Jan 1, 2016
Closed for New Year’s Day
New Mexico History Museum
We are closed Friday, January 1, but look forward to seeing you when we reopen at 10 am on Saturday, January 2. Happy New Year!
Jan 1, 2016
CLOSED NEW YEAR’S DAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Museum is closed January 1
Jan 9, 2016
In Conversation - Looking Forward, Looking Back
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Panel discussion 11:00 to 1:00 in St. Francis Auditorium with artists Ligia Bouton, Angela Ellsworth, and Micol Hebron
Jan 10, 2016
Last day to see the pinhole photography exhibition
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Get a last glimpse at Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography, a mind-blowing exhibition featuring stellar examples of pinhole artistry from the 19th century through today. Nearly 225 photographs and 40 cameras show how a light-tight box pierced by a hole and holding a piece of old-school film can reveal alternate versions of reality. The photographs are drawn from the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives’ Pinhole Resource Collection, the world’s largest collection of pinhole photography.
Admission on Sundays free to NM residents.
Jan 13, 2016
The French in New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
Francois-Marie Patorni, a French native and a Santa Fe resident, speaks on "The French in New Mexico," as part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Patorni is author of New Mexico: The French since the 1500s, which explores 500 years of French, French-Canadian and other French-speaking people in the Land of Enchantment. His website is http://newmexicofrenchhistory.com/. Lectures are free in the Meem Community Room. Enter through the Washington Avenue doors.
Jan 13, 2016
Writing the Modernist Southwest
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Noon time lecture
Elizabeth Oliphant gives this free noon time talk about modernist writers in the American Southwest.
Jan 16, 2016
Activism through Art Special Event
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Films and Panel on Contemporary Indian Issues
Jan 17, 2016
Uncovered: The Discovery of a Confederate Mass Grave at Glorieta
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
In 1987, while building his home in Pecos, Kip Siler discovered human remains. A study soon revealed a mass grave of Civil War Confederate soldiers. Join archeologist Matthew Barbour in a presentation of the excavations and stories that the remains tell about the decisive 1862 battle. Siler will show some of the artifacts in his personal collection with visitors in the Meem Community Room following the talk. Part of the programming series for the museum’s exhibit, Fading Memories: Echoes of the Civil War, a collaboration with the Santa Fe Opera’s debut of Cold Mountain this August.
Special extra: Music performance by Tom Adler from 1-2 pm and following the lecture.
Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.
Jan 17, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Join us the third Sunday of each month for a free Families Make History workshop. On January 17, from 1:30–3:30 pm, you can learn about the history of hide paintings in New Mexico and see stellar examples, like the legendary Segesser Hides. Then come to the classroom to make your own take-home hide painting. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily.
Jan 17, 2016
Art’s Birthday
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
hosted by Kathryn M. Davis & Rita Bard
Axle Contemporary’s mobile art gallery will be outside (or inside, depending upon the chill factor) of this museum from 12-4pm with an open mic and readings by artists in celebration of the birth of art.
Jan 23, 2016
Shakespeare’s Texts Demystified
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
A First Folio Workshop for Educators
Discover how to bring the First Folio to life in your classroom through dynamic theater activities, discussion, and hands-on bookmaking
Jan 26, 2016
Pottery Demonstration with Mary Lou Kokaly
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Part of MIAC’s Ongoing Pottery Series!
Drop by while Mary Lou Kokaly (Isleta) works with clay in our Buchsbaum Pottery Gallery!
Part of our ongoing series showcasing local Native potters, Mary Lou is perhaps best known for her intricate, brilliant storyteller pieces.
Free with Museum Admission!
Jan 27, 2016
What is the First Folio and Why Should we Care?
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Kristin Bundesen speaks in St. Francis Auditorium
Jan 27, 2016
Guitar Ballads of Old New Mexico
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaking of Traditions: New Perspectives on Old Traditions
St. Francis Auditorium, 6-7pm, free
Jan 31, 2016
A reading by poet and painter John Brandi
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Celebrated poet and painter John Brandi reads from his newest book, a limited-edition fine-art publication of the Press at the Palace of the Governors. Into the Dream Maze wrote the collection in haibun form about his life and New Mexico. He also illustrated the entries and hand-colored each of the 35 editions. The event is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents.
Jan 31, 2016
Siempre Flamenco
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
film screening
in conjunction with Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
Jan 31, 2016
Winter Lecture Series
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Paul Hutton gives a free lecture on "The Apache Wars and the Head of Mangas Coloradas” 6pm St. Francis Auditorium.
Feb 1, 2016
Culture Day at the Roundhouse
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join us in the Rotunda of the New Mexico State Capitol as we celebrate New Mexico culture 10-4pm. Free.
Feb 1, 2016
Culture Day at the Capitol
New Mexico History Museum
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join us and all of our Department of Cultural Affairs partners at the State Capitol for the annual Culture Day. Museums, historic sites and other entities will have display tables sharing the latest and greatest of their institutions. The History Museum will be celebrating the ongoing Palace of the Governors renovation. Stop by and see a scale model of Taos Pueblo created by legendary photography William Henry Jackson in 1877. Learn about adobe construction, and a whole lot more. Noontime entertainment. Free.
Feb 4, 2016
First Folio! The Book that Gave us Shakespeare
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Business Council and Corporate Sponsor Preview
A traveling exhibition of the First Folio, the first complete edition of Shakespeare’s plays which was published in 1623. Mingle with fellow business supporters, view the Folio which will be opened to Hamlet’s famous “To be, or not to be,” see performances by area theater groups and enjoy live guitar in the gallery.
Feb 5, 2016
Public Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
First Folio; Stage, Setting, Mood; Medieval to Metal
Three new exhibitions about the performing arts, refreshments and live music by Música Antigua de Albuquerque.
Feb 5, 2016
Exhibition opening
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join the Palace Press for the opening of The Book’s the Thing: Shakespeare from Stage to Page, an interactive exhibit (through February 28) in collaboration with the Museum of Art’s First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare. Come through the Blue Gate on Lincoln Avenue and follow the bonfires back for the exhibit and refreshments.
A Free First Friday Evening event. Free admission to the entire museum 5-8 pm.
Feb 7, 2016
Navajo Astronomy with Gloria Begay
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Second GranMary’s Program of 2016
Please note this program runs TWICE: first at 2pm and again at 3pm. Drop by for either one - your choice!
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.
And don’t forget, Sundays are free admission for New Mexico residents.
Feb 8, 2016
Viva Flamenco
Museum of International Folk Art
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The 3rd in the Lagniappe Lecture Series
Feb 9, 2016
How Women Took Shakespeare Across America
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Robin Williams Ph.D. speaks in St. Francis Auditorium 12:15-1pm. Seating starts at noon.
Feb 10, 2016
The AT&SF Railroad and the Pueblo Indians, 1880–1930
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture
Richard Frost speaks on “The AT&SF Railroad and the Pueblo Indians, 1880–1930,” as part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Frost, a Santa Fe resident, is professor emeritus of American history and Native American studies at Colgate University. He wrote The Railroad and Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880–1930 (University of Utah Press, 2015). Lectures are free in the Meem Community Room. Enter through the Washington Avenue doors.
Feb 10, 2016
The Mysteries of the Shakespeare First Folio
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lecture by Eric Rasmussen
6-7 pm lecture in St. Francis Auditorium with Eric Rasmussen, PhD., Chair, Department of English, University of Nevada
Feb 12, 2016
Shakespeare in Concert
New Mexico Museum of Art
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free concert by Santa Fe Community Orchestra in St. Francis Auditorium 7pm
Feb 12, 2016
Circles First Look
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
A New Century: The Life and Legacy of Cherokee Artist and Educator Lloyd “Kiva” New
Be first to see this exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Lloyd Henri New’s birth. A New Century, is a look into several major periods in New’s life.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Feb 12, 2016
CreativeMornings tackles ethics
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Robert and Renee Innis, owners of Rinse Design and co-founders of Design Corps Santa Fe explore the global theme of “ethics” at the latest installment of CreativeMornings. Enjoy some networking with other creative professionals before the talk, along with coffee and pastries courtesy of Iconik Coffee Roasters, and music by Lone Piñon. Design Corps is a group of a visual communication professionals in Santa Fe who sees progressive design as a catalyst for positive change and a force for social good. Free.
Feb 13, 2016
High school/Family discovery workshop
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
60 minutes with Kristin Bundesen
Feb 13, 2016
Member Preview
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A New Century: The Life and Legacy of Cherokee Artist and Educator Lloyd “Kiva” New
Members will celebrate artist Lloyd “Kiva” New in this exhibition which features photographs, art of the period and facets of New’s art, including his fabrics, handbags and fashions.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Feb 13, 2016
Performance from UnShakeable by the Santa Fe Opera
New Mexico History Museum
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
A Shakespeare First Folio event
To commemorate both Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary and its own 60th, the Santa Fe Opera commissioned a new work from composer Joseph Illick, with a libretto by Andrea Fellows Walters. Mixing Shakespeare and sci-fi, UnShakeable travels 25 years into the future after a pandemic called “Erasure” has corroded people’s memories. Will Shakespearean actors and former lovers Wyatt and Meridian reconnect and restore their bond? Hear selections performed by baritone Samuel Schultz, soprano Jacquelyn Stucker, and Joseph Illick.
Free in the New Mexico History Museum auditorium; reservations required. Go to the Santa Fe Opera box office or call (505) 986-5900 or (800) 280-4654. Seating is limited.
Feb 14, 2016
Exhibition Opening Celebration!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join MIAC for the Opening of "A New Century"
Join us for the opening of A New Century: The Life and Legacy of Cherokee Artist and Educator Lloyd “Kiva” New.
An afternoon program is planned for Sunday, February 14 with the following events:
In brief, this exhibition surveysthe lifespan and works of Lloyd Henri “Kiva” New using unprecedented access to his art, fabrics, fashion designs, photos, sketches, and archival documents. The exhibition consists of five sections: New Lands, Ancient Stories; Student and Teacher; An Artist at War; A New Enterprise/ Clothes Make the Man; New Horizons; and The New Legacy. It will highlight how the actions and innovations of New provided the foundation for today’s Native art in its new forms and media, to remain as Indian as the Indian, while visible and relevant on a global scale.
For the full press release - which contains more information - go here.
Feb 16, 2016
A Reappraisal of an Eighteenth-century Circular Structure Located North of the Barracks Behind the Palace of the Governors
Office of Archaeological Studies
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Office of Archaeological Studies and Friends of Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture:
During the 2003 and 2004 excavations in advance of the New Mexico History Museum’s construction, the Office of Archaeological Studies discovered an eighteenth-century circular structure location north of the Spanish presidial barracks behind the Palace of the Governors. Based on the artifacts recovered and features present within the circular structure foundation, it was interpreted as the remains of a carniceria or butcher shop. A recent reappraisal of the structure and its stratigraphy and artifact content has yielded a revised interpretation that enriches and enlivens the history of the structure and social history at the Palace of the Governors in the eighteenth-century.
The Brown Bag talks will take place at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology at 12:00 noon in the CNMA library. Seating is limited. Admission is free.
The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.
Feb 17, 2016
The Santa Fe Shakespeare Society presents Shakespeare’s Whirled!
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Free public performance by The Santa Fe Shakespeare Society at noon in the St. Francis Auditorium
Feb 17, 2016
Let’s Take a Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Examine Your Treasures
Last month’s LTAL was hopping! Get here early so you don’t have to wait in line to have MIAC’s curators examine your treasures. Stop by and learn something new about your heirlooms and collections, especially Southwestern Native American pieces.
Please note staff is prohibited from appraising items. This is a free program.
Feb 19, 2016
Collecting Shakespeare
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Story of Henry and Emily Folger
St. Francis Auditorium Conversation with authors John Andrews and Stephen Grant 2pm
Feb 20, 2016
Shakespeare in New Mexico and the West
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1:00-4:00 pm. St. Francis Auditorium. Two lectures and a panel discussion about Shakespeare’s influence on the Southwest.
Feb 21, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
See First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare on display at the New Mexico Museum of Art (just next door). Then come to the History Museum to see The Book’s the Thing: Shakespeare from Stage to Page and practice your own calligraphy with a real crow-quill pen. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.
Feb 21, 2016
Speak the Speech
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Director’s Cuts
1-4 p.m. local directors present scenes from Shakespeare’s plays that illustrate their approach to Shakespeare’s language
Feb 23, 2016
Community-in-Residence, Shakespeare-style
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join local arts organizations and Gary Glazner, founder of the internationally acclaimed Alzheimer’s Poetry Project, for a fun-filled morning of creating poetry and song inspired by The Book’s the Thing: Shakespeare from Stage to Page . This event is crafted especially for people with memory illnesses and their care partners, though everyone is welcome to participate. For information, call Tom Leech at 505-476-5096.
Feb 23, 2016
The Chinese terracotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang
Office of Archaeological Studies
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Office of Archaeological Studies and Friends of Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture:
Barbara Chatterjee will present a lecture on the terracotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang. The images of the terracotta army standing in trenches near Xi’an, China have traveled around the world many times. However, the recovery work continues, and on this UNESCO World Heritage site, one can see also the loci of continued excavation and restoration of yet more warriors and horses. I will share what I observed looking at the site for clues to the archaeological process.
The Brown Bag talks will take place at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology at 12:00 noon in the CNMA library. Seating is limited. Admission is free.
