NMDCA News:

The New Mexico Museum of Art and New Mexico History Museum co-present “Baumannia,” a series of programs and special events in honor of the life and legacy of artist Gustave Baumann on 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 28 at their Santa Fe Plaza campuses.

Baumannia Community Day, hosted at both museums, will include hands-on activities, a marionette presentation, a variety of mini lectures and presentations, a Craft in America television episode screening, block printing activities, tours of Gustave Baumann’s re-created studio at the History Museum’s Palace Press, and other family-friendly activities. Visit nmculture.org/gustave-baumann for a full schedule of events.

Baumannia, is inspired by the Museum of Art’s retrospective exhibition, “Gustave Baumann: The Artist’s Environment,” and hosted in collaboration with the History Museum. The History Museum holds a robust digitized collection of photos, documents, and audio from the Ann Baumann Trust tied to the life and work of Gustave Baumann. The event shares this important art and history collection that is part of the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Courtesy of New Mexico Dept. of Cultural Affairs