Museum of International Folk Art

Museum of International Folk Art Largest collection of international folk art in the world. Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm from November through April.
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Open Daily 10am-5pm from May through October. Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.

Make & Take @ MOIFA this Sunday, February 2 11am-4pm.Join us in the Hands-on Studio for creative art projects, coloring ...
02/01/2025

Make & Take @ MOIFA this Sunday, February 2 11am-4pm.
Join us in the Hands-on Studio for creative art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts—led by our amazing MOIFA docents!
🐉 Feb 2 – Make a Dragon Puppet!

01/31/2025
01/30/2025

Artist and ethnographer Sofika Zielyk discusses the colorful history and tradition of the Ukrainian Easter egg known as the pysanka (писанка). Detailing the step-by-step process of creating a pysanka, she delves into the myths, symbols, and lore of its complex geometric shapes and designs, and explores the pysanka’s evolution from its pagan roots to its current place as a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Watch the powerful talk in its entirety here: https://youtu.be/9zqYLtG02zI?si=fcCP5rRdRYEH0P2q

This talk was presented in conjunction with the exhibition, "Amidst Cries from the Rubble: Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine" on view through April 27, 2025.

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Now on view at the Governor’s Gallery in the New Mexico State Capitol, “Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection,” off...
01/28/2025

Now on view at the Governor’s Gallery in the New Mexico State Capitol, “Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection,” offers a rare, personal look at the Museum of International Folk Art’s collection—through the eyes of the staff who care for it every day!

MOIFA team members hand-selected pieces that speak to them, revealing a diverse and vibrant array of folk art treasures. From unique materials to rich cultural traditions, this exhibition showcases the depth of the museum’s collection and the personal connections behind each piece.

On view through April 25, 2025, Governor’s Gallery, 4th Floor, New Mexico State Capitol.

01/27/2025

Thank you everyone who helped us usher in the Year of the Snake at our Lunar New Year Celebration! 🐍🎉

01/27/2025
01/26/2025
REMINDER: Our Lunar New Year Community Celebration is this Sunday from 11am-4pm. Free admission for New Mexico residents...
01/23/2025

REMINDER: Our Lunar New Year Community Celebration is this Sunday from 11am-4pm. Free admission for New Mexico residents all day, January 26, 2025.
11:00 am - 4:00 pm All ages art activities
11:00 am “Thread” film short screening and Q&A with Director Terry Ngo
11:30 am Quang Minh Temple Lion Dance Group Parade
1:00 pm Taiko Drumming performance by Santa Fe Wadaiko
2:00 pm Quang Minh Temple Lion Dance Group Parade
3:00 pm Taiko Drumming performance by Santa Fe Wadaiko

Our exhibition, “La Cartoneria Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste” was included in Pasatiempo’s feature on ex...
01/22/2025

Our exhibition, “La Cartoneria Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste” was included in Pasatiempo’s feature on exhibitions closing soon that you don’t want to miss. It closes on March 31, 2025 and many objects have never been on exhibit before. You definitely don’t want to miss it! https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/nine-exhibitions-to-catch-before-they-close/article_ae8de720-cc44-11ef-b1b3-d7b394d34d72.html

📸 Museum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, Gift of the Dewey Family, FA.2009.49.3. Photo by Tira Howard.

Become a member of Friends of Folk Art  and attend members only events like this:Inside the Mind and Heart of a Collecto...
01/14/2025

Become a member of Friends of Folk Art and attend members only events like this:
Inside the Mind and Heart of a Collector: David Arment and South African Telephone Wire Art, January 19, 2025, 2-4pm. For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation: https://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-folk-art/

David Arment, an art consultant and collector based in Santa Fe, is known in South Africa as the “telephone wire Fundi” (telephone wire expert). Arment first encountered telephone wire baskets in 1991 when his husband, Jim Rimelspach, took him on a birthday trip to Africa. Three decades later, the collection numbers around 2000 pieces; a number of them—thanks to a generous gift from Arment and Rimelspach—have been accessioned as part of the collection at MOIFA and form the basis of iNgqikithi yokuPhica/ Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa which opened in November at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA). The exhibition has at its core the generous gift to MOIFA of the David Arment Southern African Collection.

This presentation will focus on David Arment’s life as a major collector of South African telephone wire art: How he got started, what keeps him going, how extensive the collection is at this point, how he lives with a major collection. He will talk about why he and his husband Jim Rimelspach have gifted part of the collection to a museum while they are still actively building the collection.

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706 Camino Lejo
Santa Fe, NM
87505

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+15054761200

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The Museum of International Folk Art is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, under the leadership of the Board of Regents for the Museum of New Mexico. Programs and exhibits are generously supported by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, through the generous support of donors.

Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art's mission is to shape a humane world by connecting people through creative expression and artistic traditions. The museum holds the world's largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from six continents and over 150 nations, representing a broad range of global artists whose artistic expressions make Santa Fe an international crossroads of culture. For many visitors, fascination with folk art begins upon seeing the whimsical toys and traditional objects within the Girard Collection. For others, the international textiles, ceramics, carvings and other cultural treasures in the Neutrogena Collection provide the allure. The museum's historic and contemporary Latino and Hispano folk art collections, spanning the Spanish Colonial period to modern-day New Mexico, reflect how artists respond to their time and place in ways both delightful and sobering. In 2010, the museum opened the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience, where exhibitions encourage visitors to exchange ideas on complex issues of human rights and social justice.

706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, NM 87505. (505) 476-1200. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, May through October; closed Mondays November through April, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Events, news releases and images about activities at the Museum of International Folk Art and other divisions in the Department of Cultural Affairs can be accessed at www.media.newmexicoculture.org

About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/