Oct 1, 2014 - Oct 11, 2014
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Starting from April 14 and continuing through October 11, learn about the history of Santa Fe on a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors guides every Monday through Saturday. Gather at the Palace Courtyard’s Blue Gate just south of the History Museum entrance at 113 Lincoln Avenue at 10:15 am. Cost: $10; children 16 and under free when with an adult. Museum guides do not accept tips. (No tours on Saturdays when large events are held on the Plaza, such as Spanish Market and Santa Fe Fiesta.)
Oct 2, 2014
Legacy and Founders Societies Annual Event
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Legacy and Founders Society members are invited to attend a number of tours and talks featuring curators, librarians and registrars from the Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, followed by a cocktail reception in the Museum of International Folk Art’s atrium. Reservation is required by Friday, September 26 to laura@museumfoundation org or by calling 505.982.6366 ext. 116. By invitation only.
Oct 3, 2014
Broken by Secrets: Robert Oppenheimer and the Early Atomic Age
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A Free First Friday Gallery Talk
Dr. Jon Hunner, interim director of the museum, explores the complicated life of the atomic bomb’s father—from his childhood through his scientific career to his involvement with governmental policies during the early Atomic Age. Hunner’s Free First Friday talk, "Broken by Secrets: Robert Oppenheimer and the Early Atomic Age," will focus on Oppenheimer’s leadership of the Manhattan Project, his advocacy for an alternative way of dealing with these new weapons during the Cold War, and the events that led to him losing his security clearance in 1954.
The museum is free to everyone from 5 to 8 pm.
Oct 4, 2014
Turquoise Mine Tour
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Tiffany & Castilian Mines
Douglas Magnus, jewelry artist and owner of the Tiffany and Castilian Mines, among others in the Cerrillos District, will lead a tour of his mines. The tour is limited to twelve people. Tickets and information can be obtained at the Museum Gift Shop. (505-982-5057)
PLEASE NOTE THAT EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Oct 5, 2014
Albuquerque Baroque Players
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
A Painting the Divine event
Hear the Albuquerque Baroque Players perform in the History Museum auditorium, featuring 17th- and 18th-century chamber music from Italy, Germany and France. Performing: MaryAnn Shore (oboe and recorder), Mary Bruesch (viola da gamba) and Susan Patrick (harpsichord). The event is free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents. Children 16 and under free daily.
Oct 7, 2014
The Linguists: Saving Endangered Languages
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
What does it take to save a dying language? Join linguists Greg Anderson and K. David Harrison for a free screening of their 2008 film, The Linguists, which follows them around the world as they collect recordings of people speaking threatened languages. The screening, which will be followed by a Q&A, will be held in the History Museum Auditorium and is presented in collaboration with the Lensic and the International Folk Art Alliance. (The Lensic will feature a multimedia presentation by the two men on Oct. 6 at 7 pm. Tickets for that event are $10; ticketssantafe.org.)
Oct 8, 2014
Bob Boze Bell Talk
Lincoln Historic Site
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Museum of New Mexico Foundation is funding two special guests in Lincoln this October. Bob Boze Bell, Executive Editor of True West Magazine, is going to be an artist-in-residence October 1st through the 10th. While here Bob will be making sketches of Lincoln and historical events in the village. Joining Bob as historian-in-residence will be author Frederick Nolan who will be doing original research on Lincoln or an associated event. You are welcome and encouraged to talk to Bob and visit with him while he is here.
Oct 11, 2014 - Oct 12, 2014
Native Treasures Collectors’ Sale
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Come Discover Your Own Treasures!
A unique sale of Native American jewelry and art from private collections that benefits the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Pottery, jewelry, textiles, paintings, baskets, carvings, sculpture, beadwork–historic and contemporary. Come discover your own treasures!
Oct 12, 2014
From Pinholes to Black Holes
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A lecture in support of the exhibit Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography
Los Alamos National Laboratory fellow and astrophysicist Ed Fenimore speaks in the History Museum auditorium on "From Pinholes to Black Holes," detailing his work on a complex pinhole-based camera that flew on a 1991 Space Shuttle experiment. Why pinhole? Some stars and especially black holes generate mostly x-rays, but x-rays reflect and refract poorly. The best imaging technique for such stars is the technologically simplistic pinhole. LANL developed a coded array with 20,805 pinholes to get the task done. Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.
Oct 15, 2014
Let’s Take A Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Look at Your Treasures
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them.
The event is always FREE and open to the public. Federal and State regulations prohibit the curators from appraising any artifact.
Oct 15, 2014
The Circles: Cocktails with the Collector
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join members of The Circles at the Governor’s Circle level and above at the home of Lora and Bob Sandorini. View the Sandorini’s extensive collection of Native American beadwork, which has been featured in Western Art and Architecture, Su Casa, Western Art Collector and Cowboys and Indians. By invitation only. Offered to Governor’s Circle level members and above. For more information or to join The Circles, please contact Guin White at 505.982.6366 ext. 118 or guin@museumfoundation.org. Mercedes-Benz of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe New Mexican are proud sponsors of The Circles events.
Oct 16, 2014
Friends of Indian Art: Martha Hopkins Struever
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
The Friends of Indian Art (FIA) invite you to meet Martha Hopkins Struever, a scholar of historic and contemporary Pueblo Indian pottery and Pueblo and Navajo jewelry. A primary focus of her career as an art dealer has been to identify and encourage talented Indian artists. She sponsored the first exhibitions of Gail Bird and Yazzie Johnson, Norbert Peshlako and Perry Shorty, among others. Marti will speak to us abotu the evolution of jewelry from historic to contemporary, discussing techniques and famous jewelers. Learn more here. To become a FIA member, click here.
