Calendar of Events

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Sunday Fun Day

Tin Work

Come get creative in our education classroom with tinwork! 

First Sunday of the Month is always free for NM Residents

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Curator Led Tour in Makowa: The Worlds Above Us

with Dr. Elisabeth Stone

Join co-curator and MIAC’s Deputy Director, Dr. Elisabeth Stone for a tour of Makowa: The Worlds Above Us. 

Look up. What do you see? From radio astronomy to solstice calendars, Indigenous peoples look to the sky for timing, meaning, and beauty. Makowa: The worlds above us juxtaposes ways of seeing, noticing, and understanding the skies and the beings in them. Told through stories of an ever-changing world, the exhibition connects science, stories, and observations.  For Indigenous peoples of the Southwest, observing the sky brings joy, information, and a connection to the worlds above us. 

Free with Museum Admission. 

PURCHASE MAKOWA TICKETS HERE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Native Narratives Speaker Series

with Joe Cajero, Jr. (Jemez Pueblo) and Althea Cajero (Kewa/ Acoma Pueblo)

Rescheduled to 2/7 due to inclimate weather! 

Joe and Althea Cajero were the 2014 Living Treasures for the Native Treasures Art Market. Joe, an IAIA alumni will talk about his work as a sculptor and painter. Althea’s mother was a silversmith, and her father was a lapidary jeweler. Her appreciation for art came from growing up and being around it. Hear about their careers as fulltime artists, their support for each other, their inspirations and new opportunities that are in the future. 

SPACE IS LIMITED!  Reserve your seat today! Members, use your code. 

PURCHASE SPEAKER SERIES TICKETS HERE 

Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale-Gale Family Foundation.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Late-Night, Date Night

Late-Night Date Night is MIAC’s day before Valentine’s Day Celebration, an opportunity for couples (or singles!) to enjoy a night out at the Museum, with food catered by Boxcar, cash bar, and art activities throughout the Museum, including printmaking your own Valentine’s Day cards and making paper flowers. MIAC’s Head of Curatorial Affairs, Elisa Phelps, will also be giving tours of Essential Elements at 6:30pm and 7:30pm.

Tickets are $15 per person/ $10 per MNMF member, which includes food and art activities. Alcohol purchased seperately. Event is Ages 21+

PURCHASE DATE NIGHT TICKETS HERE

Each ticket comes with a commemorative MIAC wine glass! 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Let’s Take a Look!

Third Wednesday of Every Month

Curators wait in the lobby to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. Free and open to the public, but please note Federal and State regulations prohibit the monetary appraisal of objects. 

For More Information, Click Here! 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Pottery Demonstration in the Buchsbaum Gallery

Every Third Wednesday

Pottery Demonstration by Jody Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) in the Buchsbaum Gallery of Southwestern Pottery. Program is included with museum admission.

Every Wednesday is free for New Mexico Seniors! 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Native Narratives Speaker Series

with Kathleen Wall, Adrian Wall, Marcus Wall (Jemez Pueblo)

In many of the Pueblo’s there are families that continue the traditions and legacy of their culture. This is true with the Wall family of artists from Jemez Pueblo; Kathleen, Adrian and Marcus. Join us and hear about their family dynamics, their influences and each of their stories.

The Native Narrative Speakers Series reflects on the themes from the Here, Now and Always permanent exhibit. There are 7 themes: Cycles, Ancestors, Home and Community, Trade and Exchange, Language and Song, Art, and Survival and Resilience.

Advanced ticket purchase is recommended: PURCHASE TICKETS HERE 

Funded by Edward and Maria Gala, Gale Family Foundation

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Coffee and Clay

in the Education Classroom

Participants will enjoy small pastries, coffee, and create with airdry clay in this fun morning program before the Museum opens. Tickets include museum admission. 

$10 per person and $5 for MNMF Members. Reservations in advance are required. 

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

SUNDAY, MARCH 1
Book Club

First Sunday of Every Other Month

Join us for our new bookclub to discuss Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Potawatomi). 

Taking place every other first Sunday of the Month in our Docent Library. 

Books available for purchase in the Colleen Cloney Duncan Museum Shop

Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass―offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
Pottery Demonstration in the Buchsbaum Gallery

Every Third Wednesday

Pottery Demonstration by Erik Fender (San Ildefonso Pueblo) in the Buchsbaum Gallery of Southwestern Pottery. Program is included with museum admission.

Every Wednesday is free for New Mexico Seniors!