October 2011
Open 10AM to 5PM
Tuesday through Sunday- Closed Monday

E V E N T S

Saturday October 1, 2011
2-4PM
Exhibition Opening- ADMISSION IS FREE!
Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress
Until the mid-twentieth century, Macedonian women wove, embroidered, and wore magnificent ensembles of dress that indicated to a knowing eye what village and region they came from and where they were in the cycle of life. From puberty through betrothal, marriage, child bearing, and old age, dress changed to reflect status change. Historic ensembles, no longer made but preserved in the museum, also illustrate the tumultuous political history of the region; pan-Slavic, Byzantine, and Ottoman influences can be seen in embroidered motifs, materials, garments, and jewelry. The outstanding collection the Museum has dates primarily from 1890 to 1920 with some later pieces from the 1950s. On display will be 27 mannequins in multi-layered ensembles as well as individual garments and pieces of jewelry belonging to Museum of International Folk Art; the Collection was made completed with a recent, large donation from the Macedonian Arts Council» so that it is today the largest and most comprehensive museum collection in the United States. The exhibition will accompanied by a catalog of the same name, and closes January 6, 2013. (Photo: New bride’s dress. Prilepsko Pole, c. 1900. Cotton, wool, metal, metallic thread, glass beads, bast fiber. The Ronald Wixman/Steven Glaser Collection, Gift of Bernard H. Ziobro, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. William F. Hennessey. Photography by Addison Doty.)

Saturday & Sunday
October 8 & 9, 2012
The Museum of New Mexico Foundation Gift Shops presents a special show and sale of wool items from Oaxaca will be in the Museum Auditorium.

Sunday, October 30, 2011
1 - 4 PM
Day of the Dead/Día de Muertos»
For ages 3 to 103!
Decorate sugar skulls, make muertos nichos (memory boxes), sample Pan de Muerto, (Sweet bread), enjoy live music by Los Trinos and a dance performance by Los Niños de Santa Fe y Compañia. Costumes are encouraged, but not required.
By Museum Admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. FREE on Sundays, youth 16 & under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation Members» always admitted FREE! (Photo, right: skeleton, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, c. 1965, Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, DCA. Photo by Michel Monteaux)

 

 

 

 

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