Jan 1, 2018
Museum Closed
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Musuem of International Folk Art will be closed Monday January 1, 2018
Jan 1, 2018
Museum Closed
New Mexico Museum of Art
The New Mexico Museum of Art is closed on New Years Day. We will re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd.
Jan 3, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Art criticism from Robert Henri to Lucy R. Lippard
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to research art criticism of the last century. The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
Jan 3, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Making It Matter Again: Exploring our Roots, Including Life Way, Food Ways, and Our Future
Lecture by Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo artist and author
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited/Bottled water only please
Jan 5, 2018
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
AlmaZazz
Live European pop music by AlmaZazz at the Museum 5-7PM.
Jan 5, 2018
First Friday Art Chats
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Celebrating the 100 year history of the Museum, volunteer guides present 15 minute pop up talks prompting conversations about the architecture of the building and art in the collection.
Jan 5, 2018
Super Blue Moon Eclipse Preview at the Museum’s $5 First Friday January 5th
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
There is an astronomical trifecta happening January 31 – a Super Blue Moon Eclipse. On that morning, the moon will be full and is both a Super Moon and Blue Moon and it will also be totally eclipsed! During the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science’s $5 First Friday event on January 5 there will be a preview event of this astronomical phenomenon convergence.
Jan 6, 2018
Mateo Romero
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The Cultural Power of Native Art Series
Join us for a talk and discussion about Romero’s paintings, which reflect a pattern of evolution and change through powerful and imposing swirling gestural paint marks and drips. Overall, Romero’s work evokes a rhythmic, hypnotic, trancelike feeling which is referential to the metaphysical space of the Pueblo and the dance itself. Represented by Blue Rain Gallery, Romero’s work is in the collection of the Denver Art Museum, Smithsonian NMAI, and the School for Advanced Research.
Jan 7, 2018
Cannupa Hanska Luger
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The Cultural Power of Native Art Series
Join us for a talk and discussion about Luger’s work, which combines critical cultural analysis with dedication and respect for the diverse materials, environments, and communities he engages. Known for his ceramic innovations, he also tells stories using fiber, steel, cut-paper, video, sound, performance, monumental sculpture, land art installation, and social collaboration. Luger’s work is in the collection of the Denver Art Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (Santa Fe), among others.
Jan 7, 2018
Making History Series
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Making History
Making Block Prints
Jan 12, 2018
Angela Meade Masterclass
New Mexico Museum of Art
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Free masterclass taught by Angela Meade 3-5pm
Jan 13, 2018
Chispa: NM Jazz Latino Orchestra, from the beginning
National Hispanic Cultural Center
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Jan 17, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Gallery Conversations on the third Wednesday of the month
Artist Jami Porter Lara discusses Maria Martinez’s pottery in the exhibition Horizons : People and Place in New Mexican Art 12:30-1pm
Jan 18, 2018
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
Jan 19, 2018
Colcha Community Stitch-Along
National Hispanic Cultural Center
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Jan 21, 2018
GranMary’s Winter Storytelling Program
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
An Annual Tradition at MIAC
Please join us on Sunday, January 21 at either 2pm or 3pm for storytelling with MIAC educators Joyce Begay-Foss (Diné) and Dina Velarde (Jicarilla Apache).
Free with museum admission.
Jan 23, 2018
Celebration of Arts Education
New Mexico Museum of Art
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Featuring student art work, student performances, guest speakers, and student film, media arts and video screenings!
Jan 26, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free with admission. Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot. 1-2PM
Jan 29, 2018
POSTPONED Until Further Notice: Celebrating Our Future: Honoring Our Past
New Mexico Historic Sites
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
(Santa Fe, NM) - In 2003, former State Representative J. Paul Taylor, his wife Mary Daniels Taylor, and their family donated their home and two attached stores to the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs for development as a future State Historic Site.
Jan 30, 2018
Winter Lecture Series
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ladies of the Canyons
Come learn about the history of extraordinary women of the Southwest in St. Francis Auditorium 6 - 7 pm. Free.
