Events & Exhibitions

    
Pony beads

SUNDAY, JULY 5
Sunday Fun Day

Beaded Bracelets

11:00 am through 4:00 pm

This Sunday Fun Day, we will be making bracelets with our assorted bead collection in the Education classroom.

First Sunday of the Month is Always Free for NM Residents! 

Native Narratives Speaker Series with Franklin Chavez (Kewa)

SATURDAY, JULY 11
Native Narratives Speaker Series

with Franklin Chavez (Kewa Pueblo)

1:00 pm through 3:00 pm

Franklin Chavez (Kewa Pueblo), metalsmith and member of the MIAC Indian Advisory Panel, will talk about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Join us in the O’Keeffe Theater for this important discussion. 

Generously funded by the Edward and Maria Gale Foundation

RESERVE YOUR SPEAKER SERIES TICKETS HERE 

Arts Alive! 2026

SUNDAY, JULY 12
Arts Alive!

Pumpdrills

10:00 am through 2:00 pm

Arts Alive! Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103! This week, we will be using Pump Drills to drill wood pieces to decorate in the Education classroom. 

Free to participate for all ages. 

Pottery by Bobby Silas (Hopi)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15
Pottery Demonstration in the Buchsbaum Gallery

with Bobby Silas (Hopi)

11:00 am through 1:00 pm

Pottery Demonstration with Bobby Silas (Hopi) in the Buchsbaum Gallery of Southwestern Pottery. Watch his techniques and learn about his pottery journey. Program is included with museum admission.

Every Wednesday is free for New Mexico Seniors! 

NATIVE DANCE SERIES 2026

SATURDAY, JULY 18
Native Dance Series

Sky City Buffalo/ Ram Dance Group (Acoma Pueblo)


Native Dance Series featuring the Sky City Buffalo/Ram Dance Group (Acoma Pueblo), held on Milner Plaza. Seating is limited, please bring your chairs, water bottles and hats. This is a free, outdoor event.

DANCES AT 11AM AND 1PM

Arts Alive! 2026

SUNDAY, JULY 19
Arts Alive!

Printmaking

10:00 am through 2:00 pm

Arts Alive! Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103! We will be printmaking in the education classroom. 

Free for all ages

Jontay Kahm

SATURDAY, JULY 25
IAIA Artist in Residence Presentation with Jontay Kahm (Plains Cree)

1:00 pm through 3:00 pm

The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, in partnership with the Institute of American Indian Arts, and their Artists in Residency (AiR) program is excited to welcome Jontay Kahm (Plains Cree). He will be presenting on his work from his residency, and most current collection. Jontay is one of MIACs Goodman Fellows and was part of the Engaging the Future: The Goodman Fellowship Artists exhibit.

RESERVE YOUR IAIA AiR TICKETS HERE 

Arts Alive! 2026

SUNDAY, JULY 26
Arts Alive!

Air Dry Clay

10:00 am through 2:00 pm

Arts Alive! Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103! We will be making our own creation with Air Dry Clay in the Education classroom.

Free for all ages. 

Marita Swazo Hinds

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
Pottery Demonstration in the Buchsbaum Gallery

with Marita Swazo Hinds

11:00 am through 1:00 pm

Pottery Demonstration with one of MIAC’s Educators, Marita Swazo Hinds (Tesuque Pueblo) in the Buchsbaum Gallery of Southwestern Pottery. Watch her techniques and learn about her pottery journey. Program is included with museum admission.

Every Wednesday is free for New Mexico Seniors!