Events

There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
Performance Featured Event Family Demonstration

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day

April 27, 2024
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

FREE event - Labyrinth

Celebrate World Tai Chi Day with us! This global event, promoting physical and mental well-being through Tai Chi and Qigong, takes place on the last Saturday of April each year. Recognized by 22 US Governors, multiple senates, and governments worldwide, events have graced venues like the United Nations Building and the Nobel Peace Center.

For more information, please email Joseph P. Dudley, Ph.D. at

jpdudley@alaska.edu

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The Fabulous Folk Art Flea is coming Saturday, May 4, 2024!
Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) Shop Event Family

The Fabulous Folk Art Flea is coming Saturday, May 4, 2024!

May 4, 2024
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The fabulous Folk Art Flea is back!  Once again, the much beloved and anticipated Flea will be at the Rodeo Fairgrounds featuring hundreds of curated folk art pieces from collectors and artists around the world.  The donated art benefits educational programs and exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art, through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, a private nonprofit organization.

The fabulous Folk Art Flea is back!  Once again, the much beloved and anticipated Flea will be at the Rodeo Fairgrounds featuring hundreds of curated folk art pieces from collectors and artists around the world.  The donated art benefits educational programs and exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art, through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, a private nonprofit organization.

Admission is free and members of Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) enjoy early admission to the Flea from 9 to 10 a.m. Public admission is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To become a sponsor and help make this popular community event possible, click here.

For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.

For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com

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Family Mornings at Folk Art
Family

Family Mornings at Folk Art

May 12, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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: Paper Art with Papier Mâché

ASL Interpretation is provided for this program.

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Claiming Space: The Aesthetics and Politics of Graduation Dress
Lectures and Talks Featured Event

Claiming Space: The Aesthetics and Politics of Graduation Dress

June 1, 2024
2:00 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.

Claiming Space: Performing the Personal through Decorated Mortarboards examines the growing tradition of decorating mortarboards at college graduations, offering a performance-centered approach to these material sites of display. Taking mortarboard displays seriously as public performances of the personal, this book highlights the creative, playful, and powerful ways graduates use their caps to fashion their personal engagement with notions of self, community, education, and the unknown future. 

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Family Mornings at Folk Art
Family

Family Mornings at Folk Art

June 2, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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.

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Between the Lines: Prison, Poetry & Families
Performance Featured Event Family

Between the Lines: Prison, Poetry & Families

June 16, 2024
1:00 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

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