There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.
New Mexico residents admitted FREE on the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Come explore our engaging exhibits!
+ Read MoreThe Magic of Mexico: The Joys, Celebrations and Rituals of Daily Life
November 13, 20222:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The Friends of Folk Art will have a travel photography slide presentation and lecture with David Saxe in the Vernick Auditorium. The photographs were made over several years during the events and activities surrounding the annual Pilgrimage of the Virgin of Guadalupe from Puebla to Mexico City, and local celebrations in smaller villages in the Sierra Norte. Although not entirely about the “Pilgrimage”, the photographs serve as a stepping stone to document the culture, rituals, magic, and daily life of the Mexican people. This will not be an anthropology lecture; it will be more about the process of making good photographs—by getting closer to your subject and sharing their experiences. Guadalupe only serves as a starting point in getting there.
Doors open at 2 pm and reception will follow. Masks are preferred.
Registration is free for FOFA Members. All participants must be current Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) members. To join, please go to: https://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-folk-art/
+ Read MoreJoin us for a public talk with hair weaver, artist and teacher, Karen Keenan.
FREE with museum admission. To request ASL interpretation, please contact patricia.sigala@state.nm.us by November 10.
in 2018, supported by the American Scandinavian Foundation, Karen traveled to Våmhus, home of her ancestors. There she learned how to make table-made hair jewelry from Joanna Svensson, a master hairworker. In October 2019, the Nordic Center in Duluth, MN featured a hair jewelry exhibition curated by Karen. She began teaching hair jewelry making, first at the Nordic Center and then at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN.
+ Read MoreScandianavian hair weaving expert, teacher & scholar Karen Keenan presents a 2 hour workshop on the Gimping Technique.
One of 4 traditional sentimental era hairwork techniques, gimping was widely used to create handcrafted items such as brooches, gift cards, and for home adornments such as framed and hung hair wreaths. It and other hairwork techniques became less commonly made after the early 1900’s. Class participants will learn this technique by making multiple gimped strands with synthetic hair and wire. Shaped strands will then be attached to a card to keep or give to a friend or loved one.
To register for the free workshop email: leslie.fagre@state.nm.us
The workshop is restricted to 12 participants, but there will also be a waiting list if necessary.
+ Read MoreJoin us for art in the atrium on Sundays with art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts. Add to your explorations at MOIFA with fun collection-inspired bilingual art kits, facilitated by our fantastic MOIFA docents. Our projects are always changing with changing gallery treasure hunts for the whole family.
This month’s themes: Sunday, November 27th - Tramp Art, Make a Notched Paper Frame!
Museum admission is always free for Kids and Members, program included with admission.
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