‘Inspired and Refreshed’ A Season of Inviting Public Programs
Friends of Folk Art
After two years of COVID-related restrictions on public gatherings, the Museum of International Folk Art’s 2021 Día de los Muertos celebration was a sure sign that things were getting back to normal.
Championing International Cultures
“It’s been really positive,” says Leslie Fagre, the museum’s director of education. “Everyone was masked, but they just seemed so happy to be doing something in person, something that’s joyful and celebratory.”
Friends of Folk Art is the member support group for the Museum of International Folk Art.
The museum’s best-attended annual party ushered in a new season of openings with a cautious move toward more in-person events. The long-awaited opening of Dressing with Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia in early December launched more than a year of public programming surrounding the Scandinavian dress traditions of Swedish folkdräkt, Norwegian bunad and Sámi gákti.
Members enjoy events and experiences that highlight and build upon museum exhibitions and collections. The group’s year-round calendar includes folk art collectors’ home tours, hands-on workshops, and engagement with international and local folk artists. Annual dues are $100 for an individual and $150 for two people. A Museum of New Mexico Foundation membership is required to join.
Virtual events in conjunction with Dressing with Purpose will complement in-person gatherings. Carrie Hertz, Dressing with Purpose curator, will discuss the exhibition via Zoom during an April 14 Museum of New Mexico Foundation virtual event. Online conversations with Scandinavian artists, a Midsommar floral crown making program, and a one-time online screening of the film Sámi Blood will also be on the calendar during the exhibition’s run through February 19, 2023. Spring also brings public programming around continuing exhibitions. Traditional Spanish colonial dances with musical group Lone Piñon is part
To join or learn more: Call 505.982.6366 ext. 100 or visit museumfoundation.org/FOFA
Synnøve Kvamme (center) with sisters Halldis and Gudrun Folkedal, dressed in Hardangerbunader, now on view in the Dressing with Purpose exhibition. © Jan M. Lillebø.
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