Sep 1, 2017
Breakfast with the Curators
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
with Maxine McBrinn, MIAC’s curator of archaeology
Join Curator Maxine McBrinn for breakfast at the Museum Hill Cafe and a special tour of Stepping Out: 10,000 Years of Walking the West. Three years in the making, this exhibition of sandals, moccasins, and other Native footwear opens August 27, so you’ll be the first to receive the VIP tour!
Meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions 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.
To register, purchase tickets at the MIAC front desk with cash or check, or telephone 505-476-1269 to use a credit card.
$35 per person ($30 for MNMF members) includes full breakfast and museum admission.
Sep 1, 2017 - Sep 8, 2017
Fiesta Friday Hours
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
On Fridays September 1 and 8 we will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m only.
Sep 1, 2017
Museum Early Closure
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
In keeping with the tradition of the "Burning of Zozobra", the annual torching of the 50-foot-tall Old Man Gloom, the Museum will be closing at 5:00pm.
Sep 3, 2017
First Sunday- NM residents Free
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
New Mexico resident free day!
Sep 4, 2017 - Sep 12, 2017
México Mágico: Magical Mexico City
Museum of International Folk Art
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exploring the Colors of Mexican Folk Art
SOLD OUT Friends of Folk Art tour of Mexico City
Sep 5, 2017
The Early Pueblo Occupation of the Dinetah Region
Office of Archaeological Studies
Brown Bag Talk
The traditional picture of early Pueblo history (pre-AD 900) has been created by archaeological research in the Four Corners region. The early Pueblo history in the greater Dinetah region does not conform to this model in ways that are important to understanding the cultural diversity of modern Pueblo peoples. This bag lunch is background for the upcoming Friends of Archaeology Field Trip set for Oct. 6-8, to view Pueblo I and Navajo archaeology of the Dinetah region.
Sep 6, 2017
Santa Fe Fiesta History Forum
New Mexico History Museum
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
The New Mexico History Museum will invite a diverse group of historians to offer their perspectives on early Spanish settlement in New Mexico and the conflict, cooperation, and changing ways of life that resulted from this collision of peoples and cultures.
Sep 6, 2017
Flamenco En Vivo
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Final Fiesta
Final live music in the Joan & Clifford Vernick Auditorium
Sep 6, 2017
50 YEARS OF MUSIC, ACTIVISM, AND EDUCATION:
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Iconic Chilean Ensemble Inti-Illimani Comes to the NHCC on Anniversary Tour
The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) and Avokado Artists showcase legendary Chilean ensemble Inti-Illimani, as part of the series Festival Chispa Presents, on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:30 PM in the NHCC’s Albuquerque Journal Theatre. Tickets are $22 and $27, with a $2 discount for students and seniors and a $3 discount for NHCC members, and are available from the Center’s Box Office, at 505-724-4771, or at www.nhccnm.org. Inti-Illimani will perform at the NHCC on the group’s 50th anniversary tour.
Sep 7, 2017
Public meeting: Community input sought for new art space
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Art is inviting members of the community to an architectural planning meeting at 404 Montezuma Avenue (the former Halpin State Records Center) 1 to 4 p.m.
Sep 9, 2017
My Time in Vietnam
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Gallery talk by David Grant Noble
Join the New Mexico History Museum every second Saturday of the month from June-February for a presentation and conversation-style gallery talk in conjunction with the current exhibit, Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest.
David Grant Noble served in the US Army from 1962 to 1964. By 1971 he was in New Mexico and began photographing the Arroyo Hondo Pueblo archaeological excavations and the Santa Fe counterculture scene. Noble will share images from a scrapbook of photos taken during his service and reflections on his New Mexico photographic work seen in the exhibit.
Free with admission.
Sep 15, 2017
Governor’s Awards Honoree’s Exhibition
New Mexico Museum of Art
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Public Reception
3:30-4:30pm on 4th Floor of State Capital
Sep 15, 2017
Art of the the Cigar and Its Boxes
Museum of International Folk Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lecture Co-presented with the New Mexico History Museum
In conjunction with the exhibitions No Idle Hands (MOIFA) and Out of the Box (NMHM).
Sep 15, 2017
Art of the Cigar and its Boxes
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Collector and scholar Dr. Loy Glenn Westfall will speak on the little-known but far-reaching influence of “cigar art” - a colorful branch of Americana that went global.
Sep 16, 2017
History Museum’s Photo Legacy Project Catalogs Gay Santa Fe Man’s Experience of Vietnam War
New Mexico History Museum
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
On Saturday, September 16 at 3:00 the New Mexico History Museum will present Letters Home from the Vietnam War: Herbert Lotz in conversation with Gregory Hinton in conjunction with the Lotz photography exhibit Sleeping During the Day: Vietnam 1968; in honor of Santa Fe Gay Pride weekend.
Sep 17, 2017
Families Make History Workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Colorful tiles are popular in New Mexican kitchens and inlaid in adobe architecture. This month we will make some custom tiles of our own using stencils and acrylic paint to mimic traditional designs.
Free.
Sep 17, 2017
Comanche Gap
Office of Archaeological Studies
More formally known as “The Creston,” a prominent volcanic dike forms a curtain across the landscape in the southwestern portion of the Galisteo Basin. Famous in the pantheon of great New Mexico rock art locations, the south face of the top of The Creston is the canvas for a remarkable array of pecked images, most dating from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries and perhaps later.
Sep 17, 2017
Los Luceros Fall Festival Set for September 17
Los Luceros Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Set aside Sunday, September 17 for a family fun day at the FallFestival at Los Luceros historic property in Alcade. The festival features demonstrations on heritage apple cooking, cider pressing, live music and tours of the property. Sponsored by New Mexico Historic Sites, the 2nd Annual Los Luceros Fall Festival is scheduled for Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM.
