Institute of American Indian Arts

Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)
TypePublic tribal land-grant college
Established1962
AffiliationAIHEC
PresidentRobert Martin
Location, ,
United States

35°35′13″N 106°00′36″W / 35.587°N 106.010°W / 35.587; -106.010
ColorsSilver & Turquoise    
MascotThunderbird
Websitewww.iaia.edu
Federal Building
20th Century postcard depicting the Federal Building
Institute of American Indian Arts is located in New Mexico
Institute of American Indian Arts
Institute of American Indian Arts is located in the United States
Institute of American Indian Arts
Location108 Cathedral Place at Palace St., Santa Fe, New Mexico
Coordinates35°41′13″N 105°56′11″W / 35.68694°N 105.93639°W / 35.68694; -105.93639
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural stylePueblo
NRHP reference No.74001207[1]
NMSRCP No.874
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 15, 1974
Designated NMSRCPJune 4, 1982

The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is a public tribal land-grant college in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. The college focuses on Native American art. It operates the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), which is housed in the historic Santa Fe Federal Building (the old Post Office), a landmark Pueblo Revival building listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Federal Building. The museum houses the National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art, with more than 7,000 items.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.