Plaza Building

A public opening reception for the exhibition Antoine Predock: Landscape Body Form Light will be held Friday, November 20, 5:30-7pm. Early in his career, Antoine Predock (American, 1936–2024) described himself as standing at a “Robert Frost-like fork in the road. I could have chosen artist or architect.” He chose architecture, becoming one of the most...

Art and architecture take center stage on November 21 as New Mexico Museum of Art brings together two exhibitions featuring two of the Southwest’s most noted architects: Antoine Predock: Landscape Body Form Light (November 21, 2026 – August 15, 2027 at our Plaza location), and Powerhouse: The Engaged Regionalism of Judith Chafee’s Architecture (on view...

Join us this fall for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art! The Museum invites children ages 3-5 and their caregivers, to learn about an element of art through story, song, and craft.  Led by Cyndi Korzec, an early childhood educator, this program will introduce children to concepts such as...

Join us this fall for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art! The Museum invites children ages 3-5 and their caregivers, to learn about an element of art through story, song, and craft.  Led by Cyndi Korzec, an early childhood educator, this program will introduce children to concepts such as...

Join us in St. Francis Auditorium for an enlightening presentation by Bradford Epley (Head of Conservation, Museum Resources Division) in conjunction with the exhibition Paul Burlin: An American Modernist in the Southwest (on view through November 29, 2026). Topics include how Paul Burlin’s short time in New Mexico is reflected in the content of his paintings,...

Join us on November 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the New Mexico Museum of Art’s Plaza/Palace location for an evening with author Lesley Poling-Kempes, who will discuss her book Ladies of the Canyon: A League of Extraordinary Women & Their Adventures in the American Southwest. Inspired by the exhibition Paul Burlin: An American Modernist in the Southwest,...

Women’s Board Public Reception: Saturday, October 17, 12:00–2:00pm Location: New Mexico Museum of Art on the Plaza, 107 W. Palace Ave. Refreshments provided by The Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico Please join us for the Opening Reception of Zara Kriegstein: A Thousand Points of Light, an exhibition celebrating the work and legacy...

Join Venaya Yazzie for a conversation about art, poetry, land, and the enduring relationships between people and place. A Native woman artist and poet, Venaya Yazzie draws continual inspiration from the lands of her matriarchs at Dziłnaodithłe (Huerfano), New Mexico, in the eastern region of Dinétah. In her work, she explores what it means to...

In the spirit of the season, join us for a free screening of “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) for our Silent Film Series. Based on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel and directed by Rupert Julian, this film stars silent horror film icon Lon Chaney as the ghastly Phantom who lurks the halls and catacombs of...

Join us this fall for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art! Every other Monday at 10:30 am the Museum Library invites children ages 3-5 and their caregivers, to learn about a basic element of art through story, song, and craft.  Led by Cyndi Korzec, an early childhood educator, this...