Hello Bluesky! We get to say that almost every day here in New Mexico. Since this is our first post here, we thought we’d introduce ourselves. MOIFA opened in Santa Fe, NM to great international fanfare on September 5, 1953, following years of dedicated work by founder, Florence Bartlett.
January 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Hello Bluesky! We get to say that almost every day here in New Mexico. Since this is our first post here, we thought we’d introduce ourselves. MOIFA opened in Santa Fe, NM to great international fanfare on September 5, 1953, following years of dedicated work by founder, Florence Bartlett.
Mõifa akfent on vift nakkav.
January 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Mõifa akfent on vift nakkav.
Kui niiviifi emaile ette lugeda, jookfevad omod vahepeal moifa vundamendini maha ju! Naine peab ikka pewevääwtufi filmaf pidmdama ja mõifa väwavaf purwuma naga omofud nüpeldama! Laf wiigi valitfemine jääda meefte päwufmaaks, iffand alafta.
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Kui niiviifi emaile ette lugeda, jookfevad omod vahepeal moifa vundamendini maha ju! Naine peab ikka pewevääwtufi filmaf pidmdama ja mõifa väwavaf purwuma naga omofud nüpeldama! Laf wiigi valitfemine jääda meefte päwufmaaks, iffand alafta.
January 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures opens Sunday, 6/7, 12:30-4pm at MOIFA. 120 works of Acoma figurative pottery. Free for NM residents.
📸 Anita Lowden (Acoma Pueblo), Lamb, ca. 1960, handbuilt Acoma clay with mineral paints. MOIFA, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Photo by Addison Doty
📸 Anita Lowden (Acoma Pueblo), Lamb, ca. 1960, handbuilt Acoma clay with mineral paints. MOIFA, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Photo by Addison Doty
June 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures opens Sunday, 6/7, 12:30-4pm at MOIFA. 120 works of Acoma figurative pottery. Free for NM residents.
📸 Anita Lowden (Acoma Pueblo), Lamb, ca. 1960, handbuilt Acoma clay with mineral paints. MOIFA, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Photo by Addison Doty
📸 Anita Lowden (Acoma Pueblo), Lamb, ca. 1960, handbuilt Acoma clay with mineral paints. MOIFA, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Photo by Addison Doty
🐦 A birds-eye view of the new atrium roof at MOIFA!
Partially funded by $125K in grants from The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Climate Initiative, the project replaced the original roof w/state-of-the-art Kalwall Skylights. Translucent and highly energy efficient.
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Partially funded by $125K in grants from The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Climate Initiative, the project replaced the original roof w/state-of-the-art Kalwall Skylights. Translucent and highly energy efficient.
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February 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🐦 A birds-eye view of the new atrium roof at MOIFA!
Partially funded by $125K in grants from The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Climate Initiative, the project replaced the original roof w/state-of-the-art Kalwall Skylights. Translucent and highly energy efficient.
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Partially funded by $125K in grants from The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Climate Initiative, the project replaced the original roof w/state-of-the-art Kalwall Skylights. Translucent and highly energy efficient.
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Looking for a creative escape? Join us on March 22, 11 AM - 2 PM at MOIFA's Hands-on Studio! Decorate Watercolor Resist Eggs with our awesome docents!
#MOIFA #CreativeDay #ArtFun
#MOIFA #CreativeDay #ArtFun
March 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Looking for a creative escape? Join us on March 22, 11 AM - 2 PM at MOIFA's Hands-on Studio! Decorate Watercolor Resist Eggs with our awesome docents!
#MOIFA #CreativeDay #ArtFun
#MOIFA #CreativeDay #ArtFun
iffand mikf ma pidin feda vaatama, nüüd ma ei faa feda mõifa-akfenti peaft äwa
March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
iffand mikf ma pidin feda vaatama, nüüd ma ei faa feda mõifa-akfenti peaft äwa
Relief printmaker Pável Acevedo and Dr. Julián Antonio Carrillo Estrada discuss his work and political printmaking in Oaxaca today. Thursday, October 1, 5:30 to 7 pm, Vernick Auditorium, Museum of International Folk Art. Free, with ASL interpretation. #Printmaking #MOIFA
September 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Relief printmaker Pável Acevedo and Dr. Julián Antonio Carrillo Estrada discuss his work and political printmaking in Oaxaca today. Thursday, October 1, 5:30 to 7 pm, Vernick Auditorium, Museum of International Folk Art. Free, with ASL interpretation. #Printmaking #MOIFA
Ideum collaborated with the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) to create a digital interactive for its "Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia" exhibit, on view through July 2026.
Ideum creates digital interactive for Museum of International Folk Art
Ideum collaborated with MOIFA to create a digital interactive for its Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia exhibit.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Ideum collaborated with the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) to create a digital interactive for its "Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia" exhibit, on view through July 2026.
