Dec 2, 2011
Savory + Sweet:
Museum of International Folk Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Business Council Holiday Party
Celebrate a year of fruitful relationships garnered through the Business Council at the homes of gallery owner and member Andrea Fisher and Museum of International Folk Art Director Marsha Bol. Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 29 to http://www.museumfoundation.org/BCholiday Not a Business Council member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 117 to join!
Los Alamos National Bank is the 2011-12 Business Council Event Sponsor
Dec 3, 2011
History Library Book Sale Offers Great Deals
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A fund-raiser for the Chavez History Library
Just in time for the holidays, the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library will hold its first ever book sale on Saturday, December 3, from 10 am to 4 pm, in the Meem Room (enter through the museum's Washington Avenue doors). Sale items included books on New Mexico, Southwestern and Western history, US and world history and political science on the “atomic age,” biographies, coffee table books, and some literature.
Most hardbacks will go for $3, paperbacks for $1 to $2, and coffee-table books for $5. A selection of higher-priced, hard-to-find items on Southwest history will also be available, along with prints from the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives.
Proceeds will help the library purchase materials for its collection.
In order to prepare for this book sale, the Chavez Library and the Photo Archives will be CLOSED on Friday, Dec. 2.
Dec 4, 2011
Christmas at Kuaua
Coronado Historic Site
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
After-hours holiday event, free for all ages
Dec 4, 2011
Winter Celebration
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
on Museum Hill
Dec 4, 2011
Schola Cantorum and the Monks of Christ in the Desert Monastery
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape
Dec 4, 2011
Winter Celebration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Celebrate the season on Museum Hill with both The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and The Museum of International Folk Art. A special community holiday celebration for all ages. Join us for hands-on art activities in the classroom. Free with museum admission, NM Residents with I.D. and children under 17 free.
Dec 7, 2011
Sneak preview of PBS Billy the Kid documentary
New Mexico History Museum
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Panel discussion with producers, authors and historians
Dec 9, 2011
Christmas at the Palace
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Palace of the Governors
Santa Fe's beloved Christmas at the Palace brings the community together for a 27th-anniversary evening of hot cider, live music, entertainment -- and the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Claus -- in the legendary magic of the Palace of the Governors. A free, family event for all.
The History Museum and Palace will close at 3 p.m. to prepare for this event. Enter through the Palace at 105 W. Palace Ave. The History Museum will remain closed during the event.
Dec 9, 2011
Museum closes at 3 pm today
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Dec 10, 2011
Luminaria Tour
Fort Selden Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free, after-hours event
Dec 10, 2011
Light Among the Ruins: Holiday Celebration
Jemez Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free, after-hours event
Dec 10, 2011
LIGHT AMONG THE RUINS: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Jemez Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LIGHT AMONG THE RUINS: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Jemez State Monument, Jemez Springs, NM
Saturday, December 10, 5–9 p.m.
With one of the most beautiful prehistoric and historic sites in the Southwest as a backdrop, the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo and San José de los Jémez Mission Church will be decorated with hundreds of traditional luminarias. The evening’s program will include traditional Native American flute music and Jémez Pueblo dancers’ performance between two illuminating bonfires, and free refreshments. The village of Jémez Springs Park holiday festivities are on the same evening with free horse-drawn wagon rides available to the Monument.
For more information the public may call 575-829-3530. Free Admission.
Dec 10, 2011
Luminaria Tour
Fort Selden Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LUMINARIA TOUR
Fort Selden State Monument, Radium Springs, NM
Saturday, December 10, 5–9 pm
History buffs will enjoy visiting with soldiers (living history re-enactors) who set up camp for this event. Warm cider will be served from their camp fires and at a chuck wagon other free refreshments may be had. Listen to stories about this long abandoned fort. More than camp fires light up the evening, enjoy the spectacle of one thousand luminarias.
For more information the public may call 575-526-8911.
Free Admission.
More information about the state monuments may be found on the website http://www.nmmonuments.org or on Facebook.
Dec 11, 2011
Las Posadas
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Join the Tradition
The annual candle-lit procession of Las Posadas travels around the Santa Fe Plaza and concludes in the Palace Courtyard. This version of an old Hispanic tradition recreates Mary and Joseph's search for a place to give birth to the Baby Jesus – and throws in a few devils for good measure. Stay for carols in the Palace Courtyard, along with cookies and refreshments. Free and open to the public.
The History Museum and Palace will close at 3 p.m. to prepare for this event.
Dec 11, 2011
Holiday Party
New Mexico Museum of Art
Friends of Contemporary Art Event
Celebrate the holidays with Friends of Contemporary Art. Hosted by Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, this party is a warm and festive way to usher in the holidays and it provides an opportunity to view marvelous works of contemporary art in a gallery setting.
Not a Museum or Friends or Contemporary Art member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join!
Dec 11, 2011
Museum closes at 3 pm today
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Dec 17, 2011 - Dec 18, 2011
Young Natives Arts & Crafts Show
New Mexico History Museum
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Catch the next generation of Native artists
Dec 17, 2011
Memorial Service for Mary Kahlenberg
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Dec 18, 2011
Annual Holiday Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
starring the Gustave Baumann marionettes
Join Freckles, Warts and Santa at the Annual Holiday Open House,
starring the Gustave Baumann marionettes on Sunday, December 18, 2011, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
The afternoon is a round-robin event featuring two short skits by
the marionettes, an art-making project for the whole family, holiday
music, a Q&A session to talk to the marionettes in person, and the
“Find Freckles” gallery treasure hunt.
Admission is free.
Saint Francis Auditorium, NM Museum of Art
Dec 18, 2011
Walking Together Community Labyrinth Walk
Museum of International Folk Art
Winter Solstice
Dec 21, 2011
Let’s Take A Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
with MIAC Curators
Let’s Take a Look’ takes place the third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.
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.
The event is always FREE and open to the public.
Dec 21, 2011
Edgar Lee Hewett and the Southwest’s Monumental Ruins
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
Join Adam Johnson as he speaks on “Preservation in the Early 20th Century: Edgar Lee Hewett and the Monumental Ruins of the Southwest,” at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21, part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Lectures are held in the John Gaw Meem Room. Enter through the museum's Washington Avenue entrance. Free.
Dec 24, 2011
Holiday Stroll
Lincoln Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Walk the historic corridor of Lincoln State Monument amidst 1,000s of holiday luminarias. Visit with Santa at the Community Church while enjoying hot chocolate, cookies and gifts for children. Sponsored by Lincoln Pageant & Festival, Inc.
Dec 25, 2011
Holiday Closure
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum closed for Christmas
Dec 25, 2011 - Dec 27, 2011
Holiday Closing
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Dec 25, 2011 - Dec 27, 2011
Holiday Closing
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Dec 25, 2011 - Dec 27, 2011
Holiday Closing
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Art will be closed on Sunday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. We will reopen at 10 am on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
Dec 31, 2011
CREATIVE SPARK!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Life and Art of Tony Da