The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.
Feb 24, 2016
Chasing the Santa Fe Ring
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaking of Traditions: New Perspectives on Old Traditions
St. Francis Auditorium, 6-7pm, free
Feb 26, 2016
Music Event
New Mexico Museum of Art
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Greg Brown in Santa Fe
Southwest Roots Music presents singer-songwriter Greg Brown in St. Francis Auditorium. Purchase tickets at http://southwestrootsmusic.org/
Feb 26, 2016
Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A Shakespeare First Folio event
In the 1600s, three distinct versions of Hamlet were produced. Known as the Bad Quarto, Good Quarto, and First Folio, they are often mixed into one during modern-day performances. The result is a Hamlet who seems more passive and indecisive than the one who appears in the First Folio. Joshua Calhoun, an assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses those versions in this free talk.
Feb 28, 2016
Last day to see the Civil War exhibit
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Take in a sobering history lesson with Fading Memories: Echoes of the Civil War in our Mezzanine Gallery. Three curators—Meredith Davidson, Daniel Kosharek and Tom Leech—come together, approaching the subject from different angles and inviting visitors to consider these fragments of memories and how a long-gone war still defines us as Americans.
Admission on Sundays free to NM residents.
Feb 28, 2016
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Santa Fe Shakespeare Society says goodbye to the Folio
Feb 28, 2016
Celebrate the Opening of Sacred Realm
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Blessings and Good Fortune Across Asia
The Museum of International Folk Art cordially invites the public to celebrate the opening of Sacred Realm: Blessings & Good Fortune Across Asia.
Mar 3, 2016 - Apr 28, 2016
Noon Time Music in galleries
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pat Malone
Pat Malone will be playing in the gallery Thursdays March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and April 7, 14, 21, 28
Mar 3, 2016
Paquimé and the Casas Grandes Culture of northern Chihuahua
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
We will caravan to the town of Nuevo Casas Grandes in our private vehicles and stay at the Hotel Hacienda while we make day trips to surrounding archaeological sites. We will also visit the famous pottery-making village of Mata Ortiz, home of Juan Quezada, the originator of the Mata Ortiz pottery tradition. Cost and exact dates to be determined. Projected dates are between September 15 and 20.
Mar 4, 2016
Albuquerque Day
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A Palace Guard adventure
Members of our Friends group, the Palace Guard, can enjoy a whirlwind day: Visit Dr. William Itoh’s home to see his collection of Civil War material; savor lunch at Los Poblanos and a tour of its John Gaw Meem–designed buildings; peek into the Center for Southwest Research’s collections; and tour UNM’s Zimmerman Library with John Gaw Meem Curator Audra Bellmore.
Not a Palace Guard member? To join, click here or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100.
These events feature a mix of carpools and buses, and some carry additional costs to cover expenses. Call Alex Hesbrook for details: (505) 982-6366, ext. 119.
Mar 4, 2016
1623 in Print in New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A Free First Friday Evening event
State Historian Rick Hendricks talks about the books Spanish colonists were reading in the year that Shakespeare’s First Folio was printed. (Shakespeare may have read them, too!) His lecture, "1623 in Print in New Mexico" is a Free First Friday Evening event. Free admission to the museum 5–8 pm.
Mar 4, 2016
Alcoves 16/17 #1
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Free public opening
The first of seven exhibitions Alcoves 16/17 #1 and will feature Scott Anderson, Gloria Graham, Scott Greene, Herbert Lotz, and Bonnie Lynch. FREE and all are welcome
Mar 5, 2016 - Mar 26, 2016
Noon Time Music in galleries
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Eric Cureno
Eric Cureno plays world music Saturdays March 5, 12, 19, 26 in the gallery
Mar 6, 2016
Pancho Villa and the US Army: A Training Ground for World War I
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
To commemorate this year’s 100th anniversary of Pancho Villa’s attack on Columbus, NM, the New Mexico History Museum hosts a special lecture by noted author and photographer Jeff Lowdermilk and Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George S. Patton Jr. “Pancho Villa and the US Army: A Training Ground for World War I” is at 2 pm on Sunday, March 6, in the museum auditorium. Seating is limited. The lecture is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents.
Mar 6, 2016
Family Archaeology Sundays at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Family Archaeology Sundays at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Geared to families, this series allows visitors to learn about ancient technologies and traditional arts developed by Native peoples thousands of years ago using the natural resources around them.
All four programs are on Sundays at 1pm and free with museum admission. New Mexico residents with ID free on Sundays. Youth 16 and under and MNMF members always free. 710 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. For more information the public may call 505-476-1269 or visit IndianArtsAndCulture.org
March 6: Mary Weahkee (Comanche/Santa Clara) demonstrates yucca fiber manufacturing and the ancient uses of Yucca.
March 13: Lynette Etsitty (Dine) demonstrates basket weaving.
March 20: Chuck Hannaford demonstrates the ancient art of the atlatl, primitive bow, and gear of the First Hunters. You’re invited to try your hand at throwing the atlatl (invented thousands of years before the bow and arrow and used longer by humans than any other weapon system).
March 27: Isaac Coan (Dine) demonstrates the art of flintknapping points.
Mar 7, 2016
Member Monday
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Downtown Museums
Members at the Family/Grandparents level and bove gain a new perspective on current and upcoming exhibitions and projects with guided tours and talks with museum curators and staff while the museum is closed to the public.
New Mexico History Museumand New Mexico Museum of Art
Mar 8, 2016
Archaeology and Language in the Southwest
Office of Archaeological Studies
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Office of Archaeological Studies and Friends of Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture:
Language is not the most obvious of the data sources available to Southwestern archaeologists. We can’t hear the ancient ones speak, and there is no confident way to confirm (or deny) models of language history. But historical linguistics is relevant to archaeological models of deep culture history, and language is an important part of current controversies in migration studies. Eric Blinman will present an introduction to Southwestern linguistics and a (biased) view of the correlation between Pueblo languages and archaeological models of Pueblo history.
The Brown Bag talks will take place at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology at 12:00 noon in the CNMA library. Seating is limited. Admission is free.
The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.
Mar 13, 2016
Exhibition opening: Alan Pearlman
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Meet Santa Fe photographer Alan Pearlman and see his exhibit, Santa Fe Faces, in the Mezzanine Gallery. A retired physician and loyal Palace of the Governors Photo Archives volunteer, Pearlman recently donated 200 archival prints to our Photo Legacy Project. This exhibit features portraits he took from 2009–2013, during a quest to capture the soul of Santa Fe. Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.
Mar 13, 2016
Last day to see Painting the Divine
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
An extensive collection of gorgeous Spanish colonial paintings are going back into storage. Come see them one last time. Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World includes works from Spain’s three colonial capitals: Peru, Mexico and New Mexico. Together, they reveal how faith sustained Spanish colonists in harsh and remote frontiers and how their religious art evolved in those places.
Admission on Sundays free to NM residents.
Mar 13, 2016
Family Archaeology Sundays at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Family Archaeology Sundays at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Geared to families, this series allows visitors to learn about ancient technologies and traditional arts developed by Native peoples thousands of years ago using the natural resources around them.
All four programs are on Sundays at 1pm and free with museum admission. New Mexico residents with ID free on Sundays. Youth 16 and under and MNMF members always free. 710 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. For more information the public may call 505-476-1269 or visit IndianArtsAndCulture.org
March 6: Mary Weahkee (Comanche/Santa Clara) demonstrates yucca fiber manufacturing and the ancient uses of Yucca.
March 13: Lynette Etsitty (Dine) demonstrates basket weaving.
March 20: Chuck Hannaford demonstrates the ancient art of the atlatl, primitive bow, and gear of the First Hunters. You’re invited to try your hand at throwing the atlatl (invented thousands of years before the bow and arrow and used longer by humans than any other weapon system).
March 20: Isaac Coan (Dine) demonstrates the art of flintknapping points.
Mar 13, 2016
GranMary’s Place with James Peshlakai (Diné)
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Diné History of the Earth Through Song and Dance
The GranMary’s Place Storytelling Series is dedicated to — and celebrates the life of — Docent Mary Sudbrink. Mary loved life, children, and especially telling stories to MIAC’s youngest visitors.
This program is funded in part by the Sudbrink Memorial Fund
Runs at 2pm and again at 3pm
Mar 15, 2016
Culture Connects Santa Fe
Museum of International Folk Art
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
A series of events a
Mar 18, 2016
Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music Brass sextet
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Free noon concert
Mar 20, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Celebrate National Women’s History Month by learning about women’s domestic arts in Spanish colonial New Mexico. Join us for a colcha stitch-in with Beatrice Maestas Sandoval, a master artist whose work has been recognized as exemplary at Spanish Market. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.
Mar 20, 2016
Family Archaeology Sundays at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Native American Tools and Flintknapping
Family Archaeology Sundays at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Geared to families, this series allows visitors to learn about ancient technologies and traditional arts developed by Native peoples thousands of years ago using the natural resources around them.
All four programs are on Sundays at 1pm and free with museum admission. New Mexico residents with ID free on Sundays. Youth 16 and under and MNMF members always free. 710 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. For more information the public may call 505-476-1269 or visit IndianArtsAndCulture.org
March 6: Mary Weahkee (Comanche/Santa Clara) demonstrates yucca fiber manufacturing and the ancient uses of Yucca.
March 13: Lynette Etsitty (Dine) demonstrates basket weaving.
March 20: Chuck Hannaford demonstrates the ancient art of the atlatl, primitive bow, and gear of the First Hunters. You’re invited to try your hand at throwing the atlatl (invented thousands of years before the bow and arrow and used longer by humans than any other weapon system).
March 20: Isaac Coan (Dine) demonstrates the art of flintknapping points.
Mar 20, 2016
Galician Ballads Imagined
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
in conjuction with Flamenco: from Spain to New Mexico
Spanish Music from Galicia in conjuction with Flamenco
Mar 24, 2016
Max Gomez
New Mexico Museum of Art
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Music Concert
$5.00 admission (cash only) Tickets available at the door. Doors open at 6:00 pm. General Admission Seating.
Mar 24, 2016
A Tour at IAIA, Institute of American Indian Arts
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Friends of Indian Art
Join us for a Thursday afternoon tour of the stunning 140-acre campus of IAIA, the only 4-year degree fine arts institution in the nation devoted to contemporary Native American and Alaskan Native arts. The campus itself is a work of art. Graduates include Charles Loloma, Tony Abeyta, Dan Namingha, Frank Buffalo Hyde and David Bradley.
Not a FIA member? Join by calling 505-982-6366 ext. 100.
Mar 25, 2016
Yellow Fever Documentary
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Uncovering the Navajo Uranium Legacy
Yellow Fever follows young Navajo veteran, Tina Garnanez on her journey to investigate the history of the Navajo Uranium Boom, its lasting impacts in her area and the potential new mining in her region. She begins as a curious family member and becomes an advocate, lobbyist, activist and vocal proponent for transparency and environmental justice. Program Length: 57 Minutes Director and Producer: Sophie Rousmaniere Co-Producers: Jay Minton (Potawatomi) and Tina Garnanez (Navajo) Associate Producers: Cristiano Mendes, Kimberly Larson and Carolyn Cobelo Editor: Sophie Rousmaniere Assistant Editors: Amy Shehi and Danielle Bloch
Mar 26, 2016
Three Eminent Native Women Artists to be Honored at MIAC during Women’s History Month
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The lives and contributions of distinguished artists Margarete Bagshaw, Josephine Myers-Wapp, and Jeri Ah-be-hill will be celebrated at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture as part of Women’s History Month. The free with museum admission program will be on Saturday, March 26 from 1 to 4 pm.
The legacies of Santa Clara artist Margarete Bagshaw, Comanche educator and master craftsperson Josephine Myers-Wapp, and Kiowa/Comanche arts dealer and arts educator Jeri Ah-be-hill, all recently deceased, have had a profound impact in the areas of Native American painting, textile and clothing design, as well as Native arts marketing. Each contributed to ensuring a vibrant future for indigenous arts and their presence in the field will be greatly missed. Join us to celebrate their lives with a free program featuring stories and a selection of short films presented by family members and colleagues. A reception follows the presentations.
Mar 27, 2016
Closed for Easter
New Mexico History Museum
We are closed on Sunday, March 27. We look forward to seeing you on at 10 am on Tuesday, March 29, when the museum reopens.
Mar 30, 2016
Rough Riders: Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaking of Traditions: New Perspectives on Old Traditions
St. Francis Auditorium, 6-7pm, free
Mar 30, 2016
The `Killer President of Guatemala’: Reconsidering Ambassador Frank Ortiz
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Michael Cangemi speaks on “The `Killer President of Guatemala’: Reconsidering Ambassador Frank Ortiz,” part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Cangemi is a doctoral student at New York’s Binghamton University, studying diplomatic history and U.S. foreign relations with Latin America. His dissertation is tentatively titled, “`The Church Does Not Propose a Peace by Force’: The Holy See and U.S.–Guatemalan Relations, 1976–1988.” Lectures are free in the Meem Community Room. Enter through the Washington Avenue doors.
