May 1, 2014 - May 31, 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.)
May 1, 2014
Celebrate Santa Fe Tourism
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center
Come visit us at 2014 National Tourism Week, as the Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce “Celebrate Santa Fe Tourism” 10am to 4pm.
May 2, 2014 - May 3, 2014
Friends of Archaeology Water Canyon/Socorro Trip
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology are invited to join Dr. Robert Dello-Russo, a well-known Paleo-Indian archaeologist, former Deputy Director of the Office of Archaeological Studies and current Director at the UNM Office of Contract Archeology, on a tour to the Socorro area, visiting the regionally significant Paleo-Indian site at Water Canyon, the nearby extensive, prehistoric rhyolite quarry known as Black Canyon, and the deep, multi-component Lemitar Shelter in San Lorenzo Canyon.
People going on the tour will be responsible for their own hotel costs, as well as breakfast and dinner. Lunches and drinks during the day will be provided. The tour will be limited to 20 people. Cost is $150.00 for FOA members and $160.00 for non-members. $100.00 of the cost will be tax-deductible.
Reserve beginning Tuesday March 25, 2014 at 12:01 a.m. by calling 505-992-2715 x 8. Please check here and here for updates and specific dates. To become a FOA member, click here.
May 2, 2014 - Oct 31, 2014
Free Friday Nights Go Weekly
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Free admission from 5 to 8 pm every Friday, May through October. Come enjoy the exhibits, special events, and head out to dinner with the money you saved.
May 2, 2014
Free First Friday Curator Talk
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Photo Archivist Daniel Kosharek, co-curator of the new exhibit Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography, leads a casual walk through the gallery at 6 pm. Enjoy the many images and inventive cameras and learn more about how this comparatively primitive process has delighted photographers for generations. The museum is free from 5 to 8 pm.
May 4, 2014
Storytelling with Joe Hayes
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tales insprired by animals
Joe Hayes tells stories in the exhibition The Wooden Menagerie: Made in New Mexico
May 4, 2014
Darryl Begay Lecture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Darryl Begay, Navajo Jeweler
Darryl Begay is a well known master jeweler. He has taken the art of tofa carving and casting, which he learned from his uncle, Bobby Begay, to new levels never seen before. He has been a Best-of-Show winner at the Santa Fe Indian Market.
May 7, 2014
Southwest Pottery Artist Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dina Velarde, Jicarilla Apache
Native artists from different Southwest tribes, will discuss and demonstrate different techniques, clays and styles of pottery. Dina Velarde is a Jicarilla Apache Artist who has been awarded for both her mediums of micaceous pottery and photography. She is a fourth generational potter who has learned to work with the micaceous clay process from digging and cleaning her own clay to the outdoor firing
May 9, 2014
The Sketchbook Project
New Mexico Museum of Art
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Mobile Library
This Mobile Library will be set up just outside of our museum during one of our free Fridays 5-8pm
May 15, 2014
Friends of Indian Art: Michael Naranjo
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
The Friends of Indian Art (FIA) are invited to meet Michael Naranjo, a native of Santa Clara Pueblo, who has won worldwide acclaim as a sculptor. His works have been described by one critic as manifesting a "unique expression and creative brilliance." His artisty has been honored by collectors, critics, presidents, and the Pope. Michael overcame advertsity, inspired by an inner determination and vision tat have enabled him to interpret the world around him with sensitivity and meaning. Learn more here. To become a FIA member, click here.
May 17, 2014 - May 18, 2014
Ft. Stanton Living History Event
Fort Stanton Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
The Fort Stanton Garrison will host a Living History Event the third Saturday of each month accept for July, which is Fort Stanton Live.
May 17, 2014
Native American Film Series
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
"Turquoise Rose" is a coming of age story about a Navajo girl from Arizona. Raised in Arizona, "T" attends college, and is interning as a photojournalist at the local paper and has plans to vacation in Europe. When her Grandmother falls sick everything changes. The film will be shown at 1:00pm and then again at 6:00pm. Admission into films is by museum admission. Seating is limited and on a first come, first serve.
May 17, 2014
Cerrillos Mine Tour
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cerrillos District Mine Tour with Douglas Magnus
This is a rare opportunity to visit this site in the Cerrillos District, which include the Tiffany and Castillian mines. People should wear sensible shoes for walking on hillsides, bring sun screen and water. There are no toilet facilities at the site. Also, although unlikely to be encountered, there are rattlesnakes and rodents, and all they imply, in the area. This tour is limited to 12 participants. MNMF members, $20.00 and non-members, $25.00. Carpooling will be encouraged and a map will be provided as well. Please make reservations through the MIAC Gift Shop at 505 982 5057.
May 18, 2014
Perspectives and Meanings
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Turquoise from Prehistory to the Present: A Lecture Series
"Prehistoric" the first of a five part lecture series. Speaker will be Joan Mathien. Dr. F. Mathien is a retired National Park Service Archaeologist who has conducted world-class research over the past 30 years on Chaco Canyon and on the ancient use of turquoise. This lecture is free with museum admission.
May 18, 2014
Gallery Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Focus on Photography
Photography talk 2-3pm
May 21, 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.
May 21, 2014
The Year 1855: Excitement in the Taos Plaza
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
John Ramsay speaks on "The Year 1855: Excitement in the Taos Plaza," part of the 2014 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series at noon on Wednesday, May 21, in the Meem Community Room. Enter for free through the History Museum’s Washington Avenue doors.
Ramsay, a retired Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher, is a longtime board member of the History Society of New Mexico.
