MoCNA Receives Reader’s Choice Award in USA Today 10Best
The top ten winners in the category “Best Art Museum” are as follows:
- Booth Western Art Museum—Cartersville, Georgia
- Heard Museum—Phoenix, Arizona
- IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts—Santa Fe, New Mexico
- National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution—Washington, DC
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art—Bentonville, Arkansas
- Detroit Institute of Arts—Detroit, Michigan
- The Cleveland Museum of Art—Cleveland, Ohio
- Kimbell Art Museum—Fort Worth, Texas
- The Art Institute of Chicago—Chicago, Illinois
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York—New York, New York
To learn more about the top ten “Best Art Museums,” visit USA Today 10Best.
Protocols to Ensure a Safe Visitor Experience
- Please self-assess your health before visiting the museum. Are you exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, difficulty breathing, headache, body aches, sore throat, loss of taste and smell, fever, and chills)? Have you been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19? If you are exhibiting any of these symptoms or have been exposed, please do not visit the museum and reschedule for a later date. If you purchased a ticket online, we will work with you on transferring that ticket to another date or providing you with a refund.
- Respect social distancing and ensure everyone’s safety by following all signage and directional arrows within each of our gallery spaces. Please respect our max occupancy signs for each gallery space and maintain 6 foot distance or more from other museum guests and staff.
- Following New Mexico’s public health order and IAIA’s guiding principles, all visitors will be required to wear a face covering that covers the nose and mouth while in the museum.
- Hand sanitizing stations have been placed throughout the museum for your convenience.
- At the moment, no docent-led group tours or school tours will be provided.
- Please be respectful of our staff and each other. We are here to ensure a safe space for everyone.
If you have questions, please call (505) 428-5912 or email store@iaia.edu.
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Current and Upcoming MoCNA Exhibitions
A listing of current and upcoming exhibitions at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).
List of Events
Jordan Ann Craig: My Way Home
My Way Home showcases Jordan Ann Craig’s bold geometric abstractions and intricate dot drawings, blending Indigenous traditions with modern techniques to explore identity and memory.
2024–2025 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Kinship Woven Through Ancestral Lands
Discover the exceptional talent and vision of emerging Indigenous artists at the 2024–2025 IAIA BFA Exhibition, featuring works from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Bachelor of Fine Arts programs.
Kite and Wíhaŋble S’a Center: Dreaming with AI
Dreaming with AI showcases Dr. Suzanne Kite’s (Oglála Lakȟóta) innovative works, blending Indigenous knowledge, Lakȟóta cosmology, and artificial intelligence.
Our Stories
Our Stories is a companion to The Stories We Carry exhibition, located adjacent to the Kieve Family Gallery.
The Stories We Carry
The Stories We Carry features contemporary jewelry created by more than 100 Indigenous artists across decades stewarded by the MoCNA permanent collection.