Apr 1, 2016
A Fragile Legacy: Earthen Architecture in New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jake Barrow, acting executive director at Cornerstones Community Partnerships, speaks on “A Fragile Legacy: Earthen Architecture in New Mexico” at 6 pm on Friday, April 1. The lecture will compare and contrast the challenges of preserving earthen architecture using several case studies, including the evolution of the Palace of the Governors, a National Historic Treasure and one of the most visible adobe structures in the state. Barrow and other Cornerstones staff are participating with the museum on educational initiatives focusing on the preservation of New Mexico’s earthen architectural heritage.
This is a Free First Friday Evening event in the History Museum auditorium. Admission to the History Museum and Palace is free to everyone from 5–8 pm.
Apr 1, 2016
Lewis Winn and George Langston
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jazz Guitar duo
Apr 1, 2016
Artist Gallery Talk Alcoves 16/17
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Come 5:30 to 7:30 pm to meet artists Scott Anderson, Gloria Graham, Scott Greene, Herbert Lotz, Bonnie Lynch. Free.
Apr 1, 2016
Public Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Assumed Identities: Photographs by Anne Noggle
Refreshments and live music for the free public opening of Assumed Identities: Photographs by Anne Noggle
Apr 2, 2016
Member Tour and Preview
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Morris Miniature Circus: Return of the Little Big Top with Curator Laura Addison
Members at the Benifactor level membership and above are invite to preview and tour Morris Miniature Circus: Return of the Little Big Top with curator Laura Addison. The Morris miniature circus collection is a delightful assortment of circus-themed objects including a 100,000-piece replica of a traveling railroad circus accompanied by circus posters from the museum’s collection that have not been on display since the 1980s.
Museum of International Folk Art
Apr 2, 2016
Film Screening
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Shorts
2-4pm free public screening in St. Francis Auditorium of shorts made by IAIA students
Apr 3, 2016
Celebrate the Opening of The Morris Miniature Circus
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Return of the Little Big Top
After 30 years, the beloved Morris Miniature Circus returns to the Museum of International Folk Art. Built over the course of 40 years by W.J. “Windy” Morris (1904–1978) of Amarillo, Texas, the Morris Miniature Circus is a 3/8”-scale model of a 1920s circus that was acquired by the museum in 1984 and last exhibited in 1986.
Apr 3, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016
Sunday Guitar Show Off
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Sign up and perform your own 15 minute solo concert anytime between noon and 1pm
Apr 4, 2016 - Apr 9, 2016
Donation Drop Off for Folk Art Flea
Museum of International Folk Art
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
the 7th Annual Folk Art Flea!
Tax deuctible donations of gently used folk art for the 7th Annual Folk Art Flea accepted at the Museum of International Folk Art
Apr 7, 2016
Performance
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
To Feel Is In Question
Free 50 minute performance from and by Isabelle Kessler with Loren Kahn Puppet & Object Theatre.
Apr 8, 2016
CreativeMornings tackles risk
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Artist Rose B. Simpson explores the global theme of “risk” at the latest installment of CreativeMornings. Enjoy some networking with other creative professionals before the talk, along with coffee and pastries courtesy of Iconik Coffee Roasters. Free.
Apr 8, 2016 - Apr 10, 2016
Aboriginal Artwork Show & Sale
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Shop World Wise!
Apr 9, 2016
Pimentel & Sons Guitar makers
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
A Conversation and Presentation
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm free lecture with Pimentel & Sons Guitar makers, makers of "New Mexico Sunrise", the official State Guitar.
Apr 9, 2016
Celebrating Creativity in Elder Care
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
An Alzheimer’s Poetry Project workshop
From offering caregivers an hour of respite to discovering new wells of creativity, the acclaimed Alzheimer’s Poetry Project has spent the last decade developing techniques to reach people with memory illnesses through literature, performance, art and museum exhibits. Now you can learn these techniques from dynamic teachers with proven abilities to reach learners of all abilities. Join us on Saturday, April 9, from 10 am to 1:30 pm, when the New Mexico History Museum and the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project present “Celebrating Creativity in Elder Care: A Day of Learning.”
The workshop will be held at the History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue, on the Santa Fe Plaza. A registration fee of $25 includes a light breakfast. Continuing Education Units are available. To register, go to www.dementiaarts.com, or call (505) 577-2250. Seating is limited, so reserve a spot today.
Apr 10, 2016
Community Guitar Day
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Apr 10, 2016
Opening Reception for Catching Dreams- Atrapando Suenos
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
After School Program Student Art Exhibit
Enjoy light refreshments and art work by students participating in the Museum of International Folk Art’s after School Program from 2 to 4pm.
Apr 11, 2016 - Apr 30, 2016
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Starting April 11 and continuing through October 15, 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 12, 2016
Paleoethnobotany: What We Do and How We Do It
Office of Archaeological Studies
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Office of Archaeological Studies and Friends of Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture:
Paleoethnobotany can be the least understood and appreciated of the specialist studies within the field of archaeology. This talk will begin with a description of the water separation technique used to retrieve macrobotanical material from soil samples, then a brief description of the most common plants recovered and their uses. Pam will also relate stories of the primary ethnobotanists that collected data on how plants were used, information that paleoethnobotanists still use today to make analogies to infer how people used plants in prehistory.
The Brown Bag talks will take place at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology at 12:00 noon in the CNMA library. Seating is limited. Admission is free.
The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.
Apr 15, 2016
Ana Vidovic, Virtuoso Guitarist
New Mexico Museum of Art
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Music Concert
Ticketed concert in St. Francis Auditorium. Doors will open at 7pm.
Apr 15, 2016 - Apr 29, 2016
Jesus Cedillo
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Flamenco Guitar
Fridays Aprl 15, 22, 29 enjoy the sounds of the guitar in Medieval to Metal : Art and Evolution of the Guitar
Apr 16, 2016
To Be Rescheduled - Zia Agricultural Fields
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
Ulysses Reid, of Zia Pueblo, will lead a strenuous morning hike of Jemez River Valley agricultural field terraces (2-3 hours, round trip) near Zia Pueblo, followed by lunch and an exhibition of arts and crafts at the Pueblo. The cost of the trip is $85 for FOA members, and $95 for non-FOA members. Spaces are limited. Reservations will begin on March 22, 2016 at 7:00 am by calling 505-982-7799, ext.5.
Apr 16, 2016 - Apr 30, 2016
Eric Cureno
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
World Guitar Music
Saturdays 16, 23, 30 in gallery of traveling exhibition Medieval to Metal: Art and Evolution of the Guitar
Apr 17, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Bring the family to revel in springtime. We’ll host a seed swap, invite a Master Gardener to answer questions, and make paper flower pots and plant seeds in them. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.
Apr 21, 2016
Zoë Marieh Urness: Keeping the Traditions Alive
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Friends of Indian Art
Zoë Marieh Urness is a Tlingit Alaskan and Cherokee Native whose photographic film portraits of modern Natives in traditional regalia and settings strongly emote the feeling – “We are here. And we are thriving through our traditions.” Zoe’s unique style fuses documentary and fine art, with her imagery reflecting the sensitivity and the ancestral strength of her subjects.
Not a FIA member? Join by calling 505-982-6366 ext. 100.
Apr 21, 2016
Justice is Coming
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels speaks on “Justice is Coming: An Illustrated History of the Justice System in the Territory and State of New Mexico," as part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A courtroom lawyer of 38 years before his 2007 appointment to the state’s high court, Daniels has frequently taught at the UNM School of Law. Lectures are free in the Meem Community Room. Enter through the Washington Avenue doors.
Apr 22, 2016
12th Annual Youth Music Night
Museum of International Folk Art
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Warehouse21 and MOIFA
FREE evening featuring Youth music and MOIFA’s exhibition Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
Apr 22, 2016
Gold King Mine Spill Lecture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
on the occasion of Earth Day 2016
Celebrate Earth Day at MIAC with a lecture on the recent Gold King Mine Spill. Guest speakers include Shiprock Chapter President Duane Chili Yazzie (Diné), and Shiprock Farm Board Representative Joe Ben, Jr., (Diné).
PLEASE NOTE SEATING FOR THIS EVENT IS LIMITED AND EARLY ARRIVAL IS RECOMMENDED.
This program is free with museum admission.
Apr 24, 2016
Artist’s Talk with Rory Erler Wakemup
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Apr 25, 2016
Ecomuseums in Southwest China
Museum of International Folk Art
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The final Lecture in the Lagniappe Series
A series of free lectures exclusively for current Friends of Folk Art members.
This is the last lecture in the 2015/2016 series and will be held at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture theater
Apr 26, 2016 - Apr 29, 2016
Arizona Adventure
New Mexico History Museum
A Palace Guard trip
Here’s an invitation to members of our Friends group, the Palace Guard: Spend the night at Mary Jane Colter’s favorite Harvey House, La Posada in Winslow, with a talk by Curator Meredith Davidson. At the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Curators Diana Pardue and Kathleen Howard give an exclusive tour of Over the Edge: Fred Harvey at the Grand Canyon and in the Great Southwest. Visit two Frank Lloyd Wright properties, including a private home, sample the Scottsdale art scene, and relax at the classically cool Valley Ho, a mid-century modern gem.
Not a Palace Guard member? To join, click here or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100.
These events feature a mix of carpools and buses, and some carry additional costs to cover expenses. $1,075 single; $975 double. Call Alex Hesbrook for details: (505) 982-6366, ext. 119.
Apr 29, 2016
Exhibition Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Alcoves 16/17 #2
Featuring works by artists Philip Augustin, Stephen Davis, Kathrine Lee, Walter Robinson and Jack Slentz.
Apr 30, 2016
Business Council and Corporate Sponsor Preview
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Lowriders, Hoppers and Hotrods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico
Oralé! Through hubcaps, hood ornaments and photographs, this exhibition will examine the artistry and passion of the distinctive local tradition of car culture. The first of its kind in Santa Fe, the museum will bring ten classic cars, hot rods and lowriders into the museum. Members will be treated to a few surprises centered on this unique subset of New Mexico culture.
New Mexico History Museum
May 1, 2016
Opening of Lowriders, Hoppers and Hot Rods
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Be among the first to see our newest exhibit and the kickoff of "Lowrider Summer" in collaboration with the New Mexico Museum of Art. Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico at the New Mexico History Museum through March 5, 2017, celebrates these mobile works of art as well as their makers—home-grown Nuevomexicanos who customize, detail, paint and upholster these favorite symbols of Hispanic culture. Opening events include a free photo booth to take a souvenir of the day, screenings of the film, South American Cho Low, and a 2 pm lecture about the history of the nationally renowned Lowrider Magazine by Albuquerque correspondent and photographer Travis Ruiz.
Refreshments courtesy of the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation. Free with admission, and Sundays are always free to NM residents. Children 16 and under free daily.
May 1, 2016 - May 31, 2016
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Through October 15, 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.)
May 1, 2016
Summer hours begin
New Mexico History Museum
Starting May 1 and running through Monday, Oct. 31, the History Museum is open daily 10 am to 5 pm, with Free Friday Evenings every week, 5-8 pm. (Winter hours are November through April, when we are closed on Mondays and offer Free Friday Evenings the first Friday of each month.)
May 1, 2016
Exhibit opening: Lowriders, Hoppers and Hot Rods
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Get bajito y suavecito (low and slow) at the opening of Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico. We’ll have cars in the lobby and the exhibition, along with a souvenir photo booth, a video loop screening of the movie South American Cho Lo, and a 2 pm lecture about the history of the exteemed Lowrider Magazine by its former editor, Ray John. Free to NM residents.
May 6, 2016 - Jun 10, 2016
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
on Friday evenings after 5:00 pm you can visit the Museum, see great art and listen to local live music.
May 6, 2016
Citizen Min in New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Citizen Min in New Mexico commemorates an event of national significance—the posthumous award of a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Minoru (Min) Yasui, one of the heroes of Japanese American civil rights beginning in the World War II era of internment camps. It also presents a little-known event, a historic encounter between Min and Senator Pete Domenici in Albuquerque in 1984. At 6 pm on Friday, May 6, Min’s daughter, Holly Yasui, offers a special presentation as a Free First Friday Evening event. Museum admission is free to everyone from 5 to 8 pm. The program is sponsored by the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League and funded by a generous grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council.
May 6, 2016
Artist Gallery Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Alcoves 16/17 #2
May 7, 2016
7th Annual Folk Art Flea
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
benefitting exhibtiions & educational programs at MOIFA
A dazzling array of gently used folk art at bargain prices!
May 7, 2016
The Cultural Landscape of the Caja del Rio/Los Aguajes Pueblo
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
Join Santa Fe National Forest archaeologist, Mike Bremer, and National Park Service volunteers, Bill Davis and Jerry Cooke, on a tour of the Aguajes landscape. On the approximately 3-mile hike (moderate difficulty) we will view the pueblo itself, fieldhouse structures, agricultural features, local shrines, a world shrine, petroglyphs and two large lithic fields that date from the Archaic to the Aguajes periods. We also will trace some ancestral trails to discover how they connect to the pueblo.
May 10, 2016
The Role of Settlement Pattern Studies and the Emergence of the Current Archaeological View of Ancient Maya Civilization
Office of Archaeological Studies
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Office of Archaeological Studies and Friends of Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture:
Current scholarly understandings of Pre-Columbian Maya civilization are quite different from the traditional model of ancient Maya civilization that dominated the field of Maya studies until recently and still dominates public perception of the ancient Maya. In part, this new view is due to both the significant increase in archaeological studies in the Maya area in the past few decades and the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic texts, which have provided new insights into Maya history. Much of the change also is due to the introduction and rapid spread of settlement pattern studies conducted more than a half a century ago. This Brown Bag talk examines the major impact of the methodology of settlement pattern research on Maya archaeology and looks at new directions in the field.
