Plaza Building

Organ Recital Series - Part I

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...

Recent Acquisitions- Gallery Talk

Join us in the Goodwin Gallery for a walk through of the exhbition Ways of Seeing with Curator of Photography, Katherine Ware as she discusses the works on view and their importance to the museum’s collection.  Free with Admission image credit: Anthony O’Brien, Untitled (Portrait of a young girl), 2013, pigment print, 20 x 16...

First Friday: Drawing in the Galleries

Sharpen your pencils and join us for an evening of drawing in the galleries! Staff will lead a series of introductory drawng exercises for those who would like. Everyone else is invited to pull out their sketch pad and find inspiration in the galleries. Participants are invited to bring their own drawing supplies (pencils only...

Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again gallery talk with Assistant Curator Katie Doyle

Join Assistant Curator, Katie Doyle for an in depth gallery talk on the exhibition Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again and explore Dillingham’s personal ceramic practice and collection of artwork and Indigenous ceramics.  Free with Admission image credit:  Rick Dillingham, Untitled Ceramic Vessel, 1985-1986, ceramic, gold leaf, enamel and glue, 12 x 15...

Gus on the Bus!: Puppets and Printmaking on the Plaza

A joint program of the New Mexico Museum of Art, the New Mexico History Museum, and Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum. Please join us for a fun-filled, all-ages event all about the marionettes and woodblock landscapes of beloved New Mexico artist Gustave Baumann.  Come tour the Baumann exhibit onboard the Wonders on Wheels mobile museum,...

Archival Activation! In Celebration of Rick Dillinghams Birthday

The New Mexico Museum of Art has rich holdings of materials pertaining to many artists in New Mexico. Please join us for a look into the archives as we celebrate Rick Dillingham’s birthday by discovering letters, cards & ephemera that belonged to him. Be sure to view the exhibition Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and...

First Friday: Art Scavenger Hunt

Come in from the cold and get to know your New Mexico Museum of Art a little better! Take a fresh look at works from the permanent collection along with the exhibitions Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again; Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969; The Nature of Glass, and...

First Friday: Opening for Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again

Join us to celebrate the opening of our exhibition Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again.  A prominent fixture in the Santa Fe arts community, Rick Dillingham was a scholar, author, collector, curator, dealer, and ceramic artist who was firmly grounded in the tradition and canon of Southwest ceramics. The New Museum of Art...