6 Must-See Museum Exhibits in Santa Fe for 2018
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Santa Fe stands as a global hub for art, history, and culture, making it an ideal destination for culture enthusiasts. The City Different boasts world-class museums with captivating exhibits. The 2018 lineup features fresh, thought-provoking displays that promise to inspire your next visit. At the centennial-celebrating New Mexico Museum of Art, photography spans past, present, and future. The Museum of International Folk Art delivers entertaining and enlightening shows, while the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture reveals the rich diversity of Apache traditions.
Whether you're a first-time visitor or a returning fan, these 2018 exhibits are unmissable. Here's your guide to the highlights:
New Mexico Museum of Art
Horizons: People & Place in New Mexican Art
Celebrating the museum's 100th anniversary, this exhibit draws from its vast collection to showcase the diverse styles, personalities, cultures, and forms of 20th-century New Mexican visual art.
Victor Higgins, Pablita Passes (Walking Rain), Circa 1916-1917 Oil on canvas 39 3/4 x 42 5/8 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art Gift of Robert L.B. Tobin, 1992 (1992.6.1) (Photo by Blair Clark)
Featured artists include Robert Henri, Marsden Hartley, John Sloan, Georgia O’Keeffe, Bert Geer Phillips, James Stovall Morris, Victor Higgins, Awa Tsireh, Maria Martinez, Fritz Scholder, Alfred Morang, Cady Wells, Andrew Dasburg, and Gustave Baumann, among others. Opened November 25, 2017; runs through November 25, 2018.
Shifting Light: Photographic Perspectives
This exhibit offers a modern lens on the museum's century-long photography legacy. Through portraits and oral histories, it spotlights key figures like Laura Gilpin, Ansel Adams, Thomas Barrow, Anne Noggle, and Joyce Neimanas. Opened November 25, 2017; runs through October 17, 2018.
Karl Baden, Untitled (Selective Tones), 1983 Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Gil and Eileen Hitchcock, 1988 (1988.222.4) ©Karl Baden. (Photo by Blair Clark)
Local to Global
Featuring regional artists alongside works tied to New Mexico, this show addresses land, location, and environment through pieces by Bruce Nauman, Agnes Martin, Frederick Hammersley, Susan York, Postcommodity, Ati Maier, and Yorgo Alexopoulos. Opened November 25, 2017; runs through April 29, 2018.
Susan York Floating Column 2008 Solid graphite. Collection of the Lannan Foundation Photograph copyright 2008 Jamey Stillings
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans
Over 100 objects from the late 1880s to today illustrate Apachean lifeways in New Mexico and Arizona, including basketry, beaded clothing, and horse gear from Jicarilla, Mescalero, Fort Sill (Chiricahua), San Carlos, and White Mountain Apache groups. Opens December 10, 2017; runs through July 7, 2019.
Mescalero Apache moccasins, ca. 18601900. Buckskin, beads, yellow ochre, Courtesy of John and Linda Comstock and the Abigail Van Vleck Charitable Trust, 1705/12. (Photo courtesy of Museum of Indian Arts and Culture)
Museum of International Folk Art
Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru
Explore how Peruvian folk artists adapt amid social, political, and economic shifts, preserving traditions, reviving pre-Columbian styles, and innovating folk art. Opens December 3, 2017; runs through March 10, 2019.
Crafting Memory visits a series of contemporary folk artists in Peru and places their work within a larger framework of Peruvian history and social change. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of International Folk Art)
Beadwork Adorns the World
What happens to beads when they arrive at their final destination? This exhibit will tell you! (Photo courtesy of the Museum of International Folk Art)
Trace glass beads from Murano, Italy, or Bohemia, Czech Republic, to cultures worldwide—Africa, Borneo, Burma, India, Native North America, and Latin America. Opens April 22, 2018; runs through February 3, 2019.
These six exceptional 2018 exhibits offer fresh insights, inspiration, and cultural immersion. Don't miss the permanent collections either—plan ample time for your Santa Fe adventure.
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