Indian art is the quintessential original American art. This centuries-long influence of Native American art requires the buyer, or wearer, and the American public in general to ponder the origins of a truly unique American style.
A River Apart
October 19, 2008 through June 6, 2010
Two major rivers and their tributaries - the Colorado River and the Rio Grande - have shaped both the landscape and the distribution of indigenous villages. Neighboring New Mexico pueblos on the banks of the northern Rio Grande - just a river apart - the communities of Cochiti and Santo Domingo share a ceramic tradition extending back almost 1,500 years. This permanent collection - A River Apart - preserves these iconic cultural representatives.
The Buchsbaum Gallery of Southwestern Pottery
on long-term display
The Buchsbaum Gallery features each of the Pueblos of New Mexico and Arizona in a selection of pieces that represent the development of a community tradition. In addition, a changing area of the gallery, entitled Traditions Today highlights the evolving contemporary traditions of the ancient art of pottery making.
Here, Now and Always
on long-term display
Here, Now, and Always is a major exhibition based on eight years of collaboration among Native American elders, artists, scholars, teachers, writers and museum professionals. Voices of fifty Native Americans guide visitors through the Southwest's indigenous communities and their challenging landscapes. More than 1,300 artifacts from the Museum's collections are displayed accompanied by poetry, story, song and scholarly discussion.