Jan 1, 2015
Closed for New Year’s Day
New Mexico History Museum
Happy New Year! Enjoy some time with friends and family, then come see us when we reopen at 10 am on Friday, Jan. 2.
Jan 2, 2015
Procrastinators Card-Making Workshop
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Did you forget to send holiday cards? The Palace Press to the rescue! Use an antique printing press to make a card, then gussy it up with help from fellow crafters. Kids and families welcome. A Free First Friday Evening event, part of the exhibit Gustave Baumann and Friends: Artist Cards from Holidays Past.
Jan 4, 2015
Native American Portraits Exhibition Ends
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Last Chance to see exhibit! Open until 5pm today.
Jan 4, 2015
Native Photographer Lee Marmon (Laguna) Lecture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Marmon Speaks on Occasion of Exhibit Closing
Lee Marmon will speak at 1pm in the MIAC Theater on the occasion of the closing of the exhibition Native American Portraits: Points of Inquiry. Seating is limited, so plan to arrive early!
Jan 14, 2015
Films Made in New Mexico: A History
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower and Brownbags Lunch Lecture
Jeff Berg speaks on “Films Made in New Mexico: A History,” on Wednesday, January 14, part of the 2015 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series in the Meem Community Room. Enter for free through the History Museum’s Washington Avenue doors. Berg is a Santa Fe-based writer, film reviewer and film historian. For the past four years, he has traveled New Mexico narrating clips of movies made in New Mexico.
Jan 18, 2015
GranMary’s Place Storytelling
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
GranMary’s Place is a storytelling program at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture that is dedicated to celebrating the memory of Docent Mary Sudbrink. Mary loved life, children, and telling stories to children visiting the Museum.
Jan 25, 2015
History and Mystery: Uncovering the Past in Harvey Houses
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
What happens when you take on the renovation of a classic Harvey House? All the headaches of any historic-preservation project are joined by the joy of discovering an almost forgotten time. What stories can layers of paint tell? What mysteries lay deep in basements or at the bottom of a defunct fountain? Join Allan Affeldt, Jenny Kimball and Barbara Felix for “History and Mystery: Uncovering the Past in Harvey Houses” on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 2 pm in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium. The panel discussion is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents. Part of the exhibit Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy.
Jan 25, 2015
Hear Them Roar: The New Mexican Animal Carvers and Contemporary American Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
in conjunction with Wooden Menagerie: Made in New Mexico
Panel discussion with collectors, scholars and exhibition guest curator
Jan 28, 2015
Winter Lecture Series
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Free 6-7:30pm
Jan 30, 2015
Closed early for snow
New Mexico History Museum
Be careful out there! We are closing the museum this afternoon due to slick road conditions.
