Events

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

Free Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art
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Free Virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art

April 11, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Join us on Sunday, April 11 at 10 am for a free virtual Family Mornings, featuring the book “Kubi Meets Rosita” read by the author. The award-winning author Erik Speyer will be our very special guest.  The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art. 

Register here for the Family Morning Zoom Program and kits: https://tinyurl.com/FamilyMornings 

Free Grab-and-Go Kits will be available for pick up prior to the Zoom program at Southside Library and the Museum of International Folk Art. Supplies are limited, and kits are only available as they last.

By registering, you are consenting to your child being on camera and audio throughout the duration of the program.                                 

Grab-and-Go Kits

Southside Library / 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507

(April 6th - 10th) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday from 12:00- 5:30pm

Museum of International Folk Art / 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 (Staff Parking Lot)

Friday, April 9th from 12-5 pm 

Erik Speyer is a watercolor artist who writes and illustrates children’s picture books in English and in Spanish. Born in Argentina, raised in Denmark as well as South America, he was a Navy pilot and a museum director.

This program is offered in partnership with the Santa Fe Public Libraries ‘NEA Big Read’. Visit the Santa Fe Public Library Facebook page to join other NEA Big Read programs.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

 

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Tarde Familiar en el Museo - Programa Virtual
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Tarde Familiar en el Museo - Programa Virtual

April 11, 2021

¡Acompáñanos! Domingo 11 de abril a las 2 pm al programa virtual, Tarde Familiar en el Museo. Tendremos un invitado especial, Erik Speyer el autor del libro “Kubi Conoce A Rosita” y nos leerá este cuento. El programa en Zoom será bilingüe e incluirá cuentos, ’mostrar y compartir’ tiempo para que los niños compartan su arte.

Inscríbete al programa aquí: https://tinyurl.com/TardeFamiliar

También puedes enviarnos un mensaje de texto al (505) 510-2078 con tu nombre y cuantos participantes (niños) y sus edades. Te enviaremos una confirmación con la invitación de Zoom.

Los kits de arte gratuitos estarán disponibles para recoger antes del programa en Zoom en la BIblioteca de Southside y el Museum of International Folk Art. Hay una cantidad limitada de kits en cada ubicación, los kits solo estáran disponibles hasta agotar existencias. 

Al inscribirse al programa, está dando su consentimiento para que su hijo(a) esté frente a la cámara y audio durante la duración del programa.

Kits de arte

Biblioteca de Southside / 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87507

Martes, miércoles, jueves y sábado de 12-5: 30 PM (6 al 10 de abril)

Museum of International Folk Art / 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Viernes 9 de abril de 12 a 5 PM

Erik Speyer es un artista de acuarelas que escribe e ilustra libros infantiles en inglés y en español. Nacido en Argentina, criado tanto en Dinamarca como en Sudamérica, fue piloto de la Armada y director de museo.

Este programa se ofrece en asociación con las Bibliotecas Públicas de Santa Fe, NEA Big Read. Visite la página de Facebook de la Biblioteca Pública de Santa Fe para unirse a otros programas de NEA Big Read.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

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Namahage: Demon-Deities of Northern Japan—a Zoom lecture with Dr. Michael Dylan Foster

Join us for a talk with Michael Dylan Foster, world renowned scholar of Yokai and Professor of Japanese and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Davis.

Register in advance for the Zoom talk at 

https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckc-ygrD0qGtX6v1lNHICwk1Ux7zVP5Bri

In conjunction with the exhibit Yokai :Ghosts and Demons of Japan.

Dr, Foster is is the author of The Book of Yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (2015), Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yōkai (2009) and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, cultural heritage, and media.

He also co-edited The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World (2016) and UNESCO on the Ground: Local Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage (2015). His current project explores discourses of tourism and heritage as they relate to local festivals in Japan, particularly Oga no Namahage and Koshikijima no Toshidon. , and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, cultural heritage, and media.

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