Dec 1, 2014
Folk Art in Color
Museum of International Folk Art
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Santos: Innovations Within Tradition
The first in a series of four free lectures exclusively for current friends to get together, enjoy some snacks and stimulating conversations about folk art from New Mexico and beyond. All celebrating the 2015 #SummerofColorinSantaFeNM, each speaker is uniquely qualified, the planning committee is very excited and has the RSVP line all set up for the first lecture in December.
Dec 5, 2014
Mapping New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A Free First Friday Gallery Talk
As New Mexico morphed into the state we know today, its paper outlines changed the lives of those who called it home. Gather in the exhibition Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now, where Librarian Tomas Jaehn will speak on "Mapping New Mexico," using three maps that demonstrate those changes—along with a cartographic error that determined who was American and who was Mexican.
Free museum admission to everyone from 5 to 8 pm.
Dec 5, 2014 - Feb 6, 2015
First Fridays at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
5-8pm free
Dec 7, 2014
Christmas at Kuaua
Coronado Historic Site
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Get into the holiday spirit with an evening of family fun!
Dec 7, 2014
Winter Traditions
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A Community Holiday Celebration
A special community holiday celebration featuring Native American storytelling, dance performance, and hands-on activities. Free admission for New Mexico residents on Sundays with ID.
Dec 7, 2014
Opening event for Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Exhibit opening
Be among the first to see this Mezzanine-area addition to the museum’s main exhibit, Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now. Curated by Meredith Davidson, Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy focuses on the rise of the Fred Harvey Company as a family business and events that transpired specifically in the Land of Enchantment, including the invention of the Harvey Girls in Raton. The Winslow Harvey Girls host a trunk show of Harvey House china in our lobby. Also:
10 am, 11 am, noon and 4 pm, see The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound, a 57-minute documentary, in the museum auditorium
2 pm, gather in the auditorium for a conversation with curator Meredith Davidson, documentary producer Katrina Parks, and Stephen Fried, author of the acclaimed biography Appetite for America. Seating is limited; doors open at 1:30 pm.
3–4 pm, refreshments in the lobby
Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily
Dec 7, 2014
Winter Celebration
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fun for all ages
Annual celebration of the Winter season with hands on art activities for ages 3 to 103
Dec 12, 2014
Christmas at the Palace
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Santa Fe’s beloved Christmas at the Palace brings the community together for a 30th-anniversary evening of hot cider, cookies, live music, piñatas, craft-making activities, a chance to operate an antique printing press and the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Claus -- all in the legendary magic of the Palace of the Governors. A free, family event. (Donations of non-perishable food welcomed.)
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 13, 2014
Light Among the Ruins: Christmas Celebration
Jemez Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dec 13, 2014 - Dec 14, 2014
Young Native Artists Holiday Show and Sale
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A free family event
Children and grandchildren of the Palace Portal artisans will display their own creations at the Young Native Artists Holiday Show and Sale in the Meem Community Room and History Museum classroom. Pick up some nifty Christmas presents and support the next generation of Native American artisans. Enter for free through the museum’s Washington Avenue doors, 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday; 10 am to 2 pm on Sunday.
Dec 13, 2014
Luminaria Tour at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ft. Selden Historic Site will be celebrating the season again this year with its annual “Luminaria Tour”. 1,000 Luminarias will be placed along the Monument trails to light the path of visitors as they experience this night-time wonder.
Dec 14, 2014
Las Posadas
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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 with Holy Cross Church members and Coro de Agua Fria 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 pm to prepare for this event.
Dec 14, 2014
"Wearable Art" Jewelry Lecture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Keri Ataumbi Discusses Her Work
A multiple award winner at Indian Market and the Heard Museum Show, Keri Ataumbi will discuss her "wearable art" of silver and gold, often enhanced with precious and semi-precious gems, including turquoise.
Keri is of Kiowa and Italian heritage, and her work is steeped in both traditional and contemporary art streams. She creates jewelry based on a personal aesthetic of "content-based enquiry." As an example, some pieces have taken inspiration from the natural world and are enhanced with insects, plant life, or animals. Her eclectic, innovative, contemporary designs can be viewed not only as jewelry, but as stand alone art.
Dec 17, 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.
Dec 17, 2014
Why Money is Better than Barter: Trade in 18th-Century Northern New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
Linda Tigges, a longtime urban planner, speaks on "Why Money is Better than Barter: Trade in 18th-Century Northern New Mexico.” The Brainpower & Brownbags Lectures are free and open to the public. Enter the Meem Community Room through the museum’s Washington Avenue doors.
Dec 19, 2014
Opening Reception
New Mexico Museum of Art
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Focus on Photography
4-6pm free public opening for new photography shows
Dec 24, 2014
Luminarias in Lincoln
Lincoln Historic Site
Dec 24, 2014
Christmas Eve Closing at Noon
New Mexico History Museum
To give our hard-working staff time to get their own homes ready for Santa, we’ll close at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24. The museum reopens at 10 am on Friday, Dec. 26. Happy holidays, everyone.
Dec 24, 2014
Christmas Closings
New Mexico Museum of Art
The New Mexico Museum of Art will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24.
Dec 24, 2014 - Dec 26, 2014
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
12:00 PM - 10:00 AM
closing early Dec 24
The Museum of Internatiopnal Folk Art will close at Noon on Wednesday, December 24 and will re-open Friday, December 26, 2014 at 10am.
Dec 24, 2014
MUSEUM CLOSES AT NOON
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Open 10a - 12p; 2 Hours for Last Minute Museum Store Shopping!
EARLY HOLIDAY CLOSING. OPEN 10am - Noon!
Please be advised that the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (and all State of New Mexico Museums and Historic Sites/Monuments) will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Eve, so employees and volunteers may spend time with their families and friends.
See you on December 26!
Dec 25, 2014
Closed for Christmas
New Mexico History Museum
We extend warm holiday greetings to you and your family. Though we’re closed on Christmas Day, we look forward to seeing you at 10 am on Friday, Dec. 26.
