There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.
![Buckle Up! A Mexican Art Night by Embajadores y Reyes Unidos Foundation](http://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/events/6005_thumb.jpeg )
Buckle Up! A Mexican Art Night by Embajadores y Reyes Unidos Foundation
May 25, 20246:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Vernick Auditorium
Experience a vibrant Mexican Art Night with the Embajadores y Reyes Unidos Foundation, packed with Trio Norteño Tiempos de Oro’s music, traditional dances from Michoacan and La Guelagetza, and a dynamic cowboy and Mexican traditional dresses runway.
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Light refreshments
To RSVP click HERE
+ Read More![Claiming Space: The Aesthetics and Politics of Graduation Dress](http://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/events/5942_thumb.jpg )
Claiming Space: The Aesthetics and Politics of Graduation Dress
June 1, 20242:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a talk about the aesthetics and politics of graduation dress by folklorist, Sheila Bock. A book signing with the author will follow her talk.
Sheila Bock is a folklorist and associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is author of the book Claiming Space: Performing the Personal through Decorated Mortarboards.
Register in advance | Program is included with Museum Admission.
ASL Interpretation is provided for this event.
+ Read More![Family Mornings at Folk Art](http://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/events/5860_thumb.jpg )
Join us for our monthly Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and explorations in the galleries. FREE program!
This month’s theme: Summer Time!
ASL Interpretation is provided for this program.
+ Read More![Decorating with Folk & Tribal Art](http://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/events/5998_thumb.jpg )
Decorating with Folk & Tribal Art
June 9, 20242:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for Reception
Vernick Auditorium
Displaying folk or tribal art whether a collection or just a few special pieces require a sensitivity to nuances of spatial aesthetics as well as the principals of design.
+ Read More![Between the Lines: Prison, Poetry & Families](http://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/events/5929_thumb.jpg )
Between the Lines: Prison, Poetry & Families
June 16, 20241:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for an afternoon of poetry and community gathering! Additional details will be forthcoming...
- 1:00-2:00 PM - Poetry reading in Auditorium
- 2:00-3:00 PM- Reception & hands-on making in Atrium
ASL Interpretation will be provided during the poetry readings.
Program presented in conjunction with the upcoming exhibit Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy
+ Read More![Amidst Cries from the Rubble: Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine](http://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/events/6018_thumb.jpg )
Amidst Cries from the Rubble: Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine
June 23, 2024 through April 20, 2025The exhibition will feature large-scale color photographs and objects from war-torn Ukraine. Appropriating remnants of war—bullet and shell casings, helmets, ammunition boxes—the exhibition will explore how Ukrainians are coping with the daily trauma of death, loss, and destruction that comes from their lived experience. Items of war are reclaimed and reimagined as sites of human creativity by children, spouses, parents, injured soldiers, and artists in a way that reflects Ukrainian cultural perspectives and folk-art practices. This creative experience presents opportunities to heal and process what is happening around them, providing strength, resilience, remembrance, and hope for a peaceful tomorrow.
Presented in the Gallery of Conscience, the exhibition will be multi-media, incorporating audio-visual components to provide a fully immersive experience. The curatorial team includes Laura J Mueller, PhD, MOIFA’s Deputy Director, Sasha Samuels, designer and artist, and Nina Medvinskaya, freelance curator, along with project manager, Lillia McEnaney. Associated programming during the exhibition will include film series, musical performances, lectures, and artist demonstrations.
+ Read More![EXTRAVAGANZA ON THE HILL](http://media.newmexicoculture.org/media_files/events/6004_thumb.jpeg )
EXTRAVAGANZA ON THE HILL
September 21, 20242:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Milner Plaza on Museum Hill
Join us for a celebration of Mexican cultural heritage with a vibrant fusion of music, dance, theater, educational activities, and a live luchador wrestling match on Milner Plaza! This event will highlight some of the rich regional cultural traditions reflected in our current exhibition La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste, and honor the history and living traditions of Indigenous communities of Mexico and our region. This event is being produced in collaboration by the Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Art and Culture and supported by the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA). Stay tuned for many more event details soon!
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