Jan 31, 2018
Museum Observatory open for Super Moon, Bluemoon Eclipse January 31
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:00 AM - 7:00 AM
(Albuquerque, NM) – In the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 31, a rare astronomical concurrence of events will include a full moon, a Supermoon and a Blue Moon that will be totally eclipsed! Early risers can experience this phenomenon at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science early that morning from 5 – 7 a.m. (weather permitting)
Jan 31, 2018
Evening Lecture: Red Rocks from Earth to Mars
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Evidence for water-deposited sedimentary rocks discovered on Mars by the NASA Rovers, and small iron concretions called ‘blueberries’ found on the Red Planet, will be discussed by University of Utah professor, Marjorie A. Chan, Ph.D. She will also discuss the water-deposited sedimentary rocks that occur here in New Mexico and other parts of the Southwest.
Feb 1, 2018
¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour
National Hispanic Cultural Center
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Feb 1, 2018
Siembra, Latino Theatre Season: El Corrido de Jorge
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
In this original play by Patricia Crepin, Jorge, the protagonist, has big dreams of being a singer. But when his father doesn’t return from a working trip to Mexico, Jorge is forced to put his dreams on hold and help his mother. When his mother dies from malnutrition, Jorge makes a pact with himself to find his father and kill him. But when he tracks down his father, George discovers that some things really are better left alone.
Feb 2, 2018
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rio
Hear live Boss Nova jazz performed by Rio at the museum 5-7PM.
Feb 2, 2018
First Friday Art Chats
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Celebrating the 100 year history of the Museum, volunteer guides present 15 minute pop up talks prompting conversations about the architecture of the building and art in the collection.
Feb 2, 2018
$5 First Friday at New Mexico Museum of Natural HIstory & Science Friday night, February 2
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
$5 First Friday at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Friday night, February2, from 5:30pm-9:00pm. The evening will include hands-on activities, as well as information regarding future programs and the upcoming Da Vinci--The Genius exhibition (coming February 10) including tips for visiting the Da Vinci--The Genius later this month with different ages, and sources for more study and reading so that families will get the most out of their visiting experience.
Feb 3, 2018
¡Vamos al Museo!
National Hispanic Cultural Center
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Feb 3, 2018
Frank Buffalo Hyde
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Cultural Power of Native Art Series
Join us as we celebrate the work of Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondoga/Nez Perce) starting with the screening of the film Basquiat, followed by a talk Hyde in which is discusses the ways the artist influenced his own work.
Feb 4, 2018
Cara Romero
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Cultural Power of Native Art
Join us as Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) discusses her photographic process and how her work has evolved through the years.
Feb 4, 2018
Making History Series
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Making History
Making History Light Up
Feb 7, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Museum Issues
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to learn how museums work. The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
Feb 7, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Christmas Revels: The 1919 New Mexico Mounted Police Raid on Santo Domingo Pueblo
Lecture by Joseph Sabatini, Retired Local History Librarian, Albuquerque Public Library
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited/bottled water only please
Feb 8, 2018
Film: Cariños
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Cariños, a serialized cinematic experience from visionary auteur Christopher Michael Roybal, examines who, how, and why people love. The film follows a group of New Mexicans throughout 2017 as they collide in unconventional and unexpected ways, all while trying both to uncover and to keep hidden secrets that could change their lives forever.
Feb 9, 2018
Carnaval Fever 2018
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Frank Leto Musical Ventures and the National Hispanic Cultural Center continue their annual partnership to celebrate Carnaval with a festive and colorful evening of music, dance, and theatre, featuring the Odara Dance Ensemble and the musical group PANdemonium.
Feb 10, 2018
Reading & Booksigning: Diana Silva, Molé Mama; A Memoir of Love, Cooking and Loss
National Hispanic Cultural Center
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Feb 10, 2018
Counterculture Gallery Talk “The Art of the Poster” Dennis Larkins
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CANCELLED EVENT
Feb 10, 2018 - Jul 29, 2018
Da Vinci—The Genius Exhibition Opening at New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Da Vinci—The Genius opens at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science opens at 9am on Saturday, February 10, 2018. This world class exhibition from Grande Exhibitions remains on display at the Museum daily from 9am-5pm through July 29, 2018.
Feb 10, 2018
Carnaval Fever 2018
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Frank Leto Musical Ventures and the National Hispanic Cultural Center continue their annual partnership to celebrate Carnaval with a festive and colorful evening of music, dance, and theatre, featuring the Odara Dance Ensemble and the musical group PANdemonium.
Feb 10, 2018
Lunar New Year Celebration
Museum of International Folk Art
Asian New Year Traditions for the Whole Family
Come and celebrate Asian New Year traditions with the Museum of International Folk Art! Family Fun for all ages with Free Admission.
