Plaza Building

Fast Art returns to the New Mexico Museum of Art! Join us to hear local artists, curators, historians, and cultural pulse-takers discuss contemporary art and culture in a series of 3-minute mini-lectures! Free to attend! St. Francis Auditorium is equipped with an audio loop assistive listening device.

Join us for a presentation by Cristina Kahlo, the acclaimed Mexican contemporary photographer. Kahlo will present a body of work that is a visual conversation through the intimate living and studio spaces of artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo. This project was born in 2022, when Cristina was invited to photograph her great-aunt Frida’s home...

Tim Jag, Drawing Construction #15, 2014, graphite on paper, 27 × 27 3/4 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Tim Jag, 2014 (2014.10). © Tim Jag. Photo by Kevin Beltran.   FREE Join Line by Line artist Tim Jag for a free mini-drawing workshop! In this workshop, you’ll explore the fundamentals...

Francisco Martínez, Santa Rosalia de Palermo, 18th century, oil on canvas, 37 3/8 x 31 1/2 in. (95 cm x 80 cm). Museo Nacional del Virreinato, Tepotzotlan, Mexico. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.   Join the New Mexico Museum of Art for the opening of Saints & Santos: Picturing the Holy in New Spain...

The New Mexico Museum of Art is once again excited to partner with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival for their summer Youth Concert. This free event features Festival musicians performing selections from the season’s repertoire as well as engaging stories music, composers, and instruments. For budding young artists and musicians this must-attend event!

A visit to the Santa Fe Indian Market is sure to inspire artists of all ages. Drop by the New Mexico Museum of Art’s Create Station when you need to take a break and make some art!  We will have free and fun art projects along with a selection of art supplies to help you...

Join Head of Curatorial Affairs, Christian Waguespack for an in-depth exploration of the exhibition Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969. This exhibition explores the influential careers of LGBTQ artists working in the Southwest during that time period and their enduring legacy. FREE (does not include gallery admission)

Free admission and special activities & tours to celebrate Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969, and Santa Fe PRIDE. image: Harmony Hammond, What Have You Done With Our Desire?, 1997, mixed media in 3 parts, approx 117 x 106 x 27 in. Courtesy the artist and Alexander Gray Associates, New York....

Explore the New Mexico Museum of Art’s iconic Plaza location, the building that set the standard for Spanish Pueblo Revival architecture, or Santa Fe Style. Join us to discover the history and influences behind our building, all while sketching. 

Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000 is a landmark survey of contemporary art in New Mexico arranged by three themes: Place, Spectacle, and Identity. Join the New Mexico Museum of Art’s Curatorial Team as they explore the process of organizing this exhibition, its five partial rotations, and the artists working during this pivotal time in New...