Plaza Building

Spring Silent Film Performance: The General

Join the New Mexico Museum of Art and Santa Fe Pro Musica for a screening of Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent film classic The General  with live organ accompaniment by David Solem in St. Francis Auditorium. A comic epic of silent film, The General was one of the most expensive films of the era, featuring hundreds of...

Art and Legacy: The Namingha Family

Friday, May 23, 2025 5:30 –7:00 pm St. Francis Auditorium at New Mexico Museum of Art on the Plaza The Namingha family has created art for generations. Join us for an evening with Dan, Arlo, Les, and Michael Namingha as they talk about their work across a variety of media in a panel discussion moderated...

First Friday & Youth Poetry Reading

Join us for an evening with some of Santa Fe’s best young poets in celebration of our exhibition Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts. This program is organized in collaboration with The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry and will feature original works read by two Santa Fe Youth Poets Laureates and four Santa Fe Youth Poets...

Story Time

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,...

Eugenie Shonnard Archives Open House

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 Plain of Smokes with Harvey Mudd

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!

Santa Fe Pro Musica Organ Recital Series- Bach’s Birthday

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...

El Rancho de las Golondrinas Winter Lecture Series

Join us on  March 25 for the El Rancho de las Golondrinas Winter Lecture Series. This long running collaboration explores exciting corners of New Mexico’s history and culture as presented by engaging authors and historians. Learn about the biodiversity of wetlands and how a group of Citizen Scientists work to help preserve this unique and...

Our Turn: The Women Who Revolutionized Santa Fe’s Art Economy

Galleries and the people who run them play a vital role in the art world and the support of living artists. Join us for a glimpse into New Mexico’s art world  1970 to 2000 from the gallerist’s perspective with a round table discussion featuring Linda Durham, Janet Russek, Charlotte Jackson.  Moderated by Alina Borsa. FREE!...

First Friday: Santa Fe High School Orchestra

Join us for a free concert by the Santa Fe High School Orchestra and the El Dorado Community School Chamber Orchestra. These talented musicians will bring St. Francis Auditorium to life as part of our ongoing High School Performing Arts Initiative.  FREE