The Wheelwright Museum was founded in friendship and common purpose between its founding patron, Mary Cabot Wheelwright (1878-1958) and the esteemed Diné (Navajo) ceremonial practitioner and …

Feb 8, 2024 · The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian promotes the living traditions and creative expressions of Native peoples through exhibitions, collections, programming and research.

Jun 7, 2015 · Gestural In Form showcases over twenty-five dynamic works by Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo) from the 1980s–2020s, plus a bountiful selection of his family’s work, from the collections of …

Echoes highlights the landmark exhibitions that the Wheelwright Museum has organized since the 1970s, representing the work of established and emerging artists, and those who have risen to …

If you want to schedule a docent tour for your group, please contact Jacqueline Samaniego Grado, Admissions/Membership Clerk on 505-982-4636 ext. 121 or email [email protected].

The Wheelwright Museum (named for Mary Cabot Wheelwright b. 1878– d. 1958, one of the two founders) is recognized as a historic landmark and has been open to the public since 1937.

Jan 11, 2025 · In Pathfinder his artistic journey is charted from his first work Iron Horse Jacket – a portrait of a young Brooke Shields on a biker jacket made in 1982 – to his most recent commission …

Jun 7, 2025 · Reconnecting with historic voice recordings from the Wheelwright Museum’s permanent collection, Begaye created a series of abstract works in 2024-2025, which visualize the Diné …

Jun 7, 2015 · In 2015, the Wheelwright Museum opened its largest expansion to date, the Jim and Lauris Phillips Center for the Study of Southwestern Jewelry devoted to the art history and …

Jun 7, 2015 · Gestural In Form showcases the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian and Charlotte Mittler’s prominent collection of Virgil Ortiz’s sculptural works from the 1980s through the …