SANTE FE'S INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MUSEUM

MY HUSBAND SON AND I TRAVELED HERE WHEN WE MADE A SUMMER TRIP TO FIVE NATIONAL PARKS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. THEY HAVE SOME GUEST LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS SUCH AS SPINNING WOOL, MUSIC DEMONSTRATIONS SUCH AS FOLK ART OF PERU. WE REMEMBER THE MUSEUM HAVING SOME VERY UNIQUE EXHIBITS OF MEXICO - SOME REPLICAS OF DIFFERENT MEXICAN MARKETS, SOME TOWN SQUARES, DOLLS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES, HAND LOOMED WALL TEXTILES, AND SOME QUILTED FROM ALL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. WE SAW REPLICAS OF MEXICAN CHURCHES AS THEY WERE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS, THEY WERE ALL DRESSED UP AND THE PEOPLE HAD HAND WOVEN BELTS. THEY HAD VARIOUS MELONS, CORN, AND TORTILLAS FOR SALE OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH.. THEY HAVE EXHIBITS OF TOYS BEADWORK, EMBROIDERED CLOTHING, AND TRADITIONAL BASKETS FROM NEPAL, BOLIVIA., PERU, SWAZILAND, INDIA, KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA, KENYA, AND NEPAL.

THEY HAVE A WINTER CELEBRATION OF COLLECTIONS OF FOLK ART WITH AN INTERACTIVE GALLERY. THEY ALSO HAVE A GALLERY THAT DISPLAYS TOYS AND FOLK ART FROM 100 COUNTRIES. THEY ALSO HAVE WOODEN FOLK ART COLLECTION FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES THAT MAKE MASKS, WALL DECORATIONS AND SCULPTURES. THEY HAVE AMULETS THAT ARE OBJECTS OF POTENCY THAT ARE PRESENTED AS GIFTS TO SUPERNATURAL BEINGS IN RECIPROCATION OF FAVORS RECEIVED . THEY HAVE PAINTERS THAT HAVE PAINTED NARRATIVE SCROLLS AND PERFORM SONGS FROM WEST BENGAL. THEY HAVE A NICE BOOK ABOUT THEIR ART. THE MUSEUM HAS ENAMELED EARTHENWARE FROM SPAIN AND CHINA. THEY ALSO HAVE A VARIETY OF JAPANESE WOOD BLOCK PRINTS FROM THE 1800'S. THEY ALSO HAVE HANDMADE WOVEN CLOTH (SOME CEREMONIAL) FROM THE CONGO, CHINA, ASIA AND AMERICA.

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