Plaza Building

Join us for a lively conversation about the lasting impact of Rick Dillingham’s 1974 publication 7 Families in Pueblo Pottery, featuring a panel of experts in contemporary ceramics, pueblo pottery, and anthropology. This program will explore the legacy of 7 Families, the artwork of Dillingham, and the socio-cultural tensions between Dillingham’s aesthetics and indigenous pottery...

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 at 12 PM, St. Francis Auditorium | NM Museum of Art Frederick Frahm, composer, organist, publisher, and parish musician was born in California in1964. A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma), Frahm directed church musicprograms across the US for 40 years before retiring in 2021. From 2011 to 2022, he served as acollaborative...

In the third installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series local organ extraordinaire David Solem performs on the McNary Pipe Organ in Santa Fe Auditorium. David Solem has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory where he studied organ, harpsichord, piano, and flute. He has over 30 years of experience in liturgical...

FIRST FRIDAY: LARRY BELL AND JUDY CHICAGO IN CONVERSATION April 5, 2024 5:30-6:30 Plaza Building Join celebrated artists Judy Chicago and Larry Bell for a conversation about their careers in New Mexico. Sold Out   The Vladem Contemporary inaugural lecture series is made possible with the generous support of Maria and Edward Gale, Gale Family...

In the exhibition Ways of Seeing: Four Photographic Collections, the eye of the collector play an important role. Anne Kelly, Gallery Director for photo-eye Gallery joins us for a gallery talk to introduce us to how to get started collecting photography. Free w/ admission

Get to know your Museum Library and help us celebrate National Library Week! Drop in for library tours and fun facts, refreshments, kids book giveaways, and bookmaking crafts starting at 1 PM. Free to attend!

Join St. John’s College Tutors Charlie Barret, Alison Chapman, and Ron Wilson in conversation with a member of the New Mexico Museum of Art Curatorial Team. This series of short presentations followed by a moderated discussion will explore the relationship between artmaking and the natural environment through questions such as how do artists address something...

Hear directly from the collectors who donated the photographs on view! Jamie Brunson, Caroline Burnett, and W.M. Hunt will share stories and insights and talk about their collections on view in Ways of Seeing. Free with Admission image credit:  Jeff Brouws, Mobil/Trailer, Inyokern, Calif., 1991, chromogenic print, 18 × 18 in. Collection of the New...

Let’s continue  celebrating the exhibition Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again by making pottery with our friends from Tumbleroot Pottery Pub!  This is a FREE event.

In the first installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series local organ extraordinaire David Solem performs music by Louis Vierne, J.S. Bach, and César Franck. David Solem has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Baltimore’s PeabodyConservatory where he studied organ, harpsichord, piano, and flute. He has over 30 years ofexperience in liturgical music and has taught...