Events for May. 05, 2019

Events

There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.

Folk Art Flea Donations Day

Folk Art Flea Donations Day

November 17, 2018 through November 17, 2019
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Saturday, October 27 from 11 am to 2 pm and Saturday, November 17 from 11 am to 2 pm

Bring your tax deductible donations to the Museum of International Folk Art.  If you are not able to donate during these days, or have large or heavy objects, call the Folk Art Flea Hotline 505.476.1201 and leave your name and phone number and a committee member will return your call.  Proceeds from the Folk Art Flea benefit the Museum of International Folk Art through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.

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Public Opening - Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe
Featured Event Family Exhibition Opening

Public Opening - Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe

May 5, 2019
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join us to celebrate the exhibit opening of Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe. Public events from 1-4pm, Free admission 

 1:00-2:00 pm  Panel Talk in MOIFA Auditorium – Panel talk with Alexander Girard’s grandchildren, Aleishall & Kori Girard, and Sam Grawe former global brand director of Herman Miller, and scholar of Girard and Mid-Century Design.

2:00-4:00 pm  Enjoy refreshments by the MNMF Women’s Board

                       Listen to Mid-Century music that Girard loved

                       Hands-on Art: Make your own paper prints inspired by Girard’s designs

Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe

May 5, 2019 - October 27, 2019

Alexander Girard was one of the most influential interior and textile designers of the 20th century. Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe is the first major retrospective on Girard’s work, organized by the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. It opens a door to his creative universe and shows his close relationships with contemporaries such as Charles & Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Andy Warhol, Rudi Gernreich, and many others. Featured are Girard’s designs in textiles, furniture, and sculptures, as well as numerous sketches, drawings, and collages never shown before.

Girard was also a pivotal figure in the history of the Museum of International Folk Art, donating more than 100,000 objects from his and his wife Susan’s folk art collection, and in 1981 creating the museum’s long-term, beloved exhibition Multiple Visions. Girard’s playful designs attest to a passion for colors, ornamentation, and inspirations from folk art.

Coinciding with this traveling retrospective, the Museum of International Folk Art will enhance the visitor experience of its Girard collection exhibition, Multiple Visions, through interpretive and interactive elements designed for the 21st century.

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