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Dec 2, 2016
Ben Perea
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

5:30 - 7:30 PM Free music at the museum

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Dec 3, 2016
Foundation Holiday Celebration
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join the Foundation as we honor our top supporters and revel in the cheer of the holiday season.

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Dec 3, 2016
Donation Drop Off
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
For the Folk Art Flea

Proceeds benefit exhibitions and programs at the Museum of International Folk Art through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation

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Dec 4, 2016
Master Apprenticeship Folk Art Showcase
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Plus a Pre-Holiday Pop Up Market!

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Dec 4, 2016
Winter Traditions
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Annual MIAC Celebration

 

A special community holiday celebration featuring storytelling by Sunny Dooley (Diné); dance performances by Serpent Trail Dancers (Ohkay Owingeh), hands-on holiday activities

 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm:  Holiday hands-on Xmas activities

1:00 pm: Serpent Trail Dancers (Ohkay Owingeh), Milner Plaza

1:45 pm: Sunny Dooley (Diné), O’Keeffe Theatre

2:30 pm: Serpent Trail Dancers (Ohkay Owingeh), Milner Plaza

3:15 pm Sunny Dooley (Diné), O’Keeffe Theatre

 

Light refreshments

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Dec 7, 2016
Brownbag Lunch Film Showing
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
"Maize: A Sacred Sustenance" at the Center for NM Archaeology

"Maize: A Sacred Sustenance“ Brownbag lunch/Film showing

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - Noon - 1pm

At the Center for New Mexico Archaeology

7 Old Cochiti Road, Santa Fe, off the 599 Bypass and Caja del Rio Road

Come and enjoy three short films in which Native Americans share the significance of corn in their cultures and lives.

The films include:

Lenora Tsosie of Navajo Nation who discusses a Rite of Passage ceremony she recently conducted with her daughters

Marlon Magdalena of Jemez Pueblo, who demonstrates flutes and harvest songs on his handmade Native American flutes

Norma and Hutchy Naranjo, traditional Native farmers who demonstrate how they make chicos and other corn products.

Questions? Contact Diana Sherman, (505) 476-4443.

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Dec 7, 2016 - Dec 27, 2017
NM Seniors Free
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

New Mexico residents age 60 and over are admitted free every Wednesday

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Dec 8, 2016
Connecting to Sacred Realm through Divine Communication
Museum of International Folk Art
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Free Webinar

FREE and Open to Educators Everywhere.

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Dec 9, 2016
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 an 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.

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Dec 10, 2016 - Dec 11, 2016
Young Native Artists Winter Show
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Begin collecting art, jewelry, pottery and more from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople at the annual Young Native Artists Winter Show. Children and grandchildren of artists associated with the Palace of the Governors’ Portal Program will demonstrate and sell their own arts and crafts in the Meem Community Room. Free.

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Dec 10, 2016
Las Noches De Las Luminarias
Fort Selden Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Come enjoy the glow of Luminarias lighting up Ft. Selden Historic Site and enjoy the holiday celebration.

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Dec 11, 2016
Alcoves 16/17 #6
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibition Opening

Five new artists exhibit contemporary art made in New Mexico 10:30AM - 12PM

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Dec 11, 2016
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 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, cookies and hot cider in the Palace Courtyard. Free.

The History Museum and Palace will close at 3 p.m. to prepare for this event.

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Dec 11, 2016
Native American Hairstyles
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Traditional and Contemporary - A MUST SEE EVENT!

Join us at 10am for demonstrations of Tewa, Jemez, Santa Clara, San Felipe, Navajo, Hopi, Pawnee, and Laguna men’s and women’s hairstyling.

Followed by a presentation and Q&A with the participants at 3pm.

This is a must see event, especially for families. In 2014 a similar program received rave reviews!

Program is free with museum admission.

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Dec 16, 2016
Flamenco Holiday Dinner
Museum of International Folk Art
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
at Eloisa Restaurant

Celebrate the season Flamenco style!

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Dec 17, 2016
Youth Day at MIAC!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Music + Film + Hands-On Art

Join us for art, film, and music that celebrate Into the Future, our newest exhibition.  



  • Noon – 3pm: Recycled art with Kathy Elk Woman Whitman (Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikira)

  • 1 – 1:30: Film screening of Istinma with Jesse Shortbull (Oglala-Lakota)

  • 2 – 4pm: Performance art and music by Scatter Their Own (Scotti and Julianna Clifford, Oglala and Lakota)

By museum admission.

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Dec 18, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Hanukkah is a festive holiday of lights that begins this year on December 24. As part of the exhibition, Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities, bring the family to enjoy some Hanukkah-based activities. Make abeeswax candle to take home. Learn how to play a spinning top game of dreidel and compare it to the Mexican game of pon. First Sunday of the month free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.

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Dec 18, 2016
Celebrating the Life of Lloyd Kiva New
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tributes + Book Signing + Closing Reception

Join us for one last look of the Lloyd Kiva New exhibition, closing at the end of December.



  • Noon – 2pm: Tributes and readings from the life of Lloyd Kiva New, Cherokee 1916 – 2002

  •  2 – 4pm: Book signing of Lloyd Kiva New, a New Century with, Aysen Kiva New, Della Warrior (MIAC Director), Tony Chavarria (MIAC Curator of Ethnology), Ryan S. Flahive (IAIA Archivist), Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer (IAIA Curator of Collections), and Rose Maria Cutropia (Independent Curator)

  • 4pm: A Toast to Lloyd Kiva New - Closing Reception

With museum admission.

Books are available for purchase at the MIAC shop for $39.95. All proceeds benefit MIAC exhibitions.

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Dec 24, 2016
Early Closing
Museum of International Folk Art
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
closed at 1PM Saturday 12/24

The Museum closes at Noon Saturday December 24

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Dec 24, 2016
Christmas Eve hours
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Christmas Eve we will close at noon. 

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Dec 25, 2016
Closed for Christmas
New Mexico History Museum

The New Mexico History Museum and Palace of the Governors are closed on Sunday, December 25. We look forward to seeing you when we reopen at 10 am on Tuesday, December 27.

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Dec 25, 2016
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Museum is closed on December 25

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