All Exhibitions 1954-Present

Semi-permanent exhibition of Bartlett Collection September, 1953 - December, 1956, Main gallery

Baffinland Eskimo Art February, 1954, Auditorium

When Cultures Meet-(an exhibition of materials from Mexico and Alaska showing materials owned by William Lippincott, Stephen de Borhegyi, and other local collectors),July 12, 1954 - August 31, 1954, Auditorium

Maria Martinez Pottery (items borrowed from Laboratory of Anthropology) Mermaid case
August 9, 1954 – unknown

Beyond the Mask (paintings by Eleanor Scot) September 9, 1954 - unknown, Auditorium

Fiesta Costumes 1954, Lobby

Sand Paintings by Captain L.A. Douglas Hall case, 1954

Lion-Dog in Chinese Popular Art (items lent by William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, and Miss Caroline F. Bieber, Santa Fe resident)November 1, 1954 - December 31, 1954, Auditorium and Lobby

Swedish Christmas December, 1954

Under the Portal 1954, First National Bank Window, downtown Plaza

Early American Folk Art January 10 - January 24, 1955, Auditorium and lobby

Design Show (drawings by Santa Fe elementary school children) February 6, 1955 - March 31, 1955, Auditorium approximately 40 pieces

Warren Gilbertson Collection of Oriental Pottery May 31, 1955 - unknown
Auditorium 125 pieces

Craftsmen of New Mexico June 27, 1955 - July 31, 1955, Lobby and auditorium

Beauty in the World: the Art of George Federoff, Sitka, Alaska August 8, 1955 - September 4, 1955, 29 pieces, some for sale

Under the Portal: Fiesta Costumes 1955, First National Bank window, downtown Plaza

Daily Life of Sweden September 12, 1955 - October 15, 1955

Folk Art of Japan October 3, 1955 - October 30, 1955, Lobby

Dolls 1955, Hall case

Chinese Belt Buckles from the Witter Bynner Collection November 21, 1955 - December 31, 1955, Lobby 28 pieces

Hungarian Folk Art January, 1956

Fun and Fantasy January 9, 1956 - unknown

2nd Annual Design Show: A Cross Section of Work Done by American Craftsmen in 1955
(Smithsonian loan)January 16, 1956 - April 25, 1956, approximately 100 pieces

Decorative Arts of India March 5, 1956 - April 25, 1956 Main Gallery

Children's Paintings from Japan and Sweden April 16, 1956 - May 6, 1956, 110 paintings

Craftsmen of New Mexico June 4, 956 - July 22, 1956, Main gallery

Swedish Interior 1956

Chinese Pottery September, 1956, Mermaid case

Polish Paper Cut-Outs September 10, 1956 - September 27, 1956, 58 pieces

Potters' Exhibition (recent work by the San Francisco Potters' Association) July 30, 1956 - October 31, 1956

San Blas Applique 1956, 27 pieces

Argentine Children's Paintings September 5, 1956 - September 22, 1956, 34 pieces

Folk Pottery October 1, 1956 - October 31, 1956

Scrimshaw(package loan exhibit?) November 5, 1956 - November 25, 1956 Auditorium, 81 pieces

The Brazilian Cowboy Costume January, 1957 - February, 1957

Color Is South January 7, 1957 - March 17, 1957 Portion of Main gallery

The Passion Play at Ixtapalapa (photos of the Mexican play) March 11, 1957 - March 31, 1957

The Word is Shibui April 1, 1957 - September 15, 1957, Main gallery

Craftsmen of New Mexico July 1, 1957 - September 2, 1957, Lobby and main gallery

One Europe October 1, 1957 - February 28, 1958

Jamini Roy February 17, 1958 - March 23, 1958

Photographs of Sarawak March 17, 1958 - April 22, 1958, Lobby

Indonesian Art April 7, 1958 - September 1, 1958, Main gallery

Craftsmen of New Mexico June 30, 1958 - September 2, 1958, Lobby and Main gallery

The Moslem World October 6, 1958 - February 20, 1959, Main gallery

Guatemalan Textiles February 19, 1959 - April 5, 1959, Lounge area

Craftsmen of New Mexico June 29, 1959 - August 28, 1959 (all pieces for sale)

Popular Arts of Spanish New Mexico April 6, 1959 - October 6, 1959, Main gallery, Hall case, Hall

Russian Icons(local loans) October 12, 1959 - October 31, 1959, Lounge area

Selections from the Bartlett Collection October 5, 1959 - January 11, 1960, Lobby and portion of Main gallery

Melanesian Art (loan from Denver Art Museum) January 18, 1960 - June 18, 1960, Main gallery

Norwegian Tapestries (package exhibition from Smithsonian) February 8, 1960 - February 29, 1960, Half of Main gallery

