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Free First Sunday
Every first Sunday of the month, museum is admission is free to all visitors! Free First Sundays will also frequently have an event scheduled; check the calendar listings for special events.
Find out more »Meet and Greet with Erik Fender
For our October first Free Sunday, join us at the Wheelwright Museum for a meet and greet with pottery artist Erik Fender from 1 to 4 p.m. in the museum's classroom! Erik will demonstrate the making of San Ildefonso pottery.
Find out more »Friends Lecture: Young Professionals at the Wheelwright Museum
From studies in Indigenous California basketry to modeling Native fashion on the runway, see what unique backgrounds four staff members bring to the Wheelwright Museum. Representing various facets of the museum, they will share a snapshot of their interests, involvements, and work responsibilities. Gain insight into the experiences of this younger generation participating in the museum world, and how they contribute to the culture and functioning of the Wheelwright Museum. Ashley Baranyk, our Collections Manager, has worked with the National…
Find out more »Friends Book Club: The Sun is a Wandering Hunter: Poems
The Friends Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of September-November and January-April at 1:30 in the museum's library. All are welcome, including non-members and guests. Join us for a discussion of James McGrath's The Sun is a Wandering Hunter: Poems (Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2015), available from the Santa Fe Public Library. The author will be present. Discussion Leader: James McGrath, introduced by Barbara Arlen.
Find out more »Collectors’ Circle: Allan Houser Archives
Open to Collectors’ Circle members only. This is a rare opportunity to enter the archives at the Allan Houser Foundation to view Houser’s drawings and maquettes. The archives serve as an important resource for scholars and a principal source for the lending of Houser’s work to museums, both nationally and internationally. We’ll appreciate anew the great breadth and depth of his work, from his days as a student at the Santa Fe Indian School to the vast array of work…
Find out more »Friends Maria Samora Studio Tour
On Thursday, October 26th, the Friends will tour Samora Studio in Taos! Maria Samora (Taos Pueblo) will demonstrate her jewelry making. The optional lunch will be at Lambert's of Taos, located downtown on the plaza. (Lunch is not included in the price; we will have separate checks.) After lunch, we will browse the shops in downtown Taos, and will arrive back at Santa Fe at about 4:00 p.m. SAMORA STUDIO is an award winning, family run, luxury jewelry design studio…
Find out more »Collectors’ Circle: Native Beadwork
Open to Collectors’ Circle members only. In conjunction with the exhibition Beads: A Universe of Meaning, we will invite notable bead artists to display and talk about their work. Guest artists to be announced. Further details will be sent to members in advance of the event.
Find out more »Free First Sunday
Every first Sunday of the month, museum is admission is free to all visitors! Free First Sundays will also frequently have an event scheduled; check the calendar listings for special events.
Find out more »Friends Book Club: Song of the Lion
The Friends Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of September-November and January-April at 1:30 in the museum's library. All are welcome, including non-members and guests. Join us for a discussion of Anne Hillerman's Song of the Lion: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2017), available from the Santa Fe Public Library. The author will be present. Discussion Leader: Anne Hillerman, introduced by Flicka Slade.
Find out more »Free First Sunday
Every first Sunday of the month, museum is admission is free to all visitors! Free First Sundays will also frequently have an event scheduled; check the calendar listings for special events.
Find out more »Free First Sunday
Every first Sunday of the month, museum is admission is free to all visitors! Free First Sundays will also frequently have an event scheduled; check the calendar listings for special events.
Find out more »Friends Book Club: The Lost City of the Monkey God
The Friends Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of September-November and January-April at 1:30 in the museum's library. All are welcome, including non-members and guests. Join us for a discussion of Douglas Preston's The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017), available from the Santa Fe Public Library. Discussion Leader: Gini Inman
Find out more »Friends Book Club: Inventing the Southwest
The Friends Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of September-November and January-April at 1:30 in the museum's library. All are welcome, including non-members and guests. Join us for a discussion of Kathleen L. Howard's and Diana F. Pardue's Inventing the Southwest: The Fred Harvey Company and Native American Art (Arizona: Northland Publishing Company, 1996), available from the Santa Fe Public Library. Discussion Leader: Eslee Kessler
Find out more »Friends Book Club: Navajos Wear Nikes
The Friends Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of September-November and January-April at 1:30 in the museum's library. All are welcome, including non-members and guests. Join us for a discussion of Jim Kristofic's Navajos Wear Nikes: A Reservation Life (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2011), available from the Santa Fe Public Library. Discussion Leader: Mary McElroy
Find out more »Friends Book Club: My Tree of Life as an Appraiser of American Indian Art
The Friends Book Club meets every 3rd Wednesday of September-November and January-April at 1:30 in the museum's library. All are welcome, including non-members and guests. Join us for a discussion of Dr. Leona M. Zastrow's My Tree of Life as an Appraiser of American Indian Art: My Viewpoint (Bloomington: Archway Publishing, 2016). The author will be present. Discussion Leader: Dr. Leona Zastrow, introduced by Mary Pat Beach.
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