Upcoming Events

Friday, September 12, 2008
8:30 am
The Spanish Missions of Galisteo and Pecos
Don't miss an opportunity to travel with Dedie Snow, an expert in New Mexico Spanish Missions, to the missions of Galisteo and Pecos. Dedie will focus on little-known facts about the historic settlement at South Pueblo, the so-called Lost Church, and the convento kiva constructed ca. 1620.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $95.00 / $75.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Sunday, September 14, 2008
2:00 pm
"Shaping a True Social Context" Bare Nation IAIA Sculptors Panel Discussion
The sculptors featured in the exhibition "Bare Nation" discuss their work in context.

Saturday, October 4, 2008
10:00 am
Sun Mountain Gathering
The seventh annual Sun Mountain Gathering will be held Saturday, October 4, from 10 am – 4 pm. This is a free family-friendly event held outdoors at Milner Plaza on Museum Hill, sponsored by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. With activities for every age and interest, the festival provides visitors with many opportunities to learn about archaeology and the ancient technology and traditional arts of Native peoples in the southwest. Activities include Indian music and dancing on spectacular Milner Plaza, exhibits on traditional Native American gardening, as well as a mock archaeology dig. Demonstrations of Native American crafts will run through the day, including flint-knapping, arrow making, stone axe use, and making dyes from native plants. Visitors will also have an opportunity to learn about traditional arts by trying their hand at forming a coiled pot or making a replica of a stamped silver bracelet.

Another main attraction is the Atlatl Range. The atlatl and dart were the first true and natural weapons system of the human race, invented thousands of years before the bow and arrow and used longer by humans than any other weapon system yet developed. Spear throwing using replicas of prehistoric atlatls will go on continuously throughout the day

Friday, October 10, 2008
8:30 am
A Chacoan Great House: Pueblo Pintado
Spend the day with Chaco expert and archaeologist Tom Windes exploring Pueblo Pintado, a massive four-story Chacoan great house with construction dates in the AD 1060s.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $95.00 / $75.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Sunday, October 19, 2008
12:00 pm
A River Apart Exhibition Opening
1pm Book signing 2pm Inside the Potter’s Studio: Curator Antonio Chavarria in Conversation with Potters from Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos. Free Admission on Sundays for New Mexico Residents. Lectures held in the theater. Come early, seating is limited.

Friday, October 24, 2008
8:30 am
Maya Arts, Archaeology, and Day of the Dead
From the lowland jungles that housed the greatest of the ancient Maya cities to the mist-clad uplands where Maya villages and customs still thrive, this 10-night journey transports us through 3,000 years of Maya history. Our journey not only spans a great expanse of human history, it also sets us into one of Mesoamerica's most unique celebrations, Day of the Dead, when the souls of the ancestors are believed to return to visit the living. This trip is an unparalleled opportunity to travel with Director Shelby Tisdale to learn about the life of the Maya, both ancient and contemporary, to marvel at the ancient cities in the jungle and to see that the people and cultures who created those places have not disappeared, but continue to thrive in a far corner of an exotic land.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $3,250 double occupancy; $3,525 single occupancy
For more information: 505-476-1250

Saturday, November 8, 2008
10:00 am
Annual Book Sale
Thousands of books will be sold Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9, 2008 to support the Library of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology on Museum Hill. Book sale hours are 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. both days and admission is free.

At the Annual Book Sale held in the Meem Auditorium at the museum, book lovers will find rare, out-of-print and hard to find books, reports, and professional journals. A variety of subjects will be available including art, anthropology, archaeology, Southwest history, biography, classical literature, and more. Grab bags of your favorite genre of fiction will also be available.

All proceeds from the Book Sale directly supports the MIAC/LAB Library in order to purchase new books, technology, journal subscriptions, and book conservation. Open to the public, the library holds one of the most extensive special collections of Southwestern anthropological and archaeological literature.

Sunday, November 9, 2008
10:00 am
Annual Book Sale
Thousands of books will be sold Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9, 2008 to support the Library of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology on Museum Hill. Book sale hours are 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. both days and admission is free.

At the Annual Book Sale held in the Meem Auditorium at the museum, book lovers will find rare, out-of-print and hard to find books, reports, and professional journals. A variety of subjects will be available including art, anthropology, archaeology, Southwest history, biography, classical literature, and more. Grab bags of your favorite genre of fiction will also be available.

All proceeds from the Book Sale directly supports the MIAC/LAB Library in order to purchase new books, technology, journal subscriptions, and book conservation. Open to the public, the library holds one of the most extensive special collections of Southwestern anthropological and archaeological literature.

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