The Brown Bag talks will take place at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology at 12:00 noon in the CNMA library. Seating is limited. Admission is free.
The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.
May 11, 2016
Kit Carson and Lucien Maxwell, Compadres
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Stephen Zimmer speaks on “Kit Carson and Lucien Maxwell, Compadres," as part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Zimmer, a longtime Cimarron, NM, resident, is the author of numerous historical books, including People of the Cimarron Country (Eagle Trail Press, 2012). He was formerly director of museums at Philmont Scout Ranch. Lectures are free in the Meem Community Room. Enter through the Washington Avenue doors.
May 13, 2016
From Alfred Stieglitz to Cady Wells: The Rebecca Salsbury James Collection
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
by Karli Wurzelbacher
Free noontime talk by Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center Fellow, Karli Wurzelbacher about the collection of art donated to us by artist Rebecca Salsbury James.
May 14, 2016
Feria
Museum of International Folk Art
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Spring Festival
Spring Andalusian Style! Join us for Music, dancing and tapas! Flamenco and festive attire encouraged, but not required. Free Flamenco dance lessons 5:30-6:30, Live music dance party 6:30-8:30pm.
May 15, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Springtime in New Mexico means wind, and lots of it. Bring the family to learn about traditional pastimes and making your own kite. No previous experience necessary. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.
May 19, 2016
FOCA+P Member’s Preview
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Con Carino : Artists Inspired by Lowriders and Finding a Contemporary Voice : The Legacy of Lloyd Kiva New and IAIA
Join FOCA+P members for an exclusive, fun-filled evening of hors d’oevres and wine as the museum highlights the opening of two exhibitions, Con Carino : Artists Inspired by Lowriders and Finding a Contemporary Voice : The Legacy of Lloyd Kiva New and IAIA. FOCA+P RSVP hotline 982-7799 ext. 1
May 20, 2016
Public Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Two exhibitions
Join us for a, fun-filled evening of art, music and hors d’oevres as the Museum of Art celebrates the opening of two exhibitions, Con Carino : Artists Inspired by Lowriders and Finding a Contemporary Voice : The Legacy of Lloyd Kiva New and IAIA.
5:30 to 7:30 pm. Free
May 21, 2016
Circles First Look
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, the Inquisition and New World Identities
Fractured Faiths will tell the monumental story of Spanish Judaism, Conversos
and Crypto-Jews from the 14th century through present. Be the first to see this blockbuster exhibition of the season.
New Mexico History Museum
May 21, 2016
Member Preview
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, the Inquisition and New World Identities
Be among the first to follow the story of Jewish families who either converted to Catholicism or hid their religious practices from the Spanish Inquisitors and then carried on their traditions in secret for generations.
New Mexico History Museum
May 21, 2016
El Camino Real Historic Trail Site’s Second Annual Fiber Fair
El Camino Real Historic Trail Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
El Camino Real Historic Trail Site hosts its Second Annual Fiber Fair, Saturday May 21 , 2016. The event is free and runs from 10 am to 4 pm.
This Fiber Fair celebrates New Mexico’s rich and storied fiber arts tradition, featuring Native and traditional Pueblo artists demonstrating the use of cotton, willow, wool, and other materials in both textiles and basketry. Other traditions demonstrated will be Spanish, and early and contemporary American fiber arts. Among them; quilting and weaving, and two with related, fun kids’ hands-on activities—wool preparation (carding, spinning) and Spanish Colcha embroidery.
May 22, 2016
Lowrider Day on the Plaza
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A mayoral proclamation opens a car procession and show, hopper demos and awards. Free admission to two exhibits for NM residents
May 22, 2016
Lowrider Day on the Plaza
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Lowrider Summer
Drive on down to catch Mayor Javier Gonzales reading a proclamation declaring this the official Lowrider Day of Santa Fe. See a car procession from Fort Marcy, followed by a show on the plaza, with music by DJ Jason Crawford (a History Museum security officer), a hopper demonstration and awards presentation. Free admission for NM residents to Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico at the New Mexico History Museum, and Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders at the New Mexico Museum of Art.
May 22, 2016
Exhibition opening
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Be among the first to see the ground-breaking exhibition, Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities.For the first time, a major institution tells the comprehensive story of Spanish Jewry’s 1492 diaspora and how it led to a tenuous foothold in North America. Despite continued persecution, its people persisted—sometimes as upright Catholic conversos, sometimes as self-identifying “crypto-Jews."
Sundays are free to NM residents.
May 22, 2016
Turquoise Family Day at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning Exhibition closing program
Dr. N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) lecture at 2:00 pm
Kids’ turquoise art activities including:Block printing with Alex Pena (Oklahoma Comanche); mosaic shell jewelry with Teresita Crespin (Santo Domingo Pueblo); mural painting on the plaza. Featuring a touchable turquoise station. Family-friendly turquoise exhibit tours and free turquoise sno-cones! As always New Mexico residents are free on Sundays.
May 26, 2016
Lowriders, Hoppers & Hot Rods in Santa Fe
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A Palace Guard adventure
Here’s an invitation to members of our Friends group, the Palace Guard: Enjoy lunch with Photo Curator Daniel Kosharek and take a trip to the
private shop of mechanic and collector Sonnie Jaramillo, where we’ll
see examples of lowrider and custom-car work in action.
Not a Palace Guard member? To join, click here or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100.
These events feature a mix of carpools and buses. This event costs $45. Call Alex Hesbrook for reservation details: (505) 982-6366, ext. 119.
May 27, 2016 - May 29, 2016
NATIVE TREASURES: Indian Arts Festival
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 - 29
Join us for the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s 12th Annual Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival, Santa Fe’s only museum-quality Indian art show and sale. Over 200 Native American artists participate - each of whom is specially invited by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture - to represent the best and brightest of the Indian art world. In fact, many of the artists at Native Treasures are represented in the Museum’s permanent collection.
Participating artists represent a wide range of tribes and pueblos, as well as a variety of art forms, from traditional to contemporary. In addition to established artists, we have an Emerging Artist section to showcase new talent.
Native Treasures is a benefit for the museum. Sponsorships, event ticket sales and a portion of artists’ sales support the museum’s exhibitions and educational programs through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, the museum’s fiscal agent and private partner. Please join us and support your favorite artists and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture at the same time!
Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM
Friday, May 27, 2016
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Visit www.nativetreasure.org for more details and up-to-date artist list.
May 27, 2016
Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival Pre-Show Celebration
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for the prelude celebration for Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival, an Indian art show that benefits participating artists and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Native Treasures artists, 2016 MIAC Living Treasure Dan Namingha and event sponsors come together for a special celebratory event kick-off and opportunity to purchase unique “Mother Earth” themed artwork made exclusively for this evening.
Santa Fe Community Convention Center
201 W Marcy St, Santa Fe, NM
Friday, May 27, 2016 | 5:30p.m. – 7:30p.m.
$125/ticket | Tickets available here
May 28, 2016
Early Bird Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Be first to purchase museum-quality artwork from more than 200 Native Treasures artists. Shop this Indian Arts show featuring museum-quality works by Native artists from across North America. Proceeds benefit participating artists and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Santa Fe Community Convention Center
201 W Marcy St, Santa Fe, NM Saturday, May 28, 2016 | 9a.m. – 10a.m.
$25/ticket | Tickets available here
Jun 1, 2016
Billy the Kid and Other New Mexico Legends
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Ray John de Aragon speaks on “Billy the Kid and Other New Mexico Legends," as part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. De Aragon, an Albuquerque historian with a memorabilia collection of Kid-related materials, is the author of Billy the Kid Meets his Ghost (Event Horizon Press, 2015) and an Arcadia photo book on Lincoln, NM. He wrote the foreword to the reprint of The Real Billy the Kid by former Territorial Governor Miguel Antonio Otero. Lectures are free in the Meem Community Room. Enter through the Washington Avenue doors.
Jun 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2016
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Explore 400 years of history, culture, and architecture in the nation's oldest capital city.
Jun 1, 2016 - Oct 31, 2016
Drop In and Draw
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Take inspiration from the galleries, gardens and architecture of the museum any day of the week beginning June 1. Bring your own materials, or borrow the museum’s.
Jun 3, 2016
Arthur Lopez
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Gallery Talk
Artist Arthur Lopez discusses his work on view in Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders 5:30-6:30pm.
Jun 4, 2016
CANCELED: Honoring D-Day
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This event has been canceled.
On Saturday, June 4, 2016, the New Mexico History Museum will be host to "Honoring D-Day," a free event for those wishing to learn more about this historic event.
The event is free and open to the public. Seating in the auditorium is limited. Bottled water only allowed.
Jun 5, 2016 - Sep 25, 2016
Plein Air Painting
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday mornings at 10:00 am, the central garden patio becomes a place for a personal adventure in creativity and art making. Gather your paints, pencils and friends and enjoy painting in the open air.
Jun 5, 2016
Lars Krutak Tattoo Lecture
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
in conjunction with Sacred Realm
Discover the fascinating world of Tattoo Anthropologist Lars Krutak http://larskrutak.com/ with a lecture and book signing presented in conjunction with the exhibition Sacred Realm: Bleassings and Good Fortune Across Asia
Jun 7, 2016
Arts Alive
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
June 7, 2016 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Arts Alive! for Families Pottery Workshop with Jonathan Loretto (Walatowa/Cochiti Pueblo)
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103. All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Programs begin on the hour
To make a reservation please call Joyce Begay-Foss at 476-1272 or email: joyce.begay-foss@state.nm.us
Jun 8, 2016
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In conjunction with Flamenco: from Spain to New Mexico
Enjoy live Flamenco guitar music in the exhibition Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico .
Jun 10, 2016
Arts Alive
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Designing With Fabric
June 10, 2016 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Arts Alive! for Families
Designing with Fabric
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103. All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Programs begin on the hour
To make a reservation please call Joyce Begay-Foss at 476-1272 or email: joyce.begay-foss@state.nm.us
Jun 12, 2016
Day Trip to Truchas
Museum of International Folk Art
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friends of Folk Art -FULL
Join us for an Art and Architecture trip to Truchas and Las Trampas featuring art created by well-known Hispanic santeros and painters of work in two historic churches (one built in the 1700s). We then visit “Casa de las Nubes” the home of a self-taught woodcarver who has been building it for 30 years. Lunch in Chimayo completes the tour. THIS TRIP HAS FILLED, waiting list only.
To join the Friends of Folk Art call 505.982.6366 ext. 100, join on-line
Jun 13, 2016 - Jun 17, 2016
Time Trekkers Summer Camp
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Take a weeklong trip to action-packed 1766 at Time Trekkers, a camp for children ages 9–12 presented by the New Mexico History Museum in collaboration with the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. Participants enjoy VIP access to the museums and hands-on learning—making yucca bracelets, baking in an horno, trying on clothing, practicing calligraphy, hand-stitching their own book, playing oldtime games and more. June 13–17, 10 am–4 pm. $125 (10 percent discount to children and grandchildren of Museum of New Mexico Foundation members). Contact René Harris at rene.harris@state.nm.us, (505) 476-5087; or Melanie LaBorwit at melanie.laborwit@state.nm.us, (505) 476-5044.
Jun 14, 2016
Arts Alive
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Native Foods
June 14, 2016 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Arts Alive! for Families Native Foods
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103. All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Programs begin on the hour
To make a reservation please call Joyce Begay-Foss at 476-1272 or email: joyce.begay-foss@state.nm.us
Jun 15, 2016 - Jun 29, 2016
Folk Art Market Tickets on Sale!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
International Folk Art Market| Santa Fe
Advance tickets are on sale for 2016 International Folk Art Market| Santa Fe July 8-10, 2016.
Jun 15, 2016
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In conjunction with Flamenco: from Spain to New Mexico
Enjoy live music in the gallery every Wenesday afternoon through October 5, 2016.
Jun 15, 2016
Michael Roanhorse - Jeweler
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
One of the most interesting, exciting and creative NativeAmerican jewelry artists, Michael Roanhorse, draws from his Navajo culture while translating his creative visions into unique contemporary designs. He is an accomplished painter and sculptor, and his knowledge of these arts carries over to his jewelry, which is often referred to as three-dimensional sculpture.
Jun 16, 2016
From Bar to Bench
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Friends of Indian Art
David McElroy is a Santa Fe-based silversmith and member of the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma. After practicing law for nearly two decades in a variety of fields, including criminal, Federal Indian, tribal and international corporate law, David gave up his legal career to move to Santa Fe and pursue art. Now working as a silversmith, he has traded life in the courtroom for life in the studio, making jewelry and other items in sterling, fine silver and gold, with a focus on hand-chasing and repoussé designs. David will talk about his career in Indian law as well as his transition to life as an artist.
Not a FIA member? Join by calling 505-982-6366 ext. 100.
Jun 16, 2016
Cocktails with the Collector
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Members of the Governor’s Circle and above are invited to an exclusive cocktail party at an exciting and rare accessed locale.
For questions about The Circles calendar please contact Cara O’Brien by calling 505.982.6366 ext. 118 or email at cara@museumfoundation.org.
