Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Institute of American Indian Art Museum
The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is the country’s leading museum for exhibiting, collecting and interpreting the most progressive work of contemporary Native artists for local, national and international audiences. MoCNA is a venue for exhibitions of artists who merit, local, national and international recognition. The Museum belongs at the forefront of contemporary Native art presentation and strives to be flexible, foresighted and risk-taking in its exhibitions and programs.
The Institute of American Indian Arts Museum is located downtown, one block east of the plaza and across the street from the St. Francis Cathedral. It's the only museum in the world that highlights contemporary Native American arts. Carl Beam, James Lavadour, Gerald Clarke, and Tom Fields are but a small sampling of artists whose works are on display.
The museum often features exhibits of IAIA students and faculty. Other events include lectures, book signings and children's activities. Please note that the IAIA Museum is closed on Tuesdays from November to May.
The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), a center of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), is dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of/for contemporary Native art, history and culture through presentation, collection/acquisition, preservation, and interpretation. The MoCNA is recognized as the pre-eminent organizer of exhibitions devoted exclusively to the display of dynamic and diverse arts practices representative of Native North America.
The MoCNA encourages creative expression across the fields of arts and culture as an opportunity to engage/establish/foster/cultivate in cross-cultural dialogue with communities at the local, national and global level.
MoCNA’s exhibitions, programs and its Collection of Contemporary Native Arts are integral to nurturing and growth of the Institute of American Indian Arts legacy, college community and curriculum across academic and artistic disciplines.
MoCNA STORE AND THE NEW LLOYD KIVA GALLERY
Museum Store Hours
Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.
Closed on Tuesdays from November through May
Closed on New Year’s day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day.
Address
IAIA Museum Store
108 Cathedral Place
Santa Fe, NM, 87501, USA
Phone: 1-888-922-IAIA (4242) Fax: 505-983-1222 E-mail: shop@iaia.edu
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