Past Exhibitions

Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans

December 10, 2017 through June 2, 2019

Neg. No. 037416

Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans
Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans; Photograph by Andrew Albertson, educator with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture

The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture will exhibit over 100 objects dating from the late 1880s to the present. Cultural objects will represent the lifeways of the different Apachean groups in New Mexico and Arizona. These cultural objects include basketry, beaded clothing, hunting and horse gear.

These groups are: Jicarilla Apache, Mescalero Apache, Fort Sill Apache (Chiricahua), San Carlos Apache and White Mountain Apache.



Western Apache Tus (water jar)




Now on Exhibit

Silver squash blossom and dragonfly necklace

Here, Now and Always

July 2, 2022 through July 2, 2028

Sculpture titled Evening Star by Kathleen Wall (Jemez)

Makowa: The Worlds Above Us

June 1, 2025 through August 17, 2026

Mixed media artwork featuring a blue DNA strand

Essential Elements: Art, Environment, and Indigenous Futures

October 12, 2025 through May 31, 2026