Swedish Handicrafts (package exhibition) May 20, 1960 - unknown, Lounge area

Tibetan Art (loans from Newark Museum and University of Pennsylvania) May 29, 1960 - December 31, 1960, Main gallery

Craftsmen of New Mexico June 27, 1960 - September 5, 1960 Lobby and auditorium

Traditional New Mexico Crafts July 17, 1960 - March 26, 1961, Lobby and lounge area

Forms from Israel (package exhibition from American Federation of the Arts) September 10, 1960 - October 2, 1960, Portion of Main gallery, lobby, hall near library

Exhibit of Museum Publications September 15, 1960 - September 17, 1960 Library

Seven Metals of Africa (package exhibition from University of Pennsylvania) October 14, 1960 - November 27, 1960, Main gallery

Flag Display and Film Festival (United Nations) October 24, 1960 - unknown Auditorium and outdoors (?)

El Santo Niño de Navidad December 10, 1960 - February 19, 1961, Mermaid case

Many Lands March 26, 1961 - unknown

[Objects from the permanent collection] April 2, 1961 - unknown

Popular Arts of Yucatan May 19, 1961 - December 31, 1961, Main gallery

Greek Costumes and Embroidery (package exhibition from Smithsonian) June 16, 1961 - October 1, 1961, Auditorium

Nacimiento (loan from Alexander Girard) December 10, 1961 - April 23, 1962, Main gallery and lobby, 124 nacimientos comprised of varying numbers of figures

Thai Paintings (package exhibition) April 1, 1962 - April 30, 1962

Indigo April 22, 1962 - September 23, 1962, Half of Main gallery

[Children's art] May, 1962, Auditorium

Folk Art of Lapland May 20, 1962 - July 15, 1962, Small portion of Main gallery

Craftsmen of New Mexico June 10, 1962- September 9, 1962, Main gallery, 100 pieces

Recent Acquisitions: Installment 1 (New Mexico) August 6, 1962 - unknown, Small part of Main gallery and lobby

Recent Acquisitions: Installment 2 (Spanish Colonial) September 16, 1962 - February 14, 1962, Small part of Main gallery and lobby

Comparative Santos January 6, 1962 - February 18, 1962, 54 pieces

Rio Grande Blankets October 14, 1962 - January 28, 1963, Main gallery, or large portion thereof, 33 pieces

Containers November 4, 1962 - May 31, 1963, Small part of Main gallery known as "Spanish Colonial Gallery", 50 pieces

Christmas World December 9, 1962 - January 3, 1963, Lobby and lounge area, 14 windows with toys and decorations

Watercolor Renderings of Folk Toys December 9, 1962 - February 3, 1963, Lobby area, in conjunction with Christmas World

American Folk Art (package exhibition from Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection) February 10, 1963 - April 17, 1963, Main gallery or portion thereof 72 pieces

Eskimo Prints (Baffin Island, Canada) February 10, 1963 - March 24, 1963, Auditorium
30 prints, for sale

Photos of Contemporary Japanese Artists at Work (photos by Irv Kline) April 16, 1963 - May 24, 1963, Lobby 5 pieces

Rebecca James Colcha Needlework and Glass Paintings May 19, 1963 - September 8, 1963
Portion of Main gallery 53 pieces

Bonader (Swedish Wall Hangings) from the Bartlett Collection June, 1963 - unknown (considered semi-permanent), Auditorium, 13 pieces

The Idea of Folk Art June 22, 1963 - September 22, 1963 Main gallery or portion thereof ca.134 pieces

Scherenschnitten (Scissor Cut-Outs) by Walter von Gunten August 4, 1963 - September 22, 1963, Lobby 25 pieces

Spanish Colonial Silver: IBM Acquisition June, 1963 - November, 1963 (?) Mermaid case

Intercultural Exhibition June 9, 1963 - October, 1963 Spanish Colonial Gallery "B"

18th Century Santeros of New Mexico October 1, 1963 - May 31, 1964, Small part of Main gallery 52 pieces

Huey Bird Decoy Collection October 13, 1963 - December 1, 1963, Lobby and lounge area,
27 pieces

Pennsylvania German Folk Art November 17, 1963 - March 29, 1964 Main gallery, 137 pieces

Craftsmen of New Mexico December 8, 1963 - February 28, 1964, Lobby, 71 pieces

One-Man Craft Shows March, 1964, Lobby

Jade Toggles and Buckles April 1, 1964 - June 30, 1964, Lounge

Chinese Peasant Cottons (loan from Miss Caroline F. Bieber, Santa Fe resident) April 12, 1964 - September 7, 1964, Portion of Main gallery ca.95 pieces