Feb 13, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
with Ray Garcia (San Felipe Pueblo))
Ray Garcia (or Rayduck) first learned about pottery from his grandmother, who he helped collect clay at the southern end of San Felipe Pueblo. Since then, he has gathered, processed, and created pottery with San Felipe clay. He began formal instruction from 2009 to 2012, under the instruction of Clarence Cruz at the Poeh Center in Pojoaque. While at the Poeh, he learned to gather, process, and make pots with micaceous clay. He also studied with Max D. Early of Laguna from 2012 to 2014 learning traditional methods of gathering clay and pottery making in Laguna Pueblo.
Since he is from both San Felipe and Santa Ana Pueblos, Garcia has begun to work with both styles in his painting and clay shaping.
Garcia has won various awards for both pottery and jewelry at the Heard Museum Indian Art Market in Phoenix; Red Earth Indian Art Market in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Cahokia Mounds Contemporary Indian Art Show, in Collinsville, Illinois; and the Artesian Arts Festival in Sulphur, Oklahoma. His work has also been shown at the Southwestern Indian Art Market in Tucson, Arizona; Indian Summer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the Haskell Indian Art Market in Lawrence, Kansas.
Feb 13, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
with Ray Garcia (San Felipe Pueblo))
Ray Garcia (or Rayduck) first learned about pottery from his grandmother, who he helped collect clay at the southern end of San Felipe Pueblo. Since then, he has gathered, processed, and created pottery with San Felipe clay. He began formal instruction from 2009 to 2012, under the instruction of Clarence Cruz at the Poeh Center in Pojoaque. While at the Poeh, he learned to gather, process, and make pots with micaceous clay. He also studied with Max D. Early of Laguna from 2012 to 2014 learning traditional methods of gathering clay and pottery making in Laguna Pueblo.
Since he is from both San Felipe and Santa Ana Pueblos, Garcia has begun to work with both styles in his painting and clay shaping.
Garcia has won various awards for both pottery and jewelry at the Heard Museum Indian Art Market in Phoenix; Red Earth Indian Art Market in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Cahokia Mounds Contemporary Indian Art Show, in Collinsville, Illinois; and the Artesian Arts Festival in Sulphur, Oklahoma. His work has also been shown at the Southwestern Indian Art Market in Tucson, Arizona; Indian Summer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the Haskell Indian Art Market in Lawrence, Kansas.
Feb 15, 2018
Picturing Zozobra
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
FOCA+P members only. 5:30-7PM
Feb 15, 2018
Film: Red Sky at Morning
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Based on the novel by Richard Bradford, Red Sky at Morning follows an adolescent boy who is relocated with his mother to Corazón Sagrado, New Mexico when his father goes off to World War II.
Feb 16, 2018
Adult Party: DATE NIGHT WITH DA VINCI
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Adult Valentine’s Party at the Museum
Feb 16, 2018
Opening Reception for La Ultima Exhibición
National Hispanic Cultural Center
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
La Ultima Exhibición, curated by Augustine Romero, is organized around the visual interpretations of Rodolfo Anaya’s acclaimed book, Bless Me, Ultima (1972)—a portrait of life in rural New Mexico as seen through the eyes of a young boy during World War II.
Feb 18, 2018
Celebrate the Year of the Dog
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Third Annual Lunar New Year
Third annual community celebration of Lunar New Year with music, dance and refreshments. Admission to MoIFA is FREE for everyone courtesy of the Cotsen Family Foundation.
Feb 18, 2018
Guided Tour of the Tunstall Murder Site
Lincoln Historic Site
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join the staff of Lincoln Historic Site for a special guided tour to the site of John Tunstall’s 1878 murder.
Feb 18, 2018
GranMary’s Winter Storytelling Series
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Featuring Emmett Garcia
Please join us on Sunday, February 18 at either 2pm or 3pm for storytelling with Emmett Garcia (Santa Ana / Jemez).
Free with museum admission.
Feb 21, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Art Maier
Artist Ati Maier 12:30-1:15pm
Feb 21, 2018
"Let’s Take a Look"
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
MIAC Curators Examine Your Treasures
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest but are willing to take a look at anything that is brought in. If they can not identify an object an attempt will be made to find someone who can. Sometimes, the discussion among the curators may become as much or more informative than the identification of the artifact.
Curators cannot appraise any items but can refer you to resources that will.