MOIFA Summer Research Fellowship Presentation
July 27 | 2–4 PM
Join us for a talk with Addison Nace, 2025 MOIFA Fellow, as she explores preserving Mayan textile traditions in Mexico & Guatemala. Lecture included with admission. RSVP 👉 https://my.nmculture.org/48095/48179
#FolkArt
July 27 | 2–4 PM
Join us for a talk with Addison Nace, 2025 MOIFA Fellow, as she explores preserving Mayan textile traditions in Mexico & Guatemala. Lecture included with admission. RSVP 👉 https://my.nmculture.org/48095/48179
#FolkArt
July 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
MOIFA Summer Research Fellowship Presentation
July 27 | 2–4 PM
Join us for a talk with Addison Nace, 2025 MOIFA Fellow, as she explores preserving Mayan textile traditions in Mexico & Guatemala. Lecture included with admission. RSVP 👉 https://my.nmculture.org/48095/48179
#FolkArt
July 27 | 2–4 PM
Join us for a talk with Addison Nace, 2025 MOIFA Fellow, as she explores preserving Mayan textile traditions in Mexico & Guatemala. Lecture included with admission. RSVP 👉 https://my.nmculture.org/48095/48179
#FolkArt
Family Mornings at Folk Art – May 18, 11AM–12PM
FREE fun for all ages! Enjoy storytime, gallery exploration & create your own wire basket inspired by South African weavers.
*ASL provided.
#FamilyMornings #FolkArtMuseum #moifa
FREE fun for all ages! Enjoy storytime, gallery exploration & create your own wire basket inspired by South African weavers.
*ASL provided.
#FamilyMornings #FolkArtMuseum #moifa
May 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Family Mornings at Folk Art – May 18, 11AM–12PM
FREE fun for all ages! Enjoy storytime, gallery exploration & create your own wire basket inspired by South African weavers.
*ASL provided.
#FamilyMornings #FolkArtMuseum #moifa
FREE fun for all ages! Enjoy storytime, gallery exploration & create your own wire basket inspired by South African weavers.
*ASL provided.
#FamilyMornings #FolkArtMuseum #moifa
Vanessa Zamora Vasquez, Colchera & Visual Artist + her husband tour MOIFA Textile Storage w/Dr. Carrie Hertz, Curator of Textiles + Dress, Nicolasa Chávez, Curator of Latin American + Nuevo Mexicano Folk Art, and Bilingual Educator, Kemely Gomez in prep for an Arts Alive! Colcha Embroidery workshop.
May 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Vanessa Zamora Vasquez, Colchera & Visual Artist + her husband tour MOIFA Textile Storage w/Dr. Carrie Hertz, Curator of Textiles + Dress, Nicolasa Chávez, Curator of Latin American + Nuevo Mexicano Folk Art, and Bilingual Educator, Kemely Gomez in prep for an Arts Alive! Colcha Embroidery workshop.
At MOIFA, "visitors descend to a darkened gallery where coiled New Mexico newspapers line the walls and ceiling, evoking a grotto or the crinkled scales of a mythic beast." - VOGUE https://www.vogue.com/article/zhang-xu-zhan-moifa-site-santa-fe-international
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@sitesantafe.bsky.social
How One Artist Is Transforming an Ancient Taiwanese Folk Craft
Through his enchanting work, Zhang Xu considers how traditions travel, shift, and hybridize across borders—and, in his words, “how I can use the material of paper to connect cultures.”
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July 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
At MOIFA, "visitors descend to a darkened gallery where coiled New Mexico newspapers line the walls and ceiling, evoking a grotto or the crinkled scales of a mythic beast." - VOGUE https://www.vogue.com/article/zhang-xu-zhan-moifa-site-santa-fe-international
@sitesantafe.bsky.social
@sitesantafe.bsky.social
New at MOIFA: “Paraphernalia of an Active Mind: The Girard Foundation Archives,” a long-term display of 133 decorated research file boxes from the personal collection of Alexander Girard. An ongoing mini-display of archival materials on continuous rotation.
#AlexanderGirard
#AlexanderGirard
March 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
New at MOIFA: “Paraphernalia of an Active Mind: The Girard Foundation Archives,” a long-term display of 133 decorated research file boxes from the personal collection of Alexander Girard. An ongoing mini-display of archival materials on continuous rotation.
#AlexanderGirard
#AlexanderGirard
Another drawing from the collection at MOIFA, this one super-helpfully notated as “wood carving, Africa” #makersmartch #carved #artyear
March 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Another drawing from the collection at MOIFA, this one super-helpfully notated as “wood carving, Africa” #makersmartch #carved #artyear
Who doesn’t want to spend a Saturday coloring koi fish kites, throwing bean bags and catching plastic fish? And when Grogu and Darth Blader meet, pictures must be taken!!
📸MOIFA Director of Education Patricia Perea at the recent Spring Fling at the Governor's Mansion
📸MOIFA Director of Education Patricia Perea at the recent Spring Fling at the Governor's Mansion
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Who doesn’t want to spend a Saturday coloring koi fish kites, throwing bean bags and catching plastic fish? And when Grogu and Darth Blader meet, pictures must be taken!!