Jun 17, 2016
Arts Alive
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Loom Weaving
June 17, 2016 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Arts Alive! for Families
Loom Weaving
Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103. All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Programs begin on the hour
To make a reservation please call Joyce Begay-Foss at 476-1272 or email: joyce.begay-foss@state.nm.us
Jun 17, 2016
CreativeMornings addresses broken
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Join a special speaker from the Santa Fe Opera for our latest installment of CreativeMornings, exploring the global them of "broken." Enjoy some networking with other creative professionals before the talk, along with coffee and pastries courtesy of Iconik Coffee Roasters. Free.
Jun 18, 2016
Book Sale
New Mexico Museum of Art
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Library Fundraiser
9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free.
Jun 18, 2016
Under Pressure: Choices Folk Artists Make in Today’s Global Marketplace
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel discussion & open conversation
Navigating Santa Fe’s Summer Markets from the Artist’s point of view
Jun 19, 2016
Community Day PLUS Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Lowrider Summer
Celebrate Father’s Day with Community Day at the New Mexico History Museum. See the exhibit Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico, along with these activities:
2pm: Acclaimed author and cultural activist Denise Chávez speaks on celebratory fronterizo lowrider culture in the “other” New Mexico in “¡Órale! Border Low & Border Slow,” with photos by Daniel Zolinsky.
1:30-3:30pm: Take part in an all-ages Families Make History free monthly workshop. Design a car and paint a miniature metal car just the way you imagine it. Learn about the science of motion and experiment with a DIY car propelled by air.
Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Family Fun Days are held the third Sunday of every month.
Jun 19, 2016
¡ÓRALE! BORDER LOW & BORDER SLOW with Denise Chavez
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Santa Fe— Sunday, June 19, 2016, 2 pm, New Mexico History Museum auditorium, Free with museum admission
¡ÓRALE! BORDER LOW & BORDER SLOW with Denise Chavez
In conjunction with the museum’s Lowriders, Hoppers and Hot Rods exhibit, writer and cultural activist Denise Chávez takes a look at the celebratory fronterizo lowrider culture in Southern New Mexico with photo documentation by international photographer Daniel Zolinsky. Chávez and Zolinsky will address the differences, similarities, and resonant traditions and customs of southern New Mexico, the sometimes forgotten, always highly-charged world within a world.
Denise Chávez was born, raised and still lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 42 miles from the México Border. If she didn’t live in Cruces, she would live in Española, New Mexico, “Low-Rider Capital of the World,” where she once lived and taught at Northern New Mexico Community College. Chávez’s most recent novel, The King and Queen of Comezón, won the International Latino Book Award in Fiction as well as the NM-AZ award in Fiction. Other books include Loving Pedro Infante, Face of An Angel and A Taco Testimony: Meditations on Family, Food and Culture, among others. Daniel Zolinsky was born in Paris, France to Franco/Russian parents and learned to take photographs when he arrived in the U.S. at age ten. He considers himself a “Fricano”—A French Chicano. Zolinsky has exhibited his photos throughout the U.S. and Europe and lives in Las Cruces with his wife, author, Denise Chávez.
Jun 20, 2016
Pueblo of Cochiti Community Storytelling Day at MIAC
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
with Jonathan Loretto, Elders, and Youth Group
Join MIAC/NMAI Artist Leadership Program fellow Jonathan Loretto (Cochiti/Jemez) for a morning of special community storytelling with family Snowflake Flower, Ada Suina, Martha Arquero, other community elders, and a youth group.
Jun 20, 2016
Valerie Rangel & Matagi Sorenson: Emerging Young Artists
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Valerie Rangel (Dine) and Matagi Sorenson (Apache) are two exciting and progressive native artists in the fields of jewelry and paper crafting. Both young people have received considerable attention with their cutting edge contemporary work representing the viewpoint of a new generation of native artists. They will address the inspiration behind their work and their techniques. This is an exciting opportunity to view two new trends in native artwork and to purchase artwork from their current collections.
Jun 22, 2016
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In conjunction with Flamenco: from Spain to New Mexico
Live flamenco guitar in the gallery
Jun 24, 2016
Map Mania Symposium Opening Reception
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
On Friday June 24 and Saturday June 25, the Chávez History Library hosts "Map Mania Symposium," a free event for all who love maps. The symposium opens with a reception and keynote speech on June 24, followed by a day of discussions on the 25th.
The event is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of New Mexico. The event is free and open to the public. Seating in the auditorium is limited.
Jun 24, 2016
Exhibition Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Alcoves 16/17 #3
Featuring works by artists Christina Dallas, Tom Joyce, Eliza Naranjo Morse, Heidi Pollard, and Cecilia Portal.
Also enjoy jazz and classic acoustic guitar by Pat Malone.
Jun 25, 2016
Map Mania Symposium
New Mexico History Museum
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
On Friday June 24 and Saturday June 25, the Chávez History Library hosts "Map Mania Symposium," a free event for all who love maps. The symposium opens with a reception and keynote speech on June 24, followed by a day of discussions on the 25th
The event is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of New Mexico. The event is free and open to the public. Seating in the auditorium is limited.
Jun 25, 2016
Pueblo Pintado
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
This will be a long, one-day Saturday field trip, June 25, touring Pueblo I-era sites in the San Juan Basin with Tom Windes, a retired archaeologist from the National Park Service. We will visit two clusters of sites near Pueblo Pintado and near Chaco Canyon. The sites represent the small settlements that are the 9th and early 10th century hamlets and villages that preceded the monumental construction of great houses in Chaco Canyon. These sites are roughly contemporaneous with some of the sites that will be visited on the Dinetah Labyrinth tour earlier in June, but there are significant differences in their appearance.
We have also reserved a group campground in Chaco for the night of June 25. Interested participants are welcome to stay overnight in the campground and join Eric Blinman for an informal tour of downtown Chaco on Sunday morning. Hiking will not be strenuous but high clearance vehicles are recommended and carpooling is highly encouraged.
Trip cost for both days will be $170/FOA members, $190/non-members. Cost for first day only $85/members, $95/non-members. Spaces are limited. Make reservations beginning May 31, 2016 at 7:00 am by calling (505) 982-7799, ext. 6.
NOTE: Those signing up for either of the above field trips should attend Eric Blinman’s P1 Brown Bag talk at noon on Tuesday May 24, or at 7:00PM on Thursday evening May 26, at CNMA. See nmarchaeology.org for details.
Jun 26, 2016
An Afternoon with Forrest Goodluck
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Film Shorts Screening with Q&A
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT WAS MOVED FROM SATURDAY, 6/25 TO 6/26 DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS.
Join us for a film shorts screening with Forrest Goodluck (Diné / Mandan / Hidatsa / Tsimshian) -- followed by a Q&A.
Goodluck, an alum of MIAC’s Native Youth Film Camp, recently had his breakout role (as Leonardo DiCaprio’s son) in "The Revenant," which garnered a dozen Academy Award nominations and brought home three big ones: director, best actor, and cinematography.
Jun 26, 2016
A Talk on Women’s Oral Traditions in the Sephardic World
New Mexico History Museum
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
New Mexico History Museum presents Vanessa Paloma Elbaz speaking on “De tu boca a los cielos (From Your Mouth to the Heavens): Women’s Songs and Stories at the Heart of Sephardic Identity.” Using musical examples, this free talk will demonstrate the richness of women’s oral traditions in the Sephardic world and the role of their voices in the continuity of Sephardic identity.
Where: New Mexico History Museum Auditorium in conjunction with the exhibition, Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities.
When: Sunday, June 26 at 11 am.
Admission: Free with museum admission. NM residents with ID always free on Sundays.
Public Contact: 505-476-5200
Jun 29, 2016
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In conjunction with Flamenco: from Spain to New Mexico
Enjoy live Flamenco guitar music in the exhibition Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
Jul 1, 2016
We Declare
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
A Free First Friday Evening event
Buff up on your American history. The Palace Press is creating a commemorative Declaration of Independence to take home, and we’ll host an out-loud read-along of its text in the museum lobby. A Free First Friday Evening event. Free admission to everyone 5-8 pm.
Jul 1, 2016 - Jul 30, 2016
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Through October 15, 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.)
Jul 1, 2016
Luis Tapia
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Gallery talk
Luis Tapia discusses his work on view in Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders 5:30-6:30 pm
Jul 1, 2016
MIAC Native Youth Film Camp Shorts Premiere
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:30 PM - 5:30 PM
The students of the 2016 MIAC Youth Film Camp will show the film shorts they created over the last two rigorous weeks.
It is recommended that you arrive early as seating is always limited for this event!
Jul 2, 2016 - Jul 3, 2016
Young Native Artists Summer Show & Sale
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Begin collecting art, jewelry, pottery and more from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople at the annual Young Native Artists Summer Show & Sale. 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 Palace Courtyard. Free.
Jul 3, 2016
Under Pressure: Choices Folk Artists Make in Today’s Global Marketplace
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Exhibition opening
Celebrate the opening of Under Pressure with local and international artists in the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience.
Jul 6, 2016
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Flamenco guitar in the gallery Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 3 pm through October 5, 2016
Jul 6, 2016
Artist Demonstrations & Performances
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
by Dayak Artists
Part of International Folk Arts Week 2016, presented in conjunction with Sacred Realm: Blessings and Good Fortune Across Asia
Jul 8, 2016
Gallery Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Jul 8, 2016 - Jul 10, 2016
Justin Favela
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Visiting Artist and Community Artmaking
Artist Justin Favela brings his distinctive style to the museum for a three-day residency, working with the local community to create a paper lowrider that will be added to the exhibition Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders when it is completed. Bring your family and friends and be part of making something spectacular to hang in the museum! No experience necessary, all ages welcome!
Jul 8, 2016 - Jul 22, 2016
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Free music every Friday 5:30-7:30pm.
Jul 9, 2016
Living with Archaeology in the Tewa Basin or Where did the ancient ones live before the Pajarito Plateau?
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
For most of the public, and even for most archaeologists, the story of Northern Rio Grande archaeology begins with Bandelier National Monument and the Coalition period (AD 1175-1300). Well preserved sites on the Pajarito Plateau have attracted attention since the late 19th century due to their visibility, but the sites are almost exclusively post-AD 1175 in age. Earlier sites dating to the AD 900-1175 period are present in the valley bottoms of the Rio Grande and its tributaries, but these early sites are generally hidden and have only rarely been investigated. The valley bottoms were, and are, great places to farm and live, so these ancient sites are now covered by layers of occupation up to and including our modern communities.
This day trip will visit the Wickersham extended family in the vicinity of La Puebla, New Mexico, just north of Santa Fe. After purchasing the property in the mid-20th century, they discovered that many generations had lived there previously, including during the Late Developmental period. This will be a chance for tour participants to see Late Developmental period archaeology in the Northern Rio Grande, to see why archaeologists know so little about this important period in the culture history of the Tewa Basin, and to hear anecdotes of the surprises in store for modern landowners who find themselves only the latest of more than 50 generations of valley citizens.
Trip leaders will be Stephen Post (Deputy Director Emeritus, OAS) and Steven Lakatos (Archaeologist, New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department). This trip will have a limited number of participants. Make reservations beginning at 7:00 am on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 by calling (505) 982-7799, ext. 7. Difficulty: Moderate with moderate to strenuous hiking. Cost to FOA members/$85, non-FOA members/$95.
A second site will be selected to complement the visit to the Wickersham site in Puebla. Please check back on nmarchaeology.org and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation’s Friends of Archaeology website for updates.
Jul 9, 2016 - Jul 10, 2016
International Folk Art Market| Santa Fe
Museum of International Folk Art
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
tickets include Museum Admission
ticket information for the 2016 International Folk Art
Jul 10, 2016
Community Fun Day
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1-4pm free family event
Jul 12, 2016
Hands-On Workshops
Museum of International Folk Art
Friends of Folk Art
Try your hand at artisan crafts in workshops led by artists coming to the 2016 International Folk Art Market. Exclusively for Friends of Folk Art. Space will be limited.
To join the Friends of Folk Art call 505.982.6366 ext. 100
Jul 13, 2016
Enjoy live Flamenco guitar music in the exhibition
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
Enjoy live Flamenco guitar music in the exhibition Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
Jul 15, 2016
Circles First Look
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Into the Future: Cultural Power in Native American Art
Examine how Indigenous artists have and continue to use visual imagery in the formation, perpetuation and expression of their unique cultures.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Jul 16, 2016
Member Preview
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Into the Future: Cultural Power in Native American Art
The exhibition will include more than 200 works form the museum collection and borrowed form artists and collectors to showcase the translation of distinct Native cultures through art.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Jul 17, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Dive into Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico, then come to our "Low Writing Workshop," open to all ages. Learn to write your name lowrider style. Try a similar calligraphic style to design your own escudo (family crest) like those seen in Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities. Listen to some car-inspired poetry and write your own, with northern New Mexico poet and artist Tara Evonne Trudell. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.
Jul 17, 2016
Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
EXHIBITION OPENING!
Take a journey between past, present, and future Indigenous artistic expressions. Explore Native works that narrate the artists’ own histories,explore their self-definition, and act as a catalyst for change.
PUBLIC OPENING
SUNDAY, JULY 17 · 1:00 – 4:30 PM
DANCE PERFORMANCES
1:00 – 1:30 & 4:00 – 4:30 · MILNER PLAZA
World Champion Hoop Dancer Nakotah LaRance (Hopi / Tewa / Assiniboine) accompanied by his father Steve LaRance (Hopi) followed by KeeNatay Performing Arts Collective dancers and musicians.