Sep 18, 2017 - Nov 24, 2017
Closed for restoration
New Mexico Museum of Art
The Museum of Art will be temporarily closed to all visitors for restoration.
Sep 19, 2017
Cooking Jar Technology in the Ancient Southwest
Office of Archaeological Studies
Brown Bag Talk
Despite nearly 4000 years of ceramic technology in the Southwest, the common use of pottery for cooking only dates within the past 2000 years. The history of innovation in cooking jar design is fairly sophisticated, starting with the simplest of forms and clay-temper combinations and ending with the use of micaceous clay for the ultimate bean pot.
Sep 20, 2017
Friends of Indian Art Event
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Private Tour: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Join us for a private curated tour of the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) by museum director Patsy Phillips and chief curator Dr. Manuela Well-OffMan. MoCNA holds the premier collection of contemporary Native American art by Native Americans, First Nations, and other indigenous peoples. Among the prominent artists represented in the collection are Tony Abeyta, Linda Lomahaftewa, David Bradley, George Morrison, Allan Houser, Helen Hardin and Fritz Scholder.
Participation in this - and other Friends of Indian Art events - requires membership in the FIA.
Not an FIA member? Join by calling 505-982-6366 ext. 100.
Sep 21, 2017
Free Kundalini Yoga at the New Mexico History Museum
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Bring your mat, your mind and your body for a free monthly third Thursday Kundalini yoga class in conjunction with Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest. As was taught by Yogi Bhajan, Kundalini yoga is an ancient technology of developing harmony in body, mind and spirit through gentle yogic stretches, energizing breathing and calming meditation. Classes are free (donations welcome), open to everybody and fun. Please bring a mat or a blanket to the Meem Community Room and arrive at least 5-10 minutes before class begins.
Classes taught by Kirpal S. Khalsa an accredited Kundalini Yoga Trainer, Minister of Sikh Dharma and involved member of the Espanola Sikh Community.
No registration required.
Questions? Email drkripalsingh@yahoo.com
Sep 22, 2017 - Jan 25, 2018
Turn On, Tune In – A Digital Story Telling Workshop
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(at various listed locations)
Inspired by the iconic 1966 Timothy Leary counterculture motto: Turn on, tune in, drop out, the New Mexico History Museum and Palace of the Governors is sponsoring a series of unique storytelling workshops in concert with the museum’s Voices of Counterculture in the Southwest exhibition (open through February 11, 2018). To further glean the impact of this era, ten residents from each of the five New Mexico communities listed below will be selected to participate in a workshop to craft and present personal stories for their community.
The program is designed to be in collaboration with local libraries, museums, universities, community groups, and radio broadcasters. Workshops will start with a Friday evening presentation followed by a two-day session on Saturday and Sunday. The outgrowth will be community events featuring the stories, local music, a potluck, either a live or produced radio broadcast and will have an on-line presence.
Sep 22, 2017
Our Times with Miss O’Keeffe (and Other Stories)
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Three distinguished writers describe their memorable moments with New Mexico’s most recorgnized artist.
Sep 23, 2017
7th Annual Collectors’ Sale at the Laboratory of Anthropology
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Benefit for MIAC Exhibits and Public Programs
The seventh annual Native Treasures Collectors’ Sale takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24, 2017, from 10am to 5pm at the Laboratory of Anthropology on Museum Hill. The sale is free and open to the public with early bird shopping from 9am to 10am on Saturday for a $25 admission fee. A percentage of sale proceeds fund the museum’s exhibits and education programs.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS, including how to donate and consign items.
Sep 24, 2017
The Segesser Hide Paintings: History and Science
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
“Looking Over the Artist’s Shoulder: Multi Spectral Imaging Reveals hidden details of the Segesser Paintings”
Lecture by Tom Chavez and Mark MacKenzie
“Looking Over the Artist’s Shoulder: Multi Spectral Imaging Reveals hidden details of the Segesser Paintings”
The lecture will discuss how conservation forensic examination reveals details of pigments used, color preparation and use, drawing and layout, genetic testing for hide identification, and expands on the details of the “life” of the Segesser paintings during the last several hundred years.
NMHM Auditorium-Limited seating-Free with admission Bottled water only please
Sep 24, 2017
Museum Hill Community Day / MIAC Birthday Celebration!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Storytellers, Artists, Demonstrations, and Hands-on Activities
The popular Museum Hill Community Day returns for the third consecutive years, but this year involves a few twists! It just so happens to be the 30th anniversary of the museum, itself; and the 80th anniversary of the Laboratory of Anthropology!
Concurrent with the day is our annual Collectors’ Sale, which will be held in the Meem auditorium.
Sep 24, 2017
3rd Annual Museum Hill Community Day
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A FREE EVENT FOR EVERYONE
FREE Family-friendly fun for all from 9am to 5 pm!
Sep 24, 2017
7th Annual Collectors’ Sale at the Laboratory of Anthropology
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Benefit for MIAC Exhibits and Public Programs
The seventh annual Native Treasures Collectors’ Sale takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24, 2017, from 10am to 5pm at the Laboratory of Anthropology on Museum Hill. The sale is free and open to the public with early bird shopping from 9am to 10am on Saturday for a $25 admission fee. A percentage of sale proceeds fund the museum’s exhibits and education programs.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS, including how to donate and consign items.
Sep 27, 2017
Brainpower $ Brownbags
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
“Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico”
Lecture by David Caffey, former Director, Harwood Library and Museum
12:00 to 1:00pm, Auditorium, New Mexico History Museum
Free event
Seating is Limited/No food or beverage please