New Mexico Santos, 1800-1850 March or May, 1964 - October, 1964, Small portion of Main gallery, 60 pieces

Swedish Folk Art(package exhibition from Smithsonian) May 31, 1964 - October 4, 1964, Main gallery ca. 500 pieces

Southwestern Craftsmen: Mary Elizabeth MacDonald, David Ortega, Neil Townsend June 1, 1964 - August 16, 1964, Lounge 44 pieces

1964 Indian Artists Annual Exhibition (Student Division) August, 1964
Auditorium

Southwestern Craftsmen: Frank Long, Gisella Loeffler, Kelly Shannon August 23, 1964 - October 4, 1964, Lounge

Southwestern Craftsmen: Rachel Brown, Charles Loloma, Ralph Pardington October 11, 1964 - January 10, 1965, Lounge

Five Continents: Gifts and Purchases November 15, 1964 - January 2, 1966, Main gallery, 249 pieces

Patrociñio Barela, Taos Wood Carver January 17, 1965 - February 28, 1965,
34 pieces

Textiles from Java, Bali & Sumatra; Shadow Figures from Siam (extension of Five Continents show) February 7, 1965 - October 3, 1965, Main gallery

Collage in Stitchery: Margaret Wentworth March 7, 1965 - April 11, 1965, Lounge, 17 pieces

Jewish Ceremonial Art (package exhibition from Jewish Museum) May 2, 1965 - May 30, 1965, Lounge, 55 pieces

1965 Southwestern Craftsmen June 13, 1965 - September 6, 1965, Lobby

Gyotaku (Japanese fish prints) (package exhibition from unknown source) September 12, 1965 - October 24, 1965, Lobby

The Shape of Music October 24, 1965 - July 31, 1966, Small portion of Main gallery, 39 pieces

Hearts and Flowers (package exhibition from Hallmark Cards) November 7, 1965 - January 2, 1966, Lounge area, 150 pieces

Afro-Arabic February 20, 1966 - February 5, 1967, Main gallery

Salt Glaze Technique March 6, 1966 - April 10, 1966, Lounge

German Stoneware April 17, 1966 - July 31, 1966, Lounge

1966 New Mexico Craftsmen's Exhibition August 14, 1966 - October 16, 1966, Main gallery, 106 pieces

Los Luceros Collection of Spanish Colonial Art (included serapes from Saltillo, Mexico) October 27, 1966 - May 7, 1967, portion of Main gallery; serapes in lobby

Equestrian Gear February 1, 1967 - February 28, 1967, Lobby, ca.30 pieces

Fabric For Living March 26, 1967 - January 7, 1968, Main gallery

1967 Southwest Craftsmen July 9, 1967 - September 24, 1967, portion of Main gallery, 109 pieces

Christmas displays (included tree and French nativity) December, 1967 - unknown

Recent Acquisitions week of October, 22, 1967 - June, 1968, portion of Main gallery, ca. 75 pieces

Mexican Majolica from the Houghton Sawyer Collection 1968, ca. 75 pieces

Folk Art in Wood March 3, 1968 - January, 1969 Main gallery, 240 pieces

Spanish Colonial Art (from Museum of New Mexico collections) March 24, 1968 - June 16, 1968

1968 New Mexico Craftsmen's Exhibition July 7, 1968 - September 29, 1968, Auditorium, 98 pieces

Mini-Themes (a series of four small exhibits) October 20, 1968 - July 5, 1970, portion of Main gallery

1969 Southwest Craftsmen June 6, 1969 - September 14, 1969, Auditorium and lounge area

The New Mexico Santero March 16, 1969 - February, 1971 Main gallery, 401 pieces

Gravestone Rubbings from New England Cemeteries (package exhibition from unknown source) December, 1969 - June, 1971, Auditorium, 38 pieces

Entries in the Santa Fe Opera's Poster Design Competition April 2, 1970 - April 26, 1970, Lounge 25 pieces

1970 New Mexico Craftsmen's Exhibition June 7, 1970 - September 13, 1970,
55 pieces

June 5, 1971, the new Open Storage Wing and Patio Gallery were officially opened

World of Folk Costume June 5, 1971 - January, 1973, entire Main gallery,
ca. 200 pieces

1971 Southwestern Crafts Biennial June 6, 1971 - September 20, 1971, Patio gallery, 147 pieces

Frank Patania Jewelry Retrospective June 20, 1971 - unknown, Lobby,
ca.100 pieces

1500 Years of Andean Weaving April, 1972 - unknown Auditorium, 19 pieces

1972 New Mexico Crafts Biennial June 11, 1972 - September 18, 1972, Patio gallery, 116 pieces

Embroideries from Ninhue, Chile October 1, 1972 - December 24, 1972, Patio gallery, ca. 51 pieces