PANEL DISCUSSION
2:00 – 3:30 · O’KEEFFE THEATER
“Past, Present, and Future: Music and Dance of the Southwest” with performers Ehren Kee Natay (Navajo), Nakotah and Steve LaRance, and trumpeter Delbert Anderson (Navajo).
HANDS-ON ACTIVITES FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN
1:00 – 4:00 · MUSEUM CLASSROOM
Pueblo Paper Dolls with Ashley Browning (Santa Clara) and Michele Tapia Browning (Pojoaque / Santa Clara).
REFRESHMENTS
1:00 – 4:00 · MUSEUM LOBBY
Provided by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico
Jul 20, 2016
Enjoy live Flamenco guitar music in the exhibition
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
Jul 21, 2016
A Visit to the Home of Dr. Leticia Chambers
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Friends of Indian Art
Dr. Chambers will welcome us to her beautiful home where she will lead a tour of her eclectic collection of contemporary sculpture and paintings. She will also speak about the role of the arts in sustaining and advancing American Indian cultures as well as her philosophy on the art of collecting. Dr. Chambers, a long time collector of American Indian art, is one of the founders and Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums, which has had a major influence in boosting professionalism in the field. She is also a former CEO of the Heard Museum.
Not a FIA member? Join by calling 505-982-6366 ext. 100.
Jul 22, 2016
Arts Alive!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FREE art making for all ages
July 19 and 22 Balinese mask making
Jul 23, 2016
The Circles New Member Welcome Reception
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
New members to The Circles will be welcomed to the museum family at a Circle member’s home at this intimate and friendly cocktail reception.
For questions about The Circles calendar please contact Cara O’Brien by calling 505.982.6366 ext. 118 or email at cara@museumfoundation.org.
Jul 23, 2016
New Mexico Treasures
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
A Palace Guard event
Our annual thank-you event to members of the Palace Guard moves to the home of History Museum Director Andrew Wulf for cocktails and catered appetizers. Museum curators share their favorite stories and artifacts, while you learn what goes on behind-the-scenes of our museum. Join us as we toast your support and membership. Free for Palace Guard members.
Not a Palace Guard member? To join, click here or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100.
For reservations, call Alex Hesbrook: (505) 982-6366, ext. 119.
Jul 24, 2016
Doña Teresa Confronts the Spanish Inquisition
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A lecture and book signing for
Join scholar and ethnohistorian Frances Levine for a special lecture in honor of her new book, Doña Teresa Confronts the Spanish Inquisition: A Seventeenth-Century New Mexican Drama (University of Oklahoma Press). Levine speaks at 2 pm on Sunday, July 24, in the History Museum auditorium. Her talk is free with admission; NM residents are free on Sundays.
Jul 26, 2016
Sephardic Legacy, by the Desert Chorale
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A Fractured Faiths event
The Desert Chorale will present “Sephardic Legacy,” an original program of music, in conjunction with the exhibit Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities. Vanessa Paloma, Santa Fe native and Sephardic music expert, will be the guest vocalist. Fattah Abbou joins the program performing the oud and percussion instruments. Performances will take place at the New Mexico History Museum on Tuesday, July 26, at 8 pm; Sunday, July 31, at 3:30 pm; and Tuesday, August 2, at 8 pm. The program will be led by Joshua Habermann. Free, pre-concert lectures will be given by Steven Ovistky, executive director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and a frequent lecturer on Sephardic music. Tickets for the performances are $65 and $45 each. For tickets, go to www.desertchorale.org.
Jul 26, 2016 - Jul 29, 2016
Arts Alive!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FREE art making for all ages
Flamenco dance and percission workshops July 26 and 29
Jul 27, 2016
Enjoy live Flamenco guitar music in the exhibition
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico
Flamenco guitar every Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3pm through October 5, 2016
Jul 28, 2016
Weaving Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
with Diné Fiber Artist Steiner Cody
Diné fiber artist Steiner Cody demonstrates his talent at MIAC!
From Pine Hill, New Mexico, his work is unique and innovative in traditional weaving concepts, materials, and techniques.
Cody will demonstrate as part of his internship requirements with the National Museum of the American Indian and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Artist Leadership Program.
Jul 31, 2016
Sephardic Legacy, by the Desert Chorale
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A Fractured Faiths event
The Desert Chorale will present “Sephardic Legacy,” an original program of music, in conjunction with the exhibit Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities. Vanessa Paloma, Santa Fe native and Sephardic music expert, will be the guest vocalist. Fattah Abbou joins the program performing the oud and percussion instruments. Performances will take place at the New Mexico History Museum on Tuesday, July 26, at 8 pm; Sunday, July 31, at 3:30 pm; and Tuesday, August 2, at 8 pm. The program will be led by Joshua Habermann. Free, pre-concert lectures will be given by Steven Ovistky, executive director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and a frequent lecturer on Sephardic music. Tickets for the performances are $65 and $45 each. For tickets, go to www.desertchorale.org.
Aug 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2016
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Through October 15, 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.)
Aug 2, 2016
Sephardic Legacy, by the Desert Chorale
New Mexico History Museum
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
A Fractured Faiths event
The Desert Chorale will present “Sephardic Legacy,” an original program of music, in conjunction with the exhibit Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities. Vanessa Paloma, Santa Fe native and Sephardic music expert, will be the guest vocalist. Fattah Abbou joins the program performing the oud and percussion instruments. Performances will take place at the New Mexico History Museum on Tuesday, July 26, at 8 pm; Sunday, July 31, at 3:30 pm; and Tuesday, August 2, at 8 pm. The program will be led by Joshua Habermann. Tickets for the performances are $65 and $45 each. For tickets, go to www.desertchorale.org.
Aug 2, 2016 - Aug 5, 2016
Arts Alive!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FREE art making for all ages
FREE art making workshops for ages 3 to 103! Tuesday & Friday
Aug 3, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
New Mexico’s finest Flamenco guitarists perform Wednesday adfternoons from 1 to 3 pm
Aug 5, 2016
Exhibit opening: Agnes Martin and Me
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See Donald Woodman’s photographs of iconic artist Agnes Martin in this exhibit, which accompanies his new book, Agnes Martin and Me (Lyon Art Books; May 2016). A Free First Friday Evening event. Free admission 5-8 pm.
Aug 5, 2016
Meridel Rubenstein
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Gallery Talk
Artist Meridel Rubenstein discusses her work on view in Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders 5:30-6:30pm.
Aug 5, 2016
Breakfast with the Curators
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
with artist Jason Garcia and curator Valerie Verzuh
Meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibition - Into the Future - with this popular summer series that combines breakfast with talks and tours, providing a closer look at the subjects from the people who know them best.
$30/Foundation Members and $35 for non-members.
Call the MIAC front desk at 505-476-1269 to register.
Aug 6, 2016
26th Annual Navajo Rug Auction
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Over 150 museum-quality rugs are up for bid in the Palace Courtyard starting at 11 am (preview 9–11 am). A program of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation’s Museum Shop benefiting education, acquisitions and other programs at the Santa Fe museums, historic sites and Office of Archaeological Studies. Free; bid card $5.
Aug 10, 2016
Sand Mandala Opening Ceremony
Museum of International Folk Art
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will be at the Museum of International Folk Art constructing an Amitabha Sand mandala in conjunction with Sacred Realm: Blessings and Good Fortune Across Asia
Aug 10, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Live music in the gallery
Aug 11, 2016
Artist Demonstration and Hands-On for all ages
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mandala construction & Community Sand Painting
Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery construct an Amitabha Sand Mandala in the Neutrogena Lounge.
Aug 12, 2016
CreativeMornings tackles weirdness
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lowrider Summer
Legendary lowrider painter Rob Vanderslice explores the global theme of “weird” at the latest installment of CreativeMornings in collaboration with the History Museum exhibit Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico. Enjoy some networking with other creative professionals before the talk, along with coffee and pastries courtesy of Iconik Coffee Roasters. Free.
Aug 12, 2016
Artist Demonstration and Community Sand Painting
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery construct a Sand Mandala in the Neutrogena lounge leading to the exhibition Sacred Realm: Blessings and Good Fortune Across Asia
Aug 12, 2016
SOLD OUT Breakfast with the Curators
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
with artist Teri Greeves and curator Valerie Verzuh
Meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibition - Into the Future - with this popular summer series that combines breakfast with talks and tours, providing a closer look at the subjects from the people who know them best.
$30/Foundation Members and $35 for non-members.
Call the MIAC front desk at 505-476-1269 to register.
Aug 12, 2016 - Aug 26, 2016
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
August music at the museum Fridays from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
Aug 13, 2016
The Circles Signature Summer Event
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Circles members will be treated to a stunning evening of comradery, cocktails and art at a unique location.
For questions about The Circles calendar please contact Cara O’Brien by calling 505.982.6366 ext. 118 or email at cara@museumfoundation.org.
Aug 13, 2016
Demostration, Hands-on & Lecture
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In conjunction with Sacred Realm
Sand Mandala construction and community Sand Painting
Aug 14, 2016
Community Sand Painting, Lecture & Hands-on
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Final Day of Sand Mandala construction and Community Sand Painting
Aug 15, 2016 - Aug 21, 2016
Native Cinema Showcase
New Mexico History Museum
In partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, the History Museum and the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market present a week’s worth of the latest in Native documentaries, shorts and features during Indian Market. The full list of daily films and times will be posted here, www.AmericanIndian.si.edu, and here, www.swaia.org, when it’s ready.
Aug 17, 2016
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
with Kevin Gover, Suzan Harjo, and Gyasi Ross
We present three films featured in the National Museum of the American Indian (Washington DC) exhibition Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United and American Indian Nations. Robert Redford narrates the films, which run 20 minutes total. Afterward, a panel comprising Kevin Gover, (National Museum of the American Indian, Gyasi Ross (Attorney and Activist) and Suzan Harjo (Activist and Author) will discuss the relevance of treaties in the twenty-first century
Aug 17, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Flamenco guitar music in teh gallery every Wednesday afternoon
Aug 17, 2016
Let’s Take a Look...
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Examine Your Treasures
A monthly offering at MIAC, Let’s Take a Look is your chance to bring by your personal treasures for evalauation. While curators are prohibited from assigning retail value (we have a list of external appraisers for you), our curatorial staff is great at helping determine age, origin, use, etc. of many objects. Items with Native American roots are most common, but we can also help with other items periodically.
This is a free program.
Aug 18, 2016
Turquoise Buying Seminar with Garrick Beck
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
an Indian Market Primer
Garrick Beck is back with his fascinating presentation on the myriad varieties of turquoise, including information on different treatments, and what to be wary of before making an investment. This is a great primer for Indian Market, even if you’re a turquoise afficionado!
Aug 18, 2016
Pottery Demonstration and Talk
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with potters Martha Arquero (Cochiti) and Camille Bernal (Taos)
Celebrate the gifts of Mother Earth with a special pottery demonstration and talk with two prominent artists. Using locally sourced materials, Martha Aquero (Cochiti Pueblo) and Camille Bernal (Taos Pueblo) will create and talk with visitors about the history and traditional practice of making pottery.
Aug 19, 2016
Breakfast with the Curators
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
with Aysen New and curator Tony Chavarria
Meet the minds behind one of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions - on Lloyd Kiva New - with this popular summer series that combines breakfast with talks and tours, providing a closer look at the subjects from the people who know them best.
$30/Foundation Members and $35 for non-members.
Call the MIAC front desk at 505-476-1269 to register.
Aug 19, 2016
Panel Discussion with Artists-in-Residence
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Joan Vigil, Nick Rosetta, Jonathan Loretto, and Steiner Cody
Hear from Joan Vigil (Jicarilla Apache), Nick Rosetta (Kewa), Jonathan Loretto (Walatowa/Cochiti), and Steiner Cody (Diné) about their research and artist residencies at MIAC this summer. The artists were graciously sponsored by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
Aug 20, 2016 - Aug 21, 2016
Portal Artisans Celebration
New Mexico History Museum
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Take a break during the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market to enjoy the Palace Portal Artisans Celebration in the shady Palace Courtyard. From 8 am—5 pm, portal artisans will offer music, hand-crafted art, raffles, a Native specialties food booth, and traditional Indian dances. The event is free.
Aug 21, 2016
Families Makes History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
As we head into harvest, it’s time to think about gathering seeds for next year’s garden. Learn how to save seeds and then make traditional indigenous seed balls to preserve until spring planting. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.
Aug 24, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
live Flamenco guitar evert Wednesday afternoon
Aug 26, 2016
Exhibition Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Alcoves 16/17 #4
Featuring works by artists Sally Anderson, Sheri Crider, Robert Drummond, Michael Namingha and John Vokoun
Aug 26, 2016
Breakfast with the Curators
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 8:30 AM
with historian Erik O. Berg and curator Maxine McBrinn
Meet the minds behind one of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions - Oblique Views - with this popular summer series that combines breakfast with talks and tours, providing a closer look at the subjects from the people who know them best.
$30/Foundation Members and $35 for non-members.
Call the MIAC front desk at 505-476-1269 to register.
Aug 27, 2016
Annual House Tour
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friends of Folk Art
New date for the 2016 Friends of Folk Art Annual House Tour!