May 21, 2014
Southwest Pottery Artist Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Jennifer Moquino, Santa Clara/Kiowa Potter
Native artists from different Southwest tribes, will discuss and demonstrate different techniques, clays and styles of pottery. Jennifer Moquino, Santa Clara/Kiowa, is able to imbue each piece of her pottery with a perfedt balance of creativity and natural beauty. Breathing life into the animals, insects and birds which are etched into the clay surface of her vessels.
May 21, 2014
Breakfast with the 2014 Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Living Treasure Artists
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Living Treasure artists, Joe and Althea Cajero
Join us for breakfast with 2014 MIAC Living Treasures Artists Joe and Althea Cajero at Museum Hill Café. Meet Joe and Althea and listen as they discuss their works and participation in this year’s MIAC Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival. Tickets: $35 for Foundation members, $40 for non-members available MIAC Shop, For questions, please call Connie Tooker Nunez at 505.982.6366 ext. 106.
May 23, 2014
2014 Native Treasures Benefit and Pre-Sale Party
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Attend the 2014 Native Treasures Benefit and Pre-Sale Party at the at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Friday, May 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Mingle with the Native Treasures artists and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and an open wine and champagne bar. Artists have been asked to create pieces with the theme of “Journey," however they choose to interpret that in their own medium. Please come honor their work and buy one of these unique pieces. Tickets: $100 ($70 is tax-deductible). Purchase tickets here. For questions, please contact Connie Tooker Nunez at 505.982.6366 ext. 106.
May 23, 2014 - May 24, 2014
Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Santa Fe Community Convention Center
Shop this Indian arts show and sale that showcases museum-quality works made by notable Native American artist. Proceeds benefits exhibitions and related programs at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture.
May 24, 2014 - May 25, 2014
10th Annual Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join us for Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival, Santa Fe’s only museum-quality Indian art show and sale. More than 200 Native American artists participate, each of whom is specially invited by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, to represent the best and brightest of the Indian art world. Many of the artists at Native Treasures are included in the museum’s permanent collection. Participating artists represent a wide range of tribes and pueblos, as well as a wide range of art forms, from traditional to contemporary. In addition to established artists, we have an Emerging Artist section to showcase new talent.
Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival benefits the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Each artist generously donates a portion of sales to the Museum’s exhibitions and programs. General admission tickets, $10 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), early bird tickets, $20 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Learn more here.
May 24, 2014
10th Annual Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival (Early-Bird Admission)
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Join us for Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival early-bird admission at 9 a.m. for $20 (Saturday only). Santa Fe’s only museum-quality Indian art show and sale. Over 200 Native American artists participate, each of whom is specially invited by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, to represent the best and brightest of the Indian art world. Many of the artists at Native Treasures are included in the Museum’s permanent collection. Participating artists represent a wide range of tribes and pueblos, as well as a wide range of art forms, from traditional to contemporary. In addition to established artists, we have an Emerging Artist section to showcase new talent. Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival benefits the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Each artist generously donates a portion of sales to the Museum’s exhibitions and programs. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, click here.
May 25, 2014 - May 31, 2015
Toys and Games: A New Mexico Childhood
New Mexico History Museum
Museums often focus on how we worked, how we fought, the businesses we built, and the challenges we overcame – the adult side of life. But before we became hard workers, everyone was a child, and every child shaped his or her play-world with toys. From the homemade or passed down to those bought new, toys deeply impact how we fill our childhood worlds. The History Museum collections contain a range of examples of how we played, and in observance of our fifth anniversary, we’ll display some of the most exquisite pieces in an installation in our front window. Toys and Games: A New Mexico Childhood invites visitors to travel down memory lane while also introducing today’s children to the delights of childhood past.
May 25, 2014
Come Out and Play: Our Fifth Birthday Bash
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Outside of cowboy boots and a pony, what does pretty much every five year old want on their birthday? A party! And that’s just what the New Mexico History Museum is throwing on May 25. The first treat: Through the generosity of La Fonda on the Plaza, the day is free to everyone.
Join us from 1–4 pm for a treats, games, hands-on activities and the debut of a new front-window installation, Toys and Games: A New Mexico Childhood, featuring dolls, toys, skates, sleds and more from the museum’s collections.
Activities at the party include games like hoop races, hopscotch and horse shoes in the Palace Courtyard; marbles and tops in the lobby. That’s just the start. Children can take part in a tea party hosted by Girl Scout Troop 85 from Española (featuring a very popular brand of cookies). Everyone can make a miniature adobe brick with the help of Cornerstones Community Partnership. In honor of all the hands it took to build the museum, visit the craft station to create a keepsake handprint. Enjoy refreshments courtesy of Los Compadres del Palacio, a key support group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.
May 30, 2014
Santa Fe Poets 5
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
An event for Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography
Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis hosts the fifth of six readings he has organized in and around Santa Fe. In honor of the ongoing exhibit, Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography, he brings together five notable poets for a free reading in the History Museum auditorium. Enjoy readings from Chee Brossy, Joan Logghe, Carol Moldaw, Henry Shukman, and Farren Stanley. (Davis’s tenure as Poet Laureate ends in June.) Free.
May 30, 2014
Book Event
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Bruce Nauman: The True Artist
Peter Plagens and Juliet Myers will talk about Nauman and his importance in international contemporary art. 6-7pm.
May 31, 2014
Native American Film Series
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
A Short Film Series, by Nanabah Becker (Dine)
Nanobah Becker was chosen for Project Involve: A program of Film Independent in Los Angeles, served as a guest selector for NMAI’s Native American Film + Video Festival, has received many awards, including a National Video Resources Media Arts Fellowship. The films will be shown at 1:00pm and then again at 6:00pm. Admission into films is by museum admission, seating is limited and on a first come, first serve.