Sculpture in Bread (by Barbara Brody) January 7, 1973 - February 18, 1973 Patio gallery, 31 pieces

Contemporary Roadside Folk Art (photographs by Nina Howell Starr) March 4, 1973 - May 13, 1973, Patio gallery

What Is Folk Art? June 17, 1973 - October, 1976 entire Main gallery, ca. 900 pieces

Quilts June 17,1973 - unknown Patio gallery, 10 items

The Wall-Hangings of Irene Valdez August 1973 for two weeks, Auditorium,
ca.6 pieces

Doll House by Mrs. Aline Porter 1973, Lounge area

Recent Acquisitions, the Old and the New: The Weavings of David Bender, 1846, and Rockwell Driver, 1972 November, 1972 - March, 1973, Lobby, ca.10 pieces

Southwestern Indian Nativities December 3, 1972 - January 15, 1973, ca.30 pieces

Birds and Polish Paper Cutouts February, 1973 - March, 1973, Mermaid case
ca.20 pieces

Traveling Limners February 18, 1973 - May 13, 1973, Lobby, ca.60 pieces

Larsen Traveling Study Unit March 3, 1972 - March 13, 1972, Auditorium, 24 pieces

Easter Eggs April 12, 1973 - August 15, 1973, Mermaid case, ca.24 pieces

Goa Santos April 13, 1973 - November, 1973 Mermaid case, ca.20 pieces

Recent Acquisitions: Palestinian Costumes and Purchases of the International Folk Art Foundation April 15, 1974 - November 19, 1974 Lobby, ca.8 pieces

Fiesta Crown August 25, 1973 - September 7, 1973, small case (known as "telephone booth") in lobby

New Mexico Wood Carvers December 1973 - April, 1974
Hall boxes (wall with small plexiglass-covered boxes inserted) 16 pieces

Mexico: Fantasy and Enchantment (Girard Foundation Collection loan) December 16, 1973 - May 27, 1974, Patio gallery, 79 pieces

Dolls December, 1973 - April, 1974 Hall boxes, 18 pieces

Recent Acquisitions: Alpine Art from Dr. J. Monroe Thorington January 13, 1974 - November 18, 1974, Lobby 37 pieces

Paintings by E. Boyde May 15, 1974 - June 5, 1974, East Patio gallery, 12 pieces

Cobalt Glazed Ceramics May 23, 1974 - March 31, 1975, Hall boxes 24 pieces

Japanese Paper Dolls May 23, 1974 - March 31, 1975, Hall boxes 22 pieces

1974 New Mexico Crafts Biennial June 9, 1974 - September 8, 1974, South Patio gallery,
106 pieces

African Fabrics (Girard Foundation Collection loan) September 29, 1974 - May 18, 1975, Patio gallery and lobby, 140 pieces

Lightsome: Windows and Lampshades by Jim and Charlotte Hollis October 27, 1974 - December 9, 1974, East Patio gallery, 8 pieces

Village Embroidery Workshops August 21, 1974 - September 8, 1974 Auditorium, 75 pieces, some for sale

Nacimiento by Teodora Blanco of Atzompa, Oaxaca, México, from the Girard Foundation Collection December 8, 1974 - February 9, 1975, Lobby, 16 pieces

1975 Southwest Crafts Biennial June 8, 1975 - September 2, 1975 Auditorium, 107 pieces

Eveli: One-Man Exhibition April 6, 1975 - May 4, 1975, Hall boxes, 32 pieces

Maxmiliano Chavez: One-Man Exhibition April 6, 1975 - May 11, 1975, East Patio gallery, 7 pieces

Navajo Pictorial Weaving September 21, 1975 - May 24, 1976, Patio gallery and lobby, 107 pieces

Días de Mas, Días de Menos, Days of Plenty, Days of Want: Spanish Folklife and Art in New Mexico (Bicentennial exhibition) September 19, 1976 - May 7, 1978, Old open storage area, ca.700 pieces

E. Boyd Memorial Exhibition October 6, 1975 - May 31, 1976 End of Patio gallery, 9 pieces

Behold, A Child Is Born December 19, 1975 - January 31, 1976, Lobby, 6 nacimientos

1976 New Mexico Crafts Biennial June 13, 1976 - September 6, 1976, Patio gallery, 115 pieces

Selections from the Dr. James Monroe Thorington Collection June 9, 1975 - January 26, 1976, Mermaid case, 20 pieces

Bolivian Market January 29, 1976 - February 12, 1979, Mermaid case habitats, 3 market scenes, each with numerous figures

Araucanian Adornment May 28, 1976 - November 10, 1977, Entrance lobby, in case near auditorium, 48 pieces

