Closing Celebration- FREE Community Day

Join us at the New Mexico Museum of Art for a vibrant FREE Community Day Closing Celebration of Gustave Baumann: The Artist’s Environment, honoring the enduring legacy of one of New Mexico’s most beloved artists and master printmakers. Enjoy a festive day of art, hands-on activities, and community—don’t miss your final chance to experience this acclaimed exhibition before it closes.

Schedule of Events 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | Art-Making for Kids: Stamps & Puppets

Our youngest visitors can explore finger puppets on a miniature stage— and create their own art with rubber stamps to take home.

11:00 a.m. | Curator Tour with Tom Leech

Join Curator Tom Leech for a FREE gallery tour of the exhibition.

12:00 p.m. | Lecture: The Baumann Holiday Marionette Tradition

Barbara Hatch, long-time director of the Museum’s annual Holiday Open House Marionette Play, shares the story of this cherished Santa Fe tradition—first performed at the museum in 1932—and her work carrying it forward in the spirit of Gustave Baumann.

12:00–4:00 p.m. | FREE Woodblock Printing

Experience Baumann’s process firsthand! Create your own color woodblock print in the museum lobby using replicas of Baumann’s printing blocks featured in the exhibition.

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Free Refreshments 

The Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico will be hosting a reception with light refreshments for all of our visitors

1:30 p.m. | Curator Tour with Tom Leech

A second opportunity to join Curator Tom Leech for a FREE gallery tour of the exhibition.

2:30–4:30 p.m. | Meet the Marionettes

See replicas of the Baumann marionettes up close as they make one last visit to the exhibition—alongside puppeteers Danielle Reddick and Susan George.