Museum of International Folk Art
Museum Hill, Santa Fe
The Museum of International Folk Art is a state-run institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It is one of many cultural institutions operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The museum was founded by Florence Dibell Bartlett and opened to the public in 1953 and has gained national and international recognition as the home to the world’s largest collection of international folk art. The collection of more than 135,000 artifacts forms the basis for exhibitions in four distinct wings: Bartlett, Girard, Hispanic Heritage, and Neutrogena. The original building, a gift to the state from Bartlett, was designed by famed New Mexico architect John Gaw Meem.
Museum of International Folk Art
The Girard Wing, with its popular exhibition, Multiple Visions: A Common Bond,
showcases folk art, popular art, toys and textiles from more than 100 nations.
The exhibition is unique in that it was designed by the donor, Alexander Girard,
a leading architect and designer. The collection includes toys and dolls,
costumes, masks, textiles of all kinds, religious folk art, paintings, beadwork,
and more. More than a million visitors have passed through the doors into the
special world of Girard since the exhibition opened in 1982. Popular with
children and the young at heart, the exhibit attracts visitors back into the
museum to find an old favorite, or discover a new treasure in the gallery.
Multiple Visions: A Common Bond displays approximately 10% of the collection,
the exhibit and collection serve as an inspiration and resource for scholars,
artists and educators from around the world, from preschool to college level.
The Hispanic Heritage Wing opened in 1988 and, at that time, was the only
designated space for Spanish/Hispanic art in the state. This wing underwent
renovation and reopened in the fall of 2009, continuing its spotlight on
Hispanic folk art from New Mexico and beyond.
The Bartlett Wing, named in honor of museum founder Florence Dibell Bartlett,
offers rotating exhibitions based on the museum collections and on field studies
of specific cultures or art forms. Exhibition in this wing have ranged from
Turkish, Tibetan and Swedish traditions to New Deal era art in New
Mexico, recycled objects, mayólica and ¡CARNAVAL!
The museum is on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, and is home to the Santa Fe
International Folk Art Market every July. The Museum of International Folk
Art shares Milner Plaza with another state-run institution, the Museum of Indian
Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology. Adjacent to both of these are the
private Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian and Museum of Spanish Colonial
Art.
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Japanese Kites
Amish Quilt
More Photos of the Amish Quilt exhibit in the Museum
Sharing Yerba Mate
Photos of the Yerba Mate exhibit
door in Folk Art gallery
Photos of Folk Art Folk Scenes
nearby church