American Coverlets September 19, 1976 - June 5, 1977, Patio Gallery reinstalled June 19, 1977 - September 4, 1977, Gallery 1, 19 pieces

1977 Southwest Crafts Biennial June 19, 1977 - September 4, 1977, Gallery 5, 81 pieces

Nacimientos November 28, 1976 - February, 1977. Lobby, 6 nacimientos

Costumes from Old Palestine: More Splendid Than the Shining Full Moon June 19, 1977 - February 12, 1979, Gallery 6, ca. 65 pieces

Santos y Milagros de Mexico from the Girard Foundation Collection June 1977 - September 4, 1977, Governor's Gallery, State Capitol Building, 30 cases containing innumerable small mounted objects. Some of these were reinstalled as Amulet, Talisman, Exvoto 1977-1981 in Gallery 7 as part of Fantasy and Enchantment, and again as part of Multiple Visions 1982-1996

Isla Negra Embroideries June 19, 1977 - November, 1977, Gallery 7, 8 pieces

Fantasy and Enchantment: Selections from the Girard Foundation Collection December 4, 1977 - September 4, 1979, Patio gallery, lobby and galleries 1 and 2, Amulet section December 4, 1977 - September, 1981, Gallery 7, 32 groups each having between 1 and 80 pieces, Amulet section included 46 cases of mounted small objects

Spanish Textile Tradition of New Mexico and Colorado July 2, 1978 - January 5, 1979
Galleries 3 and 4, 69 pieces

Vision, USA: Folk Art from the Collection of Herbert W. Hemphill, Jr. April 2, 1978 - September, 1978, Gallery 5, 119 pieces

Celebrate! The 25th Anniversary of the Museum of International Art April 8, 1979-February 13, 1984, Gallery 6, ca.200 pieces

From Baroque to Folk: Spanish Colonial Art from the Permanent Collection November 26, 1978 - January 17, 1988, Gallery 5, 150 pieces

Fabulous Felipe: the Imaginary Menagerie (works of Felipe Archuleta) September 25, 1981 - March 15, 1985, Gallery 7, 5 pieces

Multiple Visions: A Common Bond December 5, 1982-present, Girard Wing, ca.10,000 pieces

Colonial Frontiers: Art and Life in Spanish New Mexico: the Fred Harvey Collection May 27, 1983 - March 15, 1985, Galleries 1 and 2, 73 pieces

Carpinteros and Cabinetmakers: Furniture-Making in New Mexico, 1600-1900 November 18, 1983 - April 15, 1984, Galleries 3 and 4, 102 pieces (90 pieces of furniture; the other 12 were wills, tools, etc.)

Beyond Boundaries: Highland Maya Dress May 20, 1984 - April 6, 1986, Gallery 6, ca.250 pieces

Vivan Las Fiestas! Santa Fe's Annual Celebration June 15, 1985 - February 23, 1987,
Galleries 1 and 2; Gallery 7 (costumes) and part of old Gallery 2 (used as a small audio-visual room for this exhibition), ca.100 pieces, plus photo murals

Homage to Amanda:Two Hundred Years of American Quilts from the Collection of Edwin Binney III and Gail Binney-Winslow (Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service show) December 28, 1985 - April 13, 1986, Galleries 3 and 4, 45 pieces

New Mexico Patchwork Quilts (material collected in conjunction with MOIFA's New Mexico Quilt Survey, 1985, and later used at MOIFA in New Mexico Country Quilts) January 7, 1986 - February 14, 1986 Governor's Gallery, State Capitol Building 17 pieces

Morris Miniature Circus June 1, 1986 - January 17, 1988 Gallery 6 (front portion), 14' x 16' platform with over 1,000 major pieces, tents, and accompanying pieces

Take It Away! Transportation Images from the Museum of International Folk Art (shown first in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery June 1, 1986 - October 12, 1986) November 16, 1986 - January 10, 1988 Gallery 6 (back portion), 150 pieces, shown as 113 pieces and multi-item sets

Coronas de Cosecha/Harvest Wreaths October 19, 1986 - November 23, 1986, Auditorium, 144 pieces, all for sale

Community Industries of the Shakers: a New Look (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition show) June 7, 1987 - September 27, 1987, Galleries 1,2, and 7, 350 pieces

New Mexico Country Quilts October 25, 1987 - September 30, 1988, Galleries 1 and 2
36 pieces

Behind the Mask in Mexico June 19, 1988 - February 17, 1991, Galleries 5 and 6, 145 pieces

Hispanic Art in the United States (loan exhibition; split between Fine Arts Museum and MOIFA) July 30, 1988 - November 27, 1988, Hispanic Heritage Wing (before its official opening in 1989), 43 pieces

