Past Exhibitions

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery

July 31, 2022 through May 29, 2023

Grounded in Clay - Tewa polychrome soup bowl, ca. 1650
Cuyamungue  Tewa polychrome soup bowl, ca. 1650 1955/11 Museum excavation MIAC

Grounded in Clay - Ako polychrome jar
7834/12 MIAC

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture debuts a traveling exhibition that features more than 100 historic and contemporary works in clay.

The project, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is a unique exhibition curated by the Native American communities it represents. Organized by the School for Advanced Research, the Vilcek Foundation, opening at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, the exhibition offers a visionary understanding of Pueblo pots as vessels of community-based knowledge and personal experience, including 11 pieces from the Laboratory of Anthropology, part of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture.

Much more information can be found on the Grounded in Clay website.

 



Grounded in Clay - Water Jar
Unknown, Santa Clara Water Jar 1880-1900 IAF.414




Now on Exhibit

Silver squash blossom and dragonfly necklace

Here, Now and Always

July 2, 2022 through July 2, 2028

Sculpture titled Evening Star by Kathleen Wall (Jemez)

Makowa: The Worlds Above Us

June 1, 2025 through August 17, 2026

Artwork by Duwawisioma title Ninma I of various corn husks in front of clouds

MĂ atakuyma
Now it is Becoming Clearer to Me

August 31, 2025 through April 19, 2026