Museum of International Folk Art
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| place | Santa Fe (New Mexico) 
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Folk art
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| opening | 1953 |
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Khristaan Villela
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The Museum of International Folk Art is a government institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico , USA. It is one of many cultural institutions operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.
history
The museum was founded by Florence Dibell Bartlett and opened to the public in 1953. It has gained national and international recognition as home to the world's largest collection of international folk art . The collection of more than 135,000 artefacts forms the basis for exhibitions in four different wings: Bartlett, Girard, Hispanic Heritage and Neutrogena. The original building, a gift from Bartlett to the state, was designed by famous New Mexico architect John Gaw Meem .
The Girard wing with its popular exhibition Multiple Visions: A Common Bond shows folk art, popular art, toys and textiles from more than 100 nations. The exhibition is unique in that it was designed by the founder 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 much more. Since the exhibition opened in 1982, more than a million visitors have entered Girard's special world. The exhibition is popular with children and teenagers and attracts visitors back to the museum to find an old favorite or to discover a new treasure in the gallery. Multiple Visions: A Common Bond represents approximately 10% of the collection. The exhibition and collection serves as an inspiration and resource for scholars, artists and educators from around the world, from preschool to college.
The museum's Neutrogena collection - donated in 1995 by Lloyd Cotsen , former CEO of Neutrogena - includes more than 2,500 textiles, ceramics and carvings from around the world. The Hispanic Heritage Wing opened in 1988 and was the only designated space for Spanish / Hispanic art in the state at the time. This wing underwent renovations and reopened in Fall 2009 to highlight Hispanic folk art from New Mexico and beyond.
The Bartlett Wing, named in honor of the museum's founder, Florence Dibell Bartlett, features rotating exhibitions based on the museum's collections and field studies of specific cultures or art forms. The exhibition in this wing ranged from Turkish, Tibetan and Swedish traditions to New Deal era art in New Mexico, recycled objects, Mayólica, CARNAVAL! and dancing shadows, Epic Tales: Wayang Kulit from Indonesia and a Macedonian embroidered dress.
The museum is located on Museum Hill in Santa Fe and hosts the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market every July. The Museum of International Folk Art shares Milner Plaza with another state institution, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture / Laboratory for Anthropology. Adjacent to both are the private Wheelwright Museum of American Indians and the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, as well as the Santa Fe Botanical Garden.
Individual evidence
- ^ New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Web Site. [1] 10/16/2006
- ^ Museum of International Folk Art website. [2] 10/16/2006
- ↑ Seth, Laurell; Ree Mobley, eds .: Folk Art Journey: Florence D. Bartlett & the Museum of International Folk Art . Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, ISBN 978-0-89013-442-9 .
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070621065532/http://www.internationalfolkart.org/about/girard.html
- ↑ http://www.internationalfolkart.org/wpasinnombre/index.html
- ↑ http://www.internationalfolkart.org/exhibitions/past/recycledreseen/rrindex.html
- ↑ http://www.internationalfolkart.org/mayolica/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.carnavalexhibit.org/
- ↑ http://online.internationalfolkart.org/dancingshadows
- ↑ http://online.internationalfolkart.org/macedonia
- ↑ http://www.folkartmarket.org
- ↑ http://www.spanishcolonial.org
- ↑ http://www.santafebotanicalgarden.org/visit-us/museum-hill-garden/
Web links
- Museum of International Folk Art - Official Site