Recent Acquisitions of the International Folk Art Foundation June 19, 1988 - June 9, 1989,
Gallery 7, 53 pieces

America's Living Folk Traditions (National Heritage Fellowship winners, including works of or mention of 98 people) November 13, 1988 - February 13, 1990, Galleries 1 and 2, ca.65 pieces

Familia y Fe/ Family and Faith: a Major Permanent Exhibition of the Museum's Hispanic Collections July 7, 1989 -Hispanic Heritage Wing inaugural exhibition

Tradición de Orgullo I /Tradition of Pride I July 7, 1989 - January 3, 1990, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 22 pieces

Tradición de Orgullo II /Tradition of Pride II January 14, 1990 - June, 1990, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 18 pieces

Recent Acquisitions: The C. Helme and Alice B. Strater Collection and European Textiles June 15, 1989 - February 17, 1991, Gallery 7, 46 pieces

Village Clothing from Czechoslovakia March 18, 1990 - February 17, 1992
Galleries 1 and 2, 15 dressed mannequins, 38 pieces displayed flat; 8 photos

Hojalateria: Tinwork in New Mexico July 28, 1990 - January 6, 1991, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 60 pieces

Tamarind Invites: Lithographs by New Mexican Santeros January 27, 1991 - July 1, 1991
Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 21 pieces (one including 15 items, mostly tools, and one consisting of five progressive proofs)

Traditional Turkish Art Today June 2, 1991 - January 18, 1994, Galleries 5, 6, and 7, 530 pieces, 218 field photos

Masterworks from the Vedder Collection July 28, 1991 - January 6, 1992, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 79 pieces

San Ysidro Labrador, Patron Saint of Farmers January 26, 1992 - July 6, 1992, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 26 pieces, 16 photographs

Folk Art From Brazil's Northeast March 29, 1992 - April 19, 1993, Galleries 1 and 2, ca.200 pieces

18th-Century Threads: the History and Conservation of a Gentleman's Suit July 26, 1992 - January 4, 1993, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery 15 pieces, 5 photos

Across Generations January 24, 1993 - July 6, 1993, Hispanic Heritage Changing Gallery, 86 pieces

Mud, Mirror and Thread: Adornment in Rural India June 27, 1993 - October 3, 1994, Galleries 1 and 2, approximately 300 pieces

The Art of the Santera July 25, 1993 - January 3, 1994, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 39 pieces

From Land to Loom : Tierra Wools January 23, 1994 - July 4, 1994, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 6 pieces

Elijah Pierce, Woodcarver May 1, 1994 - October 3, 1994, Galleries 5, 6 and 7, 173 pieces

El Río Abajo: Traditional Art of Southern New Mexico July 24, 1994 - July 5, 1995,
Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 30 pieces, 1 photo

Swedish Folk Art: All Tradition is Change (joint international exhibition project) December 4, 1994 - January 7, 1996, Galleries 1,2,5,6, and 7, approximately 400 objects

Cruzando Fronteras/Crossing Boundaries July 23, 1995 - November 26, 1995, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 8 pieces

La Guadalupana: Images of Faith and Devotion January 7, 1996 - June 30, 1996, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 61 pieces

Recycled, Re-seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap May 17, 1996 -January 4, 1998,
Galleries 1,2,5,6, and 7, 700 pieces

Paño Art from the `Inside' Out July 21, 1996 - January 7, 1997, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 47 pieces + 13 photos

A Kind and Gentle Life: the Narrative Folk Paintings of Maria Hesch January 26, 1997 – December 1, 1997, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 26 pieces

Las Obras de un Santero/The Works of a Santero: José Ramón López January 4, l998 –January 4, 1999, Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery, 31 pieces

At Home Away from Home: Tibetan Culture in Exile March 8, 1998 – March 14, 1999, Galleries 1,2,5,6,7, 155 pieces in galleries 5,6, & 7, plus mandala, 41 pieces in galleries 1 & 2

The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: [the Neutrogena Collection] August 29, 1998, Neutrogena Wing (inaugural exhibition), 234 pieces in upstairs gallery; approximately 200 on display at any one time in basement, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

New Mexican Madonnas, 1775-1998 January 24, 1999-June, 2000 Changing Gallery, HHW

Sin Nombre: Hispana and Hispano Artists of the New Deal Era June 6, 1999-September 5, 2000, Main Bartlett Gallery

La Casa Colonial July 17, 1999-April, 2001 Skinny Bartlett Gallery

Santiago! July, 2000-January, 2001 Changing Gallery, HHW

Curiouser and Curiouser: A Walk Through the Looking Glass May 28, 2000-March 30, 2002
Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena

To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions September 24, 2000-Decmber 31, 2000,
Travelling Exhibition, Bartlett Gallery

