OCT 19, 2024 – JAN 12, 2025
Take a virtual tour through the collections and explore our newest online addition —the Susan L. Q. Flaherty Collection, donated in memory of San Ildefonso potter Dora Tse Pe'.
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We support leading-edge research and study in anthropology and related disciplines in order to foster a better understanding of humankind and the critical problems we face.
Our Collection
We steward one of the most important collections of Southwest Native American art and guide museums around the world on best practices in collaborating with source communities.
Our Community
We offer symposia, salons, classes and field trips that give you a unique opportunity to meet and learn from our scholars and artists. Find out how you can get involved with our diverse, dynamic community.
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SAR Resident Scholar Jason De León Wins the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction
ISBN 9780593298589 Viking Books / Penguin Random Housewere the words of anthropologist Jason De León when he accepted the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction for Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling (Viking Books / Penguin Random...
Election Thoughts
Election Thoughts by Morris W. Foster, SAR President I imagine that each of you has thoughts about what the recent election results may portend. Whether you voted for or against the incoming administration, the next four years will bring much change and incite strong...
SAR Welcomes New Board Directors
The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to welcome four new members and two returning members to its board of directors, as well as one new Advisory Board member. These members bring a vast array of experience in many areas, including anthropology, sociology, leadership, and development.
The SAR Humanities Festival Returns
The School for Advanced Research (SAR) presents the 2024 SAR Humanities Festival: Food for Thought: lectures, discussions, film, and field trips investigating ancient and modern food systems, sustainability, eating and food ethics, and the lives of farmers, ranchers,...
Visit SAR Artist Fellows at the 2024 Santa Fe Indian Market
Billed the world’s largest and most prestigious Native arts show, the Santa Fe Indian Market returns this weekend in its 102nd year. Over twenty former School for Advanced Research (SAR) Artist Fellows will have booths on or around the Santa Fe Plaza at the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA)’s 2024 Santa Fe Indian Market on August 17 and 18, 2024.
A Conversation with Kevin Aspaas: The Story of a Modern Diné Weaver
Born and raised in Santa Fe for the first nine years of his life, Kevin’s arrival was a homecoming of sorts. Before he was born, his mother moved here with some of his siblings so one of his sisters could attend the School for the Deaf. She raised her children and wove during the school year, while his father stayed behind in Shiprock to work for the power plant – an arrangement that echoed so many Diné (Navajo) households of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They returned home to Shiprock and Jeddito, where Kevin’s mother is from, for the summers.
