Plaza Building

As part of the first posthumous major exhibition of the acclaimed sculptor, Eugenie Shonnard: Breaking the Mold, the New Mexico Museum of Art Library and the Fray Angelico Chavez History Library will showcase items from their respective Eugenie Shonnard archival collections at the New Mexico Museum of Art Plaza Building on Thursday May 8. Born...

The book The Plain of Smokes by poet Harvey Mudd and artist Ken Price is the inspiration for our exhbition of the same name. You are invited to a very special reading from the book and talk about its story by Harvey Mudd. This rare opportunity is not to be missed! Free with admission

Join us for a free organ recital with Santa Fe Pro Musica featuring local musicians and the recently renovated Reuter pipe organ in St. Francis Auditorium. David Felberg, violin David Solem, organ JOSEF RHEINBERGER Suite for Violin and Organ DANIEL PINKHAM Three Short Pieces for Violin and Organ AARON JAY KERNIS Elegy (to those we...

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 this treasured building.  FREE to attend!

Celebrate International Women’s Day at the New Mexico Museum of Art with the opening of the exhibition Eugenie Shonnard: Breaking the Mold and a series of talks on women artists you may not know. Presentations by scholars Marcy Botwick, Amy Von Lintel and Kate Ware. March 8, 2025 10:00-12:30 St. Francis Auditorium New Mexico Museum of...

The New Mexico Museum of Art’s 1917 Plaza building has held a special place in the architectural history of our state since it opened its doors. The first dedicated art museum in the state, it set the standard for Spanish Pueblo Revival Architecture, or Santa Fe Style. Join Head of Education, Chris Nail for an...

Join us for a free organ recital with Santa Fe Pro Musica featuring David Solem performing on the recently renovated Reuter Pipe Organ in St. Francis Auditorium. Wednesday, March 19 at Noon St. Francis Auditorium FREE! J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543J.S. BACH Toccata in C Major, BWV 564J.S. BACH Prelude and...

Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts April 5 – July 25, 2025 New Mexico Museum of Art Community Day, April 5th 10:30-11:30 am St. Francis Auditorium Join us for a roundtable discussion on Hartley featuring Randall Griffey, Head Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum; Emily Schuchardt Navratil, Curator at the Vilcek Foundation; and Christian...

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

Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library. 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 though story, song, and craft.  Led by Cyndi Korzec, an early childhood educator,...