Cyber Arte: Tradition Meets Technology February 25, 2001-October 28, 2001, Changing Gallery

Collections Seldom Seen March 30, 2001- August 8, 2002, Main Bartlett

100 Aspects of the Moon: Japanese Woodblock Prints by Yoshitoshi July 15, 2001-Ocotber, 2002, Skinny Bartlett

Dressing Up: Children’s Clothes from Around the World December, 2001-January 26, 2003, Bartlett

Flor y Canto: Reflections from Nuevo Mexico March 17, 2002-September 28, 2003, Changing Gallery, HHW

Gathering Threads: The Heart of the Neutrogena Collection July 6, 2002, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena

Cerámica y Cultura: The Story of Spanish and Mexican Mayólica November 17, 2002-September 7, 2003, Both Bartletts

A Handmade Planet: The Vision of Florence Bartlett and the Museum of International Folk Art June 15, 2003- August 1, 2004, Skinny Bartlett Gallery

Vernacular Visionaries: 20th Century Outsider Art in Context October 21, 2003- August 7, 2004, Main Bartlett

The Color of Henna: Textiles from the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco December 14, 2003- March 14, 2004, Travelling exhibition (Annette and Marcel Korolnik-Andersch [?]) Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena

¡Carnaval! November 19, 2004-August 28, 2005 (Travelled out), Bartlett + Neutrogena

Arte y Amistad: Selections from the Diane & Sandy Besser Collection March 14-September 4, 2005, Changing Gallery, HHW

Taking the High Road: Art Family and Legacy in Cordova, NM September 18, 2005-February 25, 2007, Changing Gallery, HHW

Quiet Beauty: Fifty Centuries of Japanese Folk Ceramics from the Montgomery Collection travelling exhibition (Art Services International) November 16, 2005- August 27, 2006, Bartlett

Dream On: Beds from Asia to Europe December 16, 2005-October 1, 2006, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena

Dichos: Words to Live, Love and Laugh By in Latin America April 2, 2006-September 18, 2006, Skinny Bartlett

Variations: Selections from the Diane & Sandy Besser Collection Oct 15, 2006-- April 29, 2007, Main Bartlett, October 29, 2006- April 29, 2007, Skinny Bartlett

A Village of Painters: Narrative Scrolls from West Bengal October 29, 2006- April 29, 2007, Skinny Bartlett

Power Dressing: Men’s Fashion & Prestige in Africa December 17, 2006 to February 18, 2007 travelling exhibition (Newark Museum) Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena

Transportation: Bangladeshi Ricksha Panels January 2007 – December 2007, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Needles + Pins: Textiles and Tools May 6, 2007 to January 18, 2009, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena

Home Altars & Personal Shrines July 2007 to April 1, 2008, Changing Gallery, HHW

Dolls: Celebrate Girard January 2008 – December 2008, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Gee's Bend Quilts and Beyond:Louisiana Bendolph, Mary Lee Bendolph, Thornton Dial, and Lonnie Holley November 16, 2007 to May 11, 2008, Travelling Exhibition (co-organized by the Austin Museum of Art and Tinwood Alliance of Atlanta), Both Bartletts

Chair for All Reasons June 27, 2008 to January 4, 2009, Both Bartletts

New Mexico Corazón de Cultura January 2009 – September 27, 2009, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Dancing Shadows, Epic Tales: Wayang Kulit of Indonesia March 8, 2009 to March 14, 2010, Bartlett Galleries

Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities May 15, 2009 to August 16, 2009, Travelling Exhibition(curated by Angela Sheng, Assistant Professor of Chinese Art History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from the collection of the Evergrand Museum, Taoyuan, Taiwan)Cotsen Gallery Neutrogena

A Century of Masters: The NEA National Heritage Fellows of New Mexico June 21, 2009- January 1, 2010, HHW, inaugural exhibition for renovated gallery

Winter Holidays December 1, 2009 – February 15, 2010, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Material World: Textiles & Dress from the Collection December 20, 2009 to August 7, 2011, Cotsen Gallery Neutrogena

Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda June 6, 2010 to January 2, 2011, Travelling Exhibition (UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History) East Bartlett

Holidays: Spring & Summer March 29, 2010 – August 17, 2010, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives that Transform Communities July 4, 2010 to May 8, 2011, Gallery of Conscience Inaugural Exhibit (traveled out)

Harvest Holidays September 6, 2010 – December 2010, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Folk Art of the Andes April 17, 2011 to March 10, 2013, HHW & Bartlett

The Art of Survival: Folk Expression in the Face of Natural Disaster July 3, 2011 – May 6, 2012, West Bartlett- Gallery of Conscience

Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress October 1, 2011 – January 6, 2013, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

