Apr 4, 2014
Maria Ignacia Jaramillo: A Tale of Two Coats
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
A Free First Friday Gallery Talk
Born in Mexican-era Taos, María Ignacia Jaramillo de Bent saw the opening of the Santa Fe Trail and the arrival of traders and trappers from the United States. She married Charles Bent, the first U.S. territorial governor of New Mexico; her younger sister, Josefa Jaramillo, married Kit Carson. Maria Ignacia and her children survived the murder of her husband and brother during the 1847 Taos Rebellion. As part of the museum’s Free First Friday Gallery Talks, learn more about her and the turbulent times she lived in from Collections and Education Manager René Harris, who focuses on the dolman jacket and lovely mantón de Manila on display in Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now as testaments to a woman with feet in two cultures.
Meet up with friends, learn a little something, and head onto dinner with the money you saved. The talks last 15-20 minutes and are repeated at 5:30 and 6:30 pm. Museum admission is free from 5-8 pm on the first Friday of the month, November through April.
Apr 5, 2014
Friends of Archaeology Boletsakwa and Patokwa Trip
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The Friends of Archaeology (FOA) invite you to tour Boletsakwa and Patokwa Pueblos. Guided by Jemez Tribal Member and Traditional Cultural Properties Specialist Christopher Toya, participants will be treated to informal talks on the history of the area while experiencing the beauty of the Jemez Mountains and exploring these significant archaeological sites.
Cost per person for FOA members-$50.00/non-members-$55.00. $25 of the cost will be tax-deductible. The trip is scheduled for 5 hours, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Limited to 25 participants. Reserve starting Tuesday March 4, 2014 at 12:01 a.m. by calling 505-982-7799 ext. 5. Please check here and here for updates. To become a FOA member, click here.
Apr 6, 2014
Get To Know Your Art Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Family Activity Day
Explore the inner workings of the museum with members of its staff. Plus a hands-on art activity.
Apr 10, 2014
CLOSED FOR UTILITY WORK
Museum of International Folk Art
City Crew
City waterline work in the neighborhood is scheduled for Thursday April 10, 2014 The Museum will be closed.
Apr 12, 2014
Member Preview: Turquoise, Water, Sky
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Foundation members are invited to see Turqouoise, Water, Sky at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture before it opens to the public. The exhibition highlights the Museum’s extensive collection of Southwestern turquoise jewelry and presents all aspects of the stone, from geology, mining and history, to questions of authenticity and value. Live entertainment, wine and hors’ doeuvres will be served. To become a Foundation member, click here.
Apr 13, 2014
Brazilian Music & Dance
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Frank & Pilar Leto
in conjunction with Brasil & Arte Popular
Apr 13, 2014
Turquoise, Water, Sky
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Stone and Its Meaning
Public Opening:
1pm and 3pm - Dance performance by the Zuni Olla Maidens
1pm-4pm - Hands-on activities for all ages conducted by the museum’s Education Department.
2pm - Panel discussion by Cheryl Ingram(Silver Sun Gallery, Santa Fe), Joe Dan Lowry (The Turquoise Museum, Albuquerque), Douglas Magnus (silversmith and owner of the Tiffany Mine), Mark Bahti (Bahti Indian Arts, Santa Fe/Tucson), and Cody Sanderson (Navajo silversmith) in the O’Keeffe Theater. Seating Limited
2pm-4pm - Jewelry making demonstration by Ehren Natay (Santo Domingo Pueblo/Navajo) and Ed Natay (Navajo)
2pm-4pm - refreshments hosted by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico
FREE WITH REGULAR MUSEUM ADMISSION
New Mexico residents with I.D. free on Sundays. Children 16 and under and members are always free.
Apr 14, 2014 - Apr 30, 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.)
Apr 16, 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.
Apr 17, 2014
Friends of Indian Art: Evolution to the Future: The Tsosie-Guassoin Studio
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
The Friends of Indian Art (FIA) are invited to meet the talented family of Native American jewelry designers Connie, David and Wayne Nez. All are well-known in the world of contemporary art for their innovative, inspiring and spectacular works. All three will discuss their works. This fashion event will feature an overview of theri careers as individuals and as a family, their creative use of materials, and their ability to honor their traditions in the world of contemporary jewelry and fashion design. Learn more here. To become a FIA member, click here.
Apr 18, 2014
Premiere screening of Navajo-language Star Wars
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Premiere screening of Star Wars: Episode IV:
Museum Director, Della Warrior, "We are very excited to have our theater as a showcase for our Native films. This series will give our actors, writers, directors and producers a unique venue and audience for their films. Native film is a new medium for Native people to retell our stories to the world. Limited sitting, by reservation only. Call 505 476 1269, Museum of New Mexico Foundation members, free. All others by museum admissiion.
Apr 19, 2014 - Apr 20, 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.
Apr 19, 2014
Nature’s First Green is Gold: Earth Day Celebration
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Apr 20, 2014
CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
closed
Apr 20, 2014
Closed on April 20
New Mexico History Museum
In honor of the Easter holiday, the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors will be closed on April 20. Please join us when we reopen at 10 am on Tuesday, April 22.
Apr 23, 2014
Contemporary Pinhole Photography in the West and Southwest
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
Nancy Spencer and Eric Renner speak on “Contemporary Pinhole Photography in the West and Southwest," part of the 2014 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series at noon on Wednesday, April 23, in the Meem Community Room. Enter for free through the History Museum’s Washington Avenue doors.
Spencer and Renner created the Pinhole Resource Collection from their home in New Mexico’s Mimbres Valley. They guest-curated the exhibition Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography at the New Mexico History Museum, April 26, 2014–March 29, 2015, along with its accompanying book (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2014).
Apr 25, 2014
Opening Reception
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Southwestern Allure: The Art of the Santa Fe Art Colony
Exhibition organized by Boca Raton Museum of Art. Through July 27, 2014. Free admission 5-8pm.
Apr 27, 2014
We Move Like the Wind-Apaches Off the Reservation
Coronado Historic Site
2:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Friends of Coronado Lecture Series
Apr 27, 2014
Put A Spring In Your Step: Earth Day Celebration
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Apr 27, 2014
Exhibit opening: Pinhole Photography
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lecture and book signing
Be among the first to see the stunning images in Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography and enjoy a lecture and book signing by guest curators Nancy Spencer and Eric Renner, "Passion, Light and Pinhole Photography," at 1 pm in the History Museum auditorium.Reception and book signing, 2 to 4 pm.
As an extra treat, the Palace Press will release its latest letterpress broadside, Jane Always Dreaded Flying Home, featuring a digitally printed pinhole photo by Gregg Kemp and the poem it inspired by Santa Fe Poet Laureate Jon Davis. April 27 is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, and you can watch as images are added to www.pinholeday.org.
Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.