Aug 28, 2016
Behind the Locked Doors of General Motors Design
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lowrider Summer
Dennis Little, a Santa Fe resident and retired Cadillac Studio Chief Designer, will present a glimpse into what really goes into creating the cars of the future. "Behind the Locked Doors of General Motors Design" offers a chance to see what the design studios look like, as well as illustrated slides of future car themes. His talk is part of the exhibit, Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico. Free with museum admission.
Aug 28, 2016
Panel Discussion
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
on Hopis, Spaniards, and the Trauma of History
Based on the book Moquis and Kastiilam: Hopis, Spaniards and the Trauma of History a panel will delve into the story of the first encounter in 1540 between the Hopis (who the Spaniards called Moquis) and the Spaniards (who the Hopis called Kastiilam) until the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The panelists will discuss the balance of historical documents with oral histories creating a fresh perspective on the interface of Spanish and Hopi in the period of missionization.
Aug 31, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Live Flamenco guitar every Wednesday afternoon through October 5, 2016
Sep 1, 2016 - Sep 30, 2016
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Through October 15, 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.)
Sep 2, 2016
The Circles Cocktails with the Collector
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Members of the Governor’s Circle and above are invited to a home of a fellow member to see their stunning art collections.
For questions about The Circles calendar please contact Cara O’Brien by calling 505.982.6366 ext. 118 or email at cara@museumfoundation.org.
Sep 2, 2016
Rose B. Simpson
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Gallery Talk
Artist Rose B. Simpson discusses her work on view in Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders. 2pm
Sep 2, 2016
Early closing for Zozobra
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Kick off Santa Fe Fiesta with the annual burning of Zozobra. We’ll close at 5 pm to make it easy for you, instead of our usual Free Friday Evening. See you at the show.
Sep 4, 2016
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Our National Parks
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
From Carlsbad Caverns to Chaco Canyon, national parks pepper New Mexico’s terrain and help share our regional history. Dwight T. Pitcaithley, who served as the National Park Service’s chief historian for 10 years, will address the growth of the park system over the past century, the little-known community and preservation programs that reach into almost every community, and the challenges our parks face in their second century.
Sep 5, 2016
Open on Labor Day
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
You bet, we’re open our regular working hours today, 10 am to 5 pm. Bring your out-of-town guests and introduce them to New Mexico history!
Sep 7, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Sep 10, 2016
La Bajada Pueblos and Environs
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
La Bajada Pueblo, a Rio Grande Classic period site, was occupied from the A.D. 1200’s up to A.D. 1700 (dates obtained in 2008 by BLM archeologist Peter McKenna). Both Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos trace ancestry to this site. The only excavation of La Bajada Pueblo was in 1915, when Nels Nelson excavated about 10% of the site. Interestingly, this large (3-5 roomblock) and important site has not previously been toured by an archeological group.
Our 5-7 hour tour, led by NFS archaeologist Mike Bremer, will visit the pueblo and proximate field and water diversion features. The tour will focus on two overlook sites on the mesa which have considerable rock art, a well preserved shrine, and some quite distinctive room features.
This trip is rated easy. Trip cost will be $85 for FOA members ($95 for non -members). Spaces are limited. Make reservations beginning August 9, 2016 at 7:00 am by calling (505) 982-7799, ext. 5.
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Sep 12, 2016
Member Monday
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Members at the Family/Grandparents level and above are invited to smallgroup curator-led tours of current exhibitions.
Museum Hill
Sep 14, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Sep 15, 2016
John Andrews: Making Sure No Wool Was Pulled Over His Eyes
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Friends of Indian Art
John Andrews, owner of Native Jackets, will speak to us about the development of his business which began on the web in 1998 selling Indian blanket jackets. After meeting Mark Winter of Toadlena Trading Post, he saw that he could trust his eye and started investing more in Navajo rugs, Pueblo pottery, and Native baskets. Now native art sales exceed the jacket sales, and have for several years. John will show us beautiful tapestry weavings made by living master weavers, antique treasures, and Pendleton blankets.
Not a FIA member? Join by calling 505-982-6366 ext. 100.
Sep 15, 2016 - Sep 18, 2016
The Casas Grandes world
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
Come join us for a visit to the ancient town of Paquimé, heart of the Casas Grandes world.
This unique center displays many elements associated with Mesoamerican societies to the south—ball courts, public platform mounds, effigy mounds, an advanced water delivery system, macaw breeding and a beautiful museum.
A visit to Mata Ortiz, the famous pottery-making village is also on the itinerary. Home of famed potter, Juan Quezada, the village has become a vibrant center of beautiful pottery production. Based on ancient Casas Grandes designs, today’s potters have taken design to a new level of sophistication.
Archaeologist Rafael Cruz, of Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, will join us for visits to other backcountry sites, ball courts, and rock art panels.
A new road into the Sierra Madre Occidental will also allow us to travel to the famous La Cueva de la Olla. Formerly, a bone-jarring ride of three hours, the new road should make the trip much more enjoyable.
The trip will be self-motored and we will caravan from Santa Fe to Nuevo Casas Grandes; a trip of 8-10 hours depending upon time needed to cross the border into Mexico. That includes time for a lunch break.
We will stay at the Hotel Hacienda in Nuevo Casas Grandes, which has a restaurant and a pool.
Group size is limited to 20 people.
A valid passport is required for this trip!
You will also need to purchase Mexican car insurance. Mexican law does not allow coverage with a U.S. insurance company. We will supply names of vendors who offer reasonable policies and prices.
We will be traveling backroads, so a high clearance vehicle is needed. Four-wheel drive is not necessary, just good clearance. We will compress ourselves into as few cars as possible for going into the backcountry.
A visit to La Cueva de la Olla requires a brief ascent of perhaps 50 feet. It is not particularly difficult, but footing can be slippery. There is no trail. Persons with physical disabilities may not be able to make the ascent.
Price for the excursion will be $300.00/FOA members, $375.00/non-members.
If you are interested in the trip, please sign up and we will contact you by email about hotel pricing and other details. Please call the FOA Hotline starting 7:00am on Tuesday July 12 at 505-982-7799 x6
Sep 16, 2016 - Sep 30, 2016
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
On free Fridays from 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Sep 16, 2016
Gallery Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Alcoves 16/17 #4
Sep 18, 2016
Upstairs/Downstairs
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tour the collections storage, library and preparation areas and make your own art gallery 1-4pm
Sep 18, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Come see the exhibit Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, The Inquisition, and New World Identities and, in advance of the Oct. 2 celebration of Rosh Hashanah, learn to make and enjoy Tishpishti, a honey-soaked cake traditionally shared to start off the new year with sweetness and good fortune. Free with admission. Sundays free to NM residents; children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month.
Sep 20, 2016 - Sep 23, 2016
El Paso Expedition
New Mexico History Museum
A Palace Guard trip
A special adventure for members of the museum’s Friends group, the Palace Guard: New Mexico State Historian Dr. Rick Hendricks will lead us through the 1680 Pueblo Revolt refuge locations of Isleta, Socorro, and the early presidio of San Elisario, Texas. We’ll explore the El Paso History Museum and downtown district. Rene Harrris, former director of the El Paso History Museum, will share the University of Texas at El Paso’s Jose Sisneros art collection and the El Paso Museum of Art’s Mexican retablo collection. Additional stops include the Magoffin Home State Historic Site and the Licon Dairy where we’ll enjoy bites of the Mexican-style string cheese azadero. Visit the Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces and lunch at La Posta in Mesilla on the return to Santa Fe..
Not a Palace Guard member? To join, click here or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100.
For reservations and details on the trip’s cost, call Alex Hesbrook: (505) 982-6366, ext. 119.
Sep 21, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Sep 21, 2016
Let’s Take a Look...
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Examine Your Treasures
A monthly offering at MIAC, Let’s Take a Look is your chance to bring by your personal treasures for evalauation. While curators are prohibited from assigning retail value (we have a list of external appraisers for you), our curatorial staff is great at helping determine age, origin, use, etc. of many objects. Items with Native American roots are most common, but we can also help with other items periodically.
This is a free program.
Sep 22, 2016
Nick Rosetta Stone and Shell Jewelry demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Using all natural material and handmade processes, he makes beautiful heishi necklaces.
Nick learned the art from his parents, Ray and Mary Rosetta. The heishi artform goes back to ancestral pueblo times, long before the arrival of the Spanish in the Southwest, when Kewa stone and shell jewelry - believed by many archeologists to be the oldest form of jewelry in the southwest-was highly prized and widely traded.
Nick does most of the lapidary work--cutting, grinding, sanding and polishing. His wife Me-Wee does ninety-five percent of the stringing. He obtains his materials from many different places--turquoise from Nevada and Arizona, serpentine from South Dakota, pipestone from Minnesota, as well as stones from Canada, Peru and Australia.
Demonstrations of his work will be on September 22, 28, and 29th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.
Sep 23, 2016 - Sep 24, 2016
Two-Day MIAC Symposium
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The Food Sovereignty Project
In partnership with the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) is presenting the two-day event, The Food Sovereignty Project, followed by a Community wide celebration on Museum Hill, focusing on how New Mexico tribes are reincorporating traditional foods into their diets to foster greater health and wellness in their communities. The Food Sovereignty symposium brings together a diverse range of indigenous farmers, herders, and hunters, who have been able to successfully sustain and revitalize food production practices that are vital to traditional life. Also included are tribal program directors and educators who have initiated successful community-based traditional food programs. Food sovereignty efforts are part of a larger national movement of indigenous peoples to create sustainable forms of food production that are Native American driven.
For complete symposium schedule and information to register, please call the front desk at 505-476-1269.
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Sep 25, 2016
Growing Up in a Lowrider Community
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Author and photographer Don Usner talks about his youth in Chimayó and his experiences in documenting the lowriders of northern New Mexico. His work is included in the History Museum exhibit Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico. This event is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents.
Sep 25, 2016
Museum Hill Community Day!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
MIAC Has a FULL Schedule for You
For full details, go here.
Sep 25, 2016
Museum Hill Community Day
Museum of International Folk Art
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2016
A FREE family-friendly event! Explore Museum Hill with FREE admission at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, The Santa Fe Botanical Garden, The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, The Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture.
Sep 28, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Sep 28, 2016 - May 24, 2017
Docent Training
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
For more information or to apply, please contact Sara Van Note, Volunteer Coordinator, at 476-5075 or email sara.vannote@state.nm.us.
Oct 1, 2016 - Oct 15, 2016
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Through October 15, 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.)
Oct 1, 2016
Donation Drop Off
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
For the Folk Art Flea
Procceds benefit exhibtiions are programs at the Museum of International Folk Art through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.
Oct 1, 2016
Artful Looking
New Mexico Museum of Art
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Elaine Ritchel
Join guest educator Elaine Ritchel on the first Saturday of the month from June to October 2016 from 3 to 4:00 pm for deeper appreciation of art
Oct 1, 2016
Lecture with Anna Sofaer and Robert Weiner
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Sun, the Moon and Chaco Canyon: Recent Findings by the Solstice Project
Anna Sofaer, rediscoverer of the Sun Dagger, and archaeologist Robert Weiner present their recent research results. Introduction by Brian Vallo (Acoma). This talk is presented in conjunction with Oblique Views: Archaeology, Photography, and Time. Visit www.SolsticeProject.org for more on the Solstice Project.
Oct 2, 2016
Lecture with Harvard Professor Dr. Gary Urton
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Native American Southern Cosmologies
Join Harvard professor Dr. Gary Urton for a fascinating presentation that examines the cosmologies of Native peoples of the Amazonian and Andean regions of South America. Explore the Milky Way — their principal celestial object for organizing understanding of the sky and its relationship to human affairs.
Oct 5, 2016
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Live Flamenco Guitar Music
Oct 7, 2016
Exhibition Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Small Wonders
Enjoy refreshments served by the Women’s Board, music and a new exhibition, Small Wonders
Oct 7, 2016
Miguel Gandert
New Mexico Museum of Art
Gallery Talk
Artist Miguel Gandert gives a free gallery talk of his work on view in Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders 5:30-6:30 pm
Oct 8, 2016 - Oct 9, 2016
Native Treasures Collectors’ Sale
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sales Benefit MIAC Education Programs & Exhibits
An annual tradition at MIAC, the Native Treasures Collectors’ Sale is a unique opportunity to purchase objects from private collections in Santa Fe and beyond!
Pottery, jewelry, textiles, paintings, baskets, carvings - old and contemporary - whether you are a new or seasoned collector, come find your own treasure!
Saturday and Sunday, October 8 and 9, 2016 - 10am - 5pm - Free Admission
Special early bird admission on Saturday at 9am - $25
Oct 9, 2016
Summer Salon
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
with Lauren Mantecon
Guided drawing technique with artist Lauren Mantecon in the galleries and courtyard on second Sunday of the month from June to October 2016 from 11am-12pm
Oct 11, 2016
Nick Rosetta Stone and Shell Jewelry Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Using all natural material and handmade processes, he makes beautiful heishi necklaces. Nick learned the art from his parents, Ray and Mary Rosetta. The heishi artform goes back to ancestral pueblo times, long before the arrival of the Spanish in the Southwest, when Kewa stone and shell jewelry - believed by many archeologists to be the oldest form of jewelry in the southwest-was highly prized and widely traded.