📸MOIFA Director of Education Patricia Perea at the recent Spring Fling at the Governor's Mansion
📸MOIFA Director of Education Patricia Perea at the recent Spring Fling at the Governor's Mansion
Kicking it old school with vinyl on the turntable, staff grill masters, potluck side dishes and a beautiful fall day on Museum Hill for the MOIFA Staff BBQ. 🍂🎉
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Kicking it old school with vinyl on the turntable, staff grill masters, potluck side dishes and a beautiful fall day on Museum Hill for the MOIFA Staff BBQ. 🍂🎉
MOIFA has been on the forefront of developing innovative approaches to hands-on and interactive learning. Programs include “Folk Art to Go,” school partnerships, artist demonstrations, lectures, performances, interactive gallery experiences, and music and film presentations
January 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
MOIFA has been on the forefront of developing innovative approaches to hands-on and interactive learning. Programs include “Folk Art to Go,” school partnerships, artist demonstrations, lectures, performances, interactive gallery experiences, and music and film presentations
2/2 Hear more about the history of the atrium space and how the new roof will enhance the visitor experience at MOIFA from director, Charlie Lockwood here: youtu.be/SsWECY2dtVk?... and MOIFA Deputy Director Laura Mueller here: youtu.be/I1UaHRYF1_k?...
Museum of International Folk Art Kalwall Installation - MoIFA Director Charlie Lockwood
YouTube video by Powers Products Co
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February 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
2/2 Hear more about the history of the atrium space and how the new roof will enhance the visitor experience at MOIFA from director, Charlie Lockwood here: youtu.be/SsWECY2dtVk?... and MOIFA Deputy Director Laura Mueller here: youtu.be/I1UaHRYF1_k?...
Watch Día de Muertos murals by Pável Acevedo and Oaxaca's Colectivo Subterráneos go up on the Milner Plaza welcome center walls. Wednesday, September 30, 10 am to 2 pm, in front of the Museum of International Folk Art. See their work in "Truths Be Told: Artists Activate Traditions." #FolkArt #MOIFA
September 23, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Make & Take @ MOIFA this Sunday, February 2 11am-4pm.
Join us in the Hands-on Studio for creative art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts—led by our amazing MOIFA docents!
🐉 Feb 2 – Make a Dragon Puppet!
#folkart #makeandtake
Join us in the Hands-on Studio for creative art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts—led by our amazing MOIFA docents!
🐉 Feb 2 – Make a Dragon Puppet!
#folkart #makeandtake
January 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Make & Take @ MOIFA this Sunday, February 2 11am-4pm.
Join us in the Hands-on Studio for creative art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts—led by our amazing MOIFA docents!
🐉 Feb 2 – Make a Dragon Puppet!
#folkart #makeandtake
Join us in the Hands-on Studio for creative art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts—led by our amazing MOIFA docents!
🐉 Feb 2 – Make a Dragon Puppet!
#folkart #makeandtake
Artist Stephanie (Estefania) Riggs has been creating ofrendas (altars) at MOIFA for the past 15 years. Here she introduces the Día de los Muertos holiday, while sharing about her creative process and the details of the 2025 ofrenda installation. Watch: youtu.be/ZN5HU7j9uJQ?...
Día de los Muertos at MOIFA: Stephanie (Estefania) Riggs's Ofrenda
YouTube video by Museum of International Folk Art
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November 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Artist Stephanie (Estefania) Riggs has been creating ofrendas (altars) at MOIFA for the past 15 years. Here she introduces the Día de los Muertos holiday, while sharing about her creative process and the details of the 2025 ofrenda installation. Watch: youtu.be/ZN5HU7j9uJQ?...
Fiin keegi häbematu neiu kiufab vanemat pwovvat ja kaf ma kuulen faalift fekkuvaid vahelehüüdeid? Ainfatki.
Õnnekf tuli putin meelde, teda on hea kafutada kui keegi küfib mõifa akende kohta või kui tunned, et vaja on viimaft õlekõwt kafutada
Õnnekf tuli putin meelde, teda on hea kafutada kui keegi küfib mõifa akende kohta või kui tunned, et vaja on viimaft õlekõwt kafutada
March 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Fiin keegi häbematu neiu kiufab vanemat pwovvat ja kaf ma kuulen faalift fekkuvaid vahelehüüdeid? Ainfatki.
Õnnekf tuli putin meelde, teda on hea kafutada kui keegi küfib mõifa akende kohta või kui tunned, et vaja on viimaft õlekõwt kafutada
Õnnekf tuli putin meelde, teda on hea kafutada kui keegi küfib mõifa akende kohta või kui tunned, et vaja on viimaft õlekõwt kafutada
Your support of MOIFA fuels education programs that foster creativity, expands cultural understanding and brings world-class exhibitions that connect cultures and unite through folk art.
Help us finish the year strong and continue this vital work in 2026: http://www.museumfoundation.org/give-moifa
Help us finish the year strong and continue this vital work in 2026: http://www.museumfoundation.org/give-moifa
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Your support of MOIFA fuels education programs that foster creativity, expands cultural understanding and brings world-class exhibitions that connect cultures and unite through folk art.
Help us finish the year strong and continue this vital work in 2026: http://www.museumfoundation.org/give-moifa
Help us finish the year strong and continue this vital work in 2026: http://www.museumfoundation.org/give-moifa