New Mexico Hispanic Folk Art (1912 – 2012) March 13, 2012 – December 2013, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

The Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946 July 8, 2012- October 7, 2012, Traveling exhibition (Delphine Hirasuna; travelled by Smithsonian SITES) West Bartlett- Gallery of Conscience

New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Maté y Más December 9, 2012 - January 5, 2014, Hispanic Heritage Wing

GOC Lab 1 & Lab 2 December 2, 2012 - March 17, 2013 Gallery of Conscience

Plain Geometry: Amish Quilts March 3, 2013-September 2, 2013 Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan June 9, 2013 - July 27, 2014, East Bartlett Gallery

Let's Talk About This: Folk Artists Respond to HIV/AIDS Final iteration of GOC Lab 1 & Lab 2
July 7, 2013- January 5, 2014 Gallery of Conscience

Brasil & Arte Popular November 17, 2013- January 11, 2015, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Lab: GOC [Work in Progress: Folk Artists on Immigration] March 2, 2014 – May 2014, Gallery of Conscience

Between Two Worlds: Folk Artists Reflect on the Immigrant Experience Final iteration of Lab: GOC [Work in Progress: Folk Artists on Immigration] July 6, 2014 – January 17, 2016, Gallery of Conscience

Wooden Menagerie: Made in New Mexico April 6, 2014- February 15, 2015, Hispanic Heritage Wing

Pottery of the US South: A Living Tradition October 24, 2014 – November 15, 2015, East Bartlett Gallery

The Red that Colored the World May 17, 2015 – September 13, 2015, Hispanic Heritage Wing & Cotsen galleries

Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico November 22, 2015 – September 10, 2017, Hispanic Heritage Wing

Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Other Things That Go December 17, 2015 – January, 2016, East Bartlett Gallery

Sacred Realm: Blessings and Good Fortune Across Asia February 28, 2016 - March 19, 2017, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Morris Miniature Circus: Return of the Little Big Top April 3, 2016 – January 1, 2017,
East Bartlett Gallery

GOC Lab [Work in Progress: Under Pressure] Prototyping begins February 2, 2016 Gallery of Conscience

Negotiate, Navigate, Innovate: Strategies Folk Artists Use in Today's Global Marketplace
(2nd Iteration) June 4, 2017 - July 16, 2018, Mark Naylor & Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience

Lloyd’s Treasure Chest: Folk Art in Focus (Re-Opening) Rotating display theme: Baskets
1/27/17 – (est. May 15, 2017), Lloyds’ Treasure Chest

No Idle Hands: The Myths & Meanings of Tramp Art 3/12/2017- 9/16/18, Bartlett Gallery

Artistic Heritage: Syrian Folk Art 6/4/17 – July 29, 2018, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Quilts of Southwest China 7/9/2017 - 1/ 21 /2018, Traveling exhibition (Michigan State University Museum) Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru 12/3/2017 – 7/17/19, Hispanic Heritage Wing

Beadwork Adorns the World 4/22/2018 - 2/3/19, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Recent Acquisitions 6/1/18 – 4/15/2019, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Cannupa Hanska Luger: Every One August 11, 2018 - September 16, 2018 Artist Installation, Atrium

A Gathering of Voices: Folk Art from the Judith Espinar and Tom Dillenberg Collection 12/16/2018 – 9/8/2019, Bartlett Gallery

Community through Making From Perú to New Mexico (Comunidad a través de la Creación De Perú a Nuevo México) January 6, 2019 - May 4, 2020, Mark Naylor & Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience

Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe (traveling exhibition) 5/5/2019 - 10/27/2019, Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Girard’s Modern Folk 5/5/2019 – January 26, 2020, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest

Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico 10/6/2019 – 6/27/21, Hispanic Heritage Wing

Yokai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan December 6, 2019 – January 10, 2021 Bartlett Gallery

Combat to Carpet: The Art of Afghan War Rugs 1/12/20 – 8/30/20, Traveling Exhibition (Enrico Mascelloni and Annemarie Sawkins) Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Sewing Stories of Displacement 2/16/20 - 9/27/20, Lloyd's Treasure Chest

MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MOBILE UNIT EXHIBITIONS, 1957-1973

Introduction to Folk Art 1957-1958

Costumes from Around the World 1958-1959, 9 costumes

Man the Hunter (Arctic and Tropical) 1961-1962

Indian Art of the Americas 1958-1959, Children's Unit

Tools and Woodworking of Spanish New Mexico 1962-1963, Children's Unit

Climate of Man's Living 1963-1964, Children's Unit

Desert People 1964-1965, Children's Unit

The Idea of Folk Art 1964-1965, Adult Unit

The Reinder Followers 1966-1967, Adult Unit

Magic and Medicine in Folk Art 1967-1968, Adult Unit