Nick does most of the lapidary work--cutting, grinding, sanding and polishing. His wife Me-Wee does ninety-five percent of the stringing. He obtains his materials from many different places--turquoise from Nevada and Arizona, serpentine from South Dakota, pipestone from Minnesota, as well as stones from Canada, Peru and Australia.
Demonstrations of his work will be on October 11th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Oct 14, 2016 - Oct 23, 2016
The Circles Travel Spain and Portugal
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
The Circles will travel overseas to the Iberian Peninsula this fall, in conjunction with the Fractured Faiths exhibition opening in May at the New Mexico History Museum. Museum Director Andrew Wulf will be our travel companion. Our first stop is Madrid, Spain, for three days visiting world-renowned museums, cultural attractions and private art collections, including a one-day excursion to Toledo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We’ll spend three nights at the five-star Villa Manga and enjoy exquisite cuisine and a special flamenco performance. On day four, we travel to Lisbon, Portugal, spending two days in the capital city discovering the country’s artistic and cultural heritage. Day trips will then take us north to Sintra, Cascais, and the walled city of Obidos, and south to Evora and the famous rug makers of Arraiolos. The Four Seasons Ritz Carlton will be our luxurious accommodations for all six nights in Lisbon, with one night devoted to traditional fado music and a second night to a special dine-around featuring six of the finest eating establishments in the city.
For questions about The Circles, please contact Cara O’Brien by calling 505.982.6366 ext. 118 or email at cara@museumfoundation.org.
Oct 14, 2016
Exhibition Opening
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Alcoves 16/17 #5
Five new artists exhibit contemporary art made in New Mexico in this fifth rotation of Alcoves 16/17
Oct 14, 2016
CreativeMornings gets transparent
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stay tuned to learn our special speaker at the next installment of CreativeMornings on the global them of "transparent." Enjoy some networking with other creative professionals before the talk, along with coffee and pastries courtesy of Iconik Coffee Roasters. Free.
Oct 15, 2016
International Archaeology Day at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
The Office of Archaeological Studies, in collaboration with the Santa Fe Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America and other organizations in northern New Mexico, will host an open house at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the building, which is the primary storage facility for New Mexico’s archaeological collections, as well as the offices and working research laboratories of the Office of Archaeological Studies. Visitors of all ages can learn about New Mexico’s unique 12,000-year cultural heritage through a wide range of hands-on activities, demonstrations, and interactions with archaeologists. Come throw atlatls, shoot bows, make yucca fiber, watch pottery firings, learn about coiled basketry, and query archaeologists with all those questions you have always wanted to ask about New Mexico archaeology.
Oct 15, 2016
Exhibition Opening and Archaeology Open House
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Celebrate World Archaeology Day with Family at the CNMA
Oct 16, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Before there was Halloween trick or treating, New Mexicans marked the Dia de los Muertos to remember and honor their ancestors. All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1 in New Mexican Pueblos with special ceremonials as well. We will celebrate both traditions today decorating a calavera and making a ghost to take home. children 16 and under free daily. Families Make History free workshops are held the third Sunday of every month
Oct 16, 2016
Lowrider Poetry Slam
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Levi Romero, associate director of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UNM, leads a slam, Take a Little Trip with Me, with young poets on the topic of lowriders. Join the fun, part of the History Museum exhibit, Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico. Free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents. Children 16 and under free daily.
Oct 16, 2016
Inside View: Feng Shui For Blessings and Good Fortune
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lecture & booksigning
Oct 17, 2016
Embroidering within Boundaries
Museum of International Folk Art
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Afghan Women Creating Change
The first of four Langniappe lectures exclusively for Friends of Folk Art members
Oct 19, 2016
Let’s Take a Look...
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Curators Examine Your Treasures
A monthly offering at MIAC, Let’s Take a Look is your chance to bring by your personal treasures for evalauation. While curators are prohibited from assigning retail value (we have a list of external appraisers for you), our curatorial staff is great at helping determine age, origin, use, etc. of many objects. Items with Native American roots are most common, but we can also help with other items periodically.
This is a free program.
Oct 19, 2016
Estella Loretto – Peaceful Gratitude
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Join us for a delightful afternoon touring the home/studio of noted Jemez Pueblo artist Estella Loretto, currently the only Native American woman sculpting in monumental bronze. Her genuine spiritual nature defines her commitment to integrity and authenticity in her art and life. Estella studied and trained with mentors from around the world as well as here at home with her mother, grandmother, and most notably, Allen HouserHaozous. Allen was influential in the early stages of her career and they remained close friends until the time of his death in 1994.
Oct 20, 2016
New Jewelry Galleries at the Wheelwright Museum
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Friends of Indian Art
On June 7, 2015, the Wheelwright opened the Jim and Lauris Phillips Center for the Study of Southwestern Jewelry. Please join us for a docent tour of the Martha Struever Gallery where work on display includes the Anderman/Gallegos collection of New Mexican filigree; jewelry and hollowware by masters including Kenneth Begay, Morris Robinson, Lewis Lomay, and Charles Loloma; and contemporary work by Yazzie Johnson and Gail Bird, Norbert Peshlaki, Perry Shorty, and many others.
Not a FIA member? Join by calling 505-982-6366 ext. 100.
Oct 21, 2016 - Oct 28, 2016
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
October
Free Fridays in October 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Oct 25, 2016
Women on the Mother Road
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
A screening and discussion
Join project director Katrina Parks for this special screening and discussion reexamining Route 66 from the perspective of New Mexican women. Parks will be joined by the National Park Service’s Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program manager Kaisa Bartuli, librarian and archivist Rose Diaz (the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center) and author Sharon Niederman. The event is made possible by the support of the New Mexico Humanities Council, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Please visit www.nmhum.org.
“As you might expect, women often worked in family businesses along Route 66, but they also struck out on their own as artists, anthropologists, architects, waitresses, entrepreneurs,
executives and real estate magnets.” – Katrina Parks
Oct 27, 2016
Member Preview
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
American Painting: Old and New
Many major American artists came to New Mexico to paint in the years between WWI and WWII. This exhibition will feature work by significant artists, their friends and students. Members will be first to see this stunning exhibition.
New Mexico Museum of Art
Oct 28, 2016
Be With Me, a Small Exhibition of Large Paintings
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Opening Reception
A group exhibition of reductive contemporary paintings by Nick Aguayo, Harmony Hammond and John Zurier
Oct 28, 2016 - Oct 30, 2016
Fifth Annual Fred Harvey Weekend
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Welcome back Fredheads and Mary Colter fans
$50 (includes $15 tax deductible donation) gets you a reserved seat for all of the talks Friday through Sunday. Seating is limited.
A special note: If you arrive the day of and care to attend any single talk admittance is free. The $50 ensures you have a saved seat at all the talks.
Call: (505) 982-7999 ext. 4
Join us for a full day of public talks from Fred Harvey family members, researchers and scholars on Friday. Santa Fe School of Cooking will host an educational cooking class on Friday evening. Model trains and Fred Harvey collectors will fill the Plaza Hotel ballroom in Las Vegas on Saturday and join us back at the museum on Sunday for a pancake brunch and afternoon lecture by Stephen Fried, author of Appetite for America.
Questions about the weekend? Want to volunteer or show off your collection during the day in Las Vegas? Email us at Meredith.davidson@state.nm.us
Oct 28, 2016
Conversations in Painting, Early 20th Century to Post-War American Art
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Opening Reception
Exploration of painting movements in 20th Century America from the New Mexico Museum of Art collection.
Oct 29, 2016
Author Reading and Book Signing - Families Welcome!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with V R Janis (Bay Mills Ojibwe)
Join author V R Janis for an afternoon of readings, storytelling, and a book signing. Described as Native American Harry Potter-esque, her books feature elves, dragons, fairies, and other magical creatures - perfect for this time of year!
With thanks to the First Peoples Fund for underwriting.
Free with museum admission.
Oct 30, 2016
Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Seasonable celebration with live music, hands on art making and more!
FREE ADMISSION!
Nov 1, 2016
Winter hours begin
New Mexico History Museum
On Nov. 1, the History Museum changes to its winter hours, when we’re closed on Mondays, but open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesdays through Sundays, and Free Friday Evenings, 5-8 pm, change to the first Friday of each month.
Nov 3, 2016
Connecting to Sacred Realm Through Amulets
Museum of International Folk Art
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Free Webinar
FREE Webinar for Educators, everywhere, presented with the Five College Center for East Asian Studies.
Nov 3, 2016
CANCELLED: Singing for the Vote
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
A History of Presidential Campaign Songs
This event has been cancelled.
Tickets start at $45.
A special fundraising event to support the upcoming exhibition, The Land That Enchants Me So: Popular Sheet Music of New Mexico. In an evening filled with song and patriotic fun and with a touch of levity, historian James Keller shares a presentation on the evolution of national campaign songs.
Enjoy a reception with refreshments by Peas ’n’ Pod Catering.
Reserve a seat for $45 and receive a "delegate" ticket to cast a vote for your favorite campaign song. For $75 reserve a premium seat in the auditorium and play the role of a “super delegate,” with one additional opportunity to cast a vote, upping your chances of winning a romantic dinner for two by chef John Sedlar at the acclaimed restaurant Eloisa.
Everyone will take home a disc of historic campaign songs to keep the music going.
Reserve your spot today Seating is limited: 505-992-2715, ext. 1
Nov 4, 2016
Drawing the Line: The Early Work of Agnes Martin
New Mexico History Museum
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
A free “First Friday” lecture
Albuquerque author Christina Rosenberger will speak about artist Agnes Martin (1912-2004), an iconic figure in 20th century art with a continuing artistic legacy in New Mexico.
Canadian born, Martin started to make a name for herself in the New York art scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but in 1967, abandoned her career for a reclusive life in the New Mexico desert. She did not return to her work for nearly a decade. Rosenberger’s talk focuses on Martin’s formative years in New Mexico and the decisive impact New Mexico had on Martin’s iconic grid paintings in the early 1960s.
Rosenberger’s new book, Drawing the Line: The Early Work of Agnes Martin (University of California Press, 2016), explores how the rapidly evolving creative processes and pictorial solutions Martin developed between 1940 and 1967 define all her subsequent art. It also traces New Mexico’s role as a vibrant creative center in the middle of the 20th century, tracing the networks of art, artists, and information that moved between New Mexico, New York, and California in the postwar period.
Nov 4, 2016
Gallery Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Alcoves 16/17 #5
Lively and engaging talk with the artists exhibiting in the fifth rotation of Alcoves 16/17. Free.
Nov 4, 2016
Ben Perea
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
5:30 - 7:30 PM Free music at the museum
Nov 5, 2016
Donation Drop Off
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
For the Folk Art Flea
All proceeds benefit exhibitions and programs at the Museum of International Folk Art through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation
Nov 6, 2016
Veterans’ Day Celebration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Honoring Female Native American Veterans
A special annual program honoring our Native American servicemembers at MIAC.
With film screening of Warrior Woman: The Story of Lozen, Apache Warrior and Shaman
This is a FREE FIRST SUNDAY event!
Nov 13, 2016
Holiday Party and Silent Auction
Office of Archaeological Studies
Friends of Archaeology
The Friends of Archaeology (FOA) is holding its annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction, Sunday, November 13, from 3 to 6 pm, at the Hotel Santa Fe. This festive and informative event provides a rare opportunity for the public to learn about how New Mexico’s first inhabitants lived, their not-so-primitive technologies, and some of the interesting archaeological digs underway in New Mexico. The party benefits the FOA, a volunteer organization that was created by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation in 1991 to support ongoing research and education projects at the Museum of New Mexico’s Office of Archaeological Studies (OAS).
Nov 20, 2016
Families Make History monthly workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Come see the exhibit Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico, then join us for an all-ages workshop with automobile detailer Mike Roybal from Las Vegas, NM. Roybal, president of the Latin Dezire car club, will teach us the basics on how to paint flames on your ride. We will learn how airbrushes work and make our own flames on paper. 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.
Nov 22, 2016 - Nov 27, 2016
Members Extra Discount Sale
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hoilday fun
in the shops and online!
Nov 24, 2016
Closed for Thanksgiving
New Mexico History Museum
We are closed on Thursday, November 24, but look forward to seeing you and all of your houseguests when we reopen at 10 am on Friday, November 25. Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 25, 2016 - Nov 26, 2016
Guatemalan Textile Show & Sale
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum of New Mexico Foundation Shop and Indigena Imports is very proud to present these selected pieces from the Richard Mandell Collection at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Friday and Saturday, November 25th and 26th. This is the first ever exhibit of these unique examples of Maya weaving from this important collection.
Nov 30, 2016
Special Meeting of the Portal Committee
New Mexico History Museum
Notice of Special Meeting of the Portal Committee, Native American Artisan Program of the New Mexico History Museum Palace of the Governors (“Committee”). Notice is hereby given of a special meeting of the Committee on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 beginning at 9 AM in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium, 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, for an election to select members to serve on the Committee. Copies of the agenda can be found on the Museum’s website http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org at least seventy-two hours prior to the special meeting or by calling 505-476-5149 or 505-476-5095 to request a copy of the agenda.
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
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.
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
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
By museum admission.
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.
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.
With museum admission.
Books are available for purchase at the MIAC shop for $39.95. All proceeds benefit MIAC exhibitions.
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
Dec 24, 2016
Christmas Eve hours
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Christmas Eve we will close at noon.
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.
Dec 25, 2016
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Museum is closed on December 25