Oct 16, 2014 - Oct 17, 2014
Dave Warren and the Transformation of Cultural Studies Symposium
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, in partnership with the Institute of American Indian Arts, will honor Dr. Dave Warren with a symposium that examines the wide-ranging, profound impact his career has had on issues concerning modern indigenous people. Round-table and paper sessions will focus on areas related to his groundbreaking work in fields including: Native museums and cultural centers, tribal archives and Native education. Limited seating, free to the public.
Oct 18, 2014
National Archaeology Day
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Oct 18, 2014
Fiesta of Cultures
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
¡Viva la Fiesta! Enjoy panoramic views of the Rio Grande, the Bosque and the Sandia Mountains during Fiesta of Cultures, a celebration of local traditions including Pueblo, Hispanic and Anglo.
Oct 18, 2014
Spanish Guitar of the Americas
El Camino Real Historic Trail Site
Free Concert Series
A Free Concert Series featuring performances by award-winning guitarists Randy Rane and Ivan Rane, well-known Brazilian group Rio, classical guitarist Jesse Vernier, and Western Americana band Bone Orchard. Celebrate the change of seasons in beautiful Southern New Mexico with music, regional cuisine and museum exhibits on the history of El Camino Real. 10 am to 6 pm. Also on November 22nd and December 13th.
Oct 18, 2014 - Dec 13, 2014
Spanish Guitar of the Americas -- A Music Festival
El Camino Real Historic Trail Site
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Celebrate the change of seasons in beautiful southern New Mexico with music, regional cuisine, and museum exhibits at El Camino Real Historic Trail Site
Beginning on Saturday, October 18, and again on Saturday, November 22, and on Saturday, December 13 will be a free concert series and festival of the Spanish guitar at El Camino Real Historic Trail Site from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all three dates.
Oct 18, 2014
(Indigène Vérité) Digital Reclamation of Indigenous Storyscapes
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Films by Jeffrey Palmer
Join us on Saturday October 18, 2014, in the In the Kathryn O’Keefe Theatre for screenings of films by Jeffrey Palmer.
Oct 21, 2014 - Nov 4, 2014
Friends of Archaeology: Yucatan, The Mayan Route and Chiapas
Office of Archaeological Studies
From Merida to San Cristobal de las Casas, this excursion will visit several of the most famous Mayan cities: Palenque, Chichen Itza, Calakmul, and the murals of Bonampak. Museums, shopping and sharing experiences with local residents are also on the activity list. Organized by Rosa Carlson, and accompanied by OAS director emeritus, Tim Maxwell. Cost to be announced. Please check here and here for updates. To become a FOA member, click here.
Oct 23, 2014
First Look: Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Be first to see Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition, which showcases stoneware rooted in British and German traditions and is characterized by earthy local clays and surprising wood firing effects. Meet and mingle with Laura Addison, Curator of European & American Folk Art Collections, and co-curator Karen Duffy. First Looks are designed exclusively for The Circles, Legacy and Founders society, and select Business Council members, as well as Exhibition Development Fund donors and exhibition dignitaries. By invitation only. R.S.V.P. to Guin White at 505.982.6366 ext. 118 or guin@museumfoundation.org. To learn more about The Circles, click here.
Oct 23, 2014
Member Preview: Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Foundation members are invited to be first to see Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition at the Museum of International Folk Art. The exhibition features traditional stoneware from North Carolina and Georgia, characterized by earthy local clays, salt and ash glazes and surprising effects of wood firing. Crucial to agrarian life in the U.S. South, pottery was and continues to be central to the region’s way of life. The exhibition features works from more than forty artists, many of whom are are still living, including a younger generation inspired by the Southern tradition. R.S.V.P. by Thursday, October 16 by clicking here or calling 505.992.2715 ext. 6. To become a Foundation member, click here.
Oct 24, 2014 - Nov 15, 2015
Pottery of the U.S. South:
Museum of International Folk Art
A Living Tradition
Pottery was crucial to agrarian life in the U.S. South, with useful forms such as pitchers, storage jars, jugs, and churns being most in demand for the day-to-day activities of a household and farm. Today, a century after that lifeway began to change, potters in the South continue to make vital wares that are distinctively Southern. The Museum of International Folk Art celebrated this “living tradition” of American regional culture with the exhibition
Oct 25, 2014
Celebrating Creativity in Elder Care: A Day of Learning
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A special workshop
How can we build creative connections among people with memory illnesses using music, poetry and museum exhibits? Learn new techniques at a daylong workshop sponsored by the New Mexico History Museum and the acclaimed Alzheimer’s Poetry Project. Participation is open to museum staff, caregivers, educators, family members--anyone with an interest in reaching new populations through creative learning. A registration fee of $35 includes light breakfast and lunch. Continuing Education Units are available. To register or for more information call (505) 577-2250 or go to: www.dementiaarts.com.
Oct 26, 2014
Cameras from the Kitchen
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A family-friendly workshop for Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography
Bring an empty coffee can, oatmeal box, potato chip can or shoebox (with lids). We’ll provide the rest to help you make your own camera obscura and see the world through a pinhole of light. A drop-in, family-friendly event suitable for all ages. Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.
Oct 29, 2014
Fred Harvey, the Hotel Castañeda, and the Future of the Past in Railroad New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
Stephen Fried, author of the best-selling biography, Appetite for America, delivers a Brainpower & Brownbags Lunch Lecture on “Fred Harvey, the Hotel Castañeda, and the Future of the Past in Railroad New Mexico.” Fried is an expert on the legacy of Fred Harvey and his many Harvey Houses, including the soon-to-be-renovated Hotel Castañeda in Las Vegas, NM.
The Brainpower & Brownbags Lectures are free and open to the public. Enter the Meem Community Room through the museum’s Washington Avenue doors.