For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look
Feb 22, 2018
Film: Nasario Remembers the Río Puerco
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A new documentary follows celebrated folklorist Nasario García doing what he loves: wandering through landscape and memory amid the ghost towns of New Mexico’s Río Puerco valley, reviving recuerdos (memories) of his youth when the ranching villages thrived and viejitos (elders) told stories beside a river that once ran.
Feb 23, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Documenting your collection
Free with admission. Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.
Feb 24, 2018
Dropouts, Renegades, and Utopians: Irwin Klein’s photographs of the ’New Settlers’ of northern New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Author talk with Benjamin Klein
Join us for a counterculture encore. Benjamin Klein shares the development of his project gathering and documenting the 80 known photographs by his late uncle Irwin Klein taken across northern New Mexico in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Pick up a copy of the University of Nebraska Press publication from our bookstore following the talk: “Irwin Klein and the New Settlers: Photographs of Counterculture in New Mexico.”
Support provided by the New Mexico Humanities Council
Free Auditorium event-Bottled water only please
Feb 24, 2018
The Bead Project with Cannupa Hanska Luger
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Community Day to Contribute to Artist’s Installation
Join us on Saturday, February 24 for a day of making beads with Cannupa Hanska Luger. Drop in and make a few beads to represent a handful of indigenous individuals lost to violence.
For the most complete information - including video - on Luger’s proejct, visit http://www.cannupahanska.com/mmiwqtbeadproject
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Queer and Trans People BEAD PROJECT:
2” beads made from clay, unfired are requested from our communities to complete a monumental beaded portrait which will be created by artist Cannupa Hanska Luger from a photograph taken by First Nations photographer Kali Spitzer. This collaboration with community acknowledges our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Queer and Trans people. In Canada alone, the number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women was at 4,000 in 2016 as noted in research gathered by the Native Women’s Association of Canada.
We are aware that the narrative of MMIWQT expands beyond a specific region, and by starting here, with acknowledging this number and this place for this specific portrait and creating collectively, we can move forward and continue to address MMIWQT in all of our respective homelands. This community engagement is meant to activate our processing of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People through the action of doing and feeling in a collective effort to say ‘this is enough’.
Feb 24, 2018
The ABCs: Archaeology, Beliefs, & Childhood
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Archaeology 101 Series / with Paulina Przystupa
Throughout history, more people have experienced childhood than survived into adulthood. In this lecture - delivered by Paulina Przystupa (UNM Graduate Student) - hear the ways in which we can learn about children as individuals and as members of prehistoric or historic communities using archaeology.
Feb 25, 2018
“Him Old Ruins” Edgar Lee Hewett and the History of Pueblo Painting
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lecture by Nancy Owen Lewis
Tickets $10. Referred to "Him Old Ruins" by his Pueblo friends, Edgar Lee Hewett’s interest in their ceremonies helped spark the development of a new artistic genre.
Feb 25, 2018
Talk at the Museum by Christian Heinsen
New Mexico History Museum
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Accomplished work in rural communities of Northern Chile in the Altiplano
Cristian Heinsen, Executive Director of the Fundación Altiplano in Arica, Chile, will make a presentation on the work being accomplished to help rural communities of Northern Chile in the Altiplano.
Free event-Bottled water only please
Feb 27, 2018
Winter Lecture Series
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Fray Angelico Chavez Vs. Willa Cather
Come learn about the history of two great Southwestern writers, Fray Angelico Chavez and Willa Cather, in St. Francis Auditorium 6 - 7 pm. Free.
Feb 28, 2018
LECTURE - LEONARDO’S MANY LIVES
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Discover da Vinci’s place in the history of science.
Mar 1, 2018
¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour
National Hispanic Cultural Center
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz.
Mar 2, 2018
Public opening of The Land that Enchants Me So: Picturing Popular Songs of New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Get a first look at the new exhibit The Land that Enchants Me So: Picturing Popular Songs of New Mexico.
This exciting exhibition celebrates the Land of Enchantment through commercial popular songs of an earlier era as they live on in sheet music, period recordings, and other musical memorabilia, from the mid-19th century through the mid-20th century.
The evening includes a special performance of “O, Fair New Mexico” by the Santa Fe Opera’s Young Voices and the unveiling of a historic recording of our state song sung by composer Elizabeth Garrett.
http://media.newmexicoculture.org/release/699/historic-recording-o
Refreshments provided in the Main Lobby by the Women’s Board.
Free event
Mar 2, 2018
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Dos Gatos
Dos Gatos performs live blues at the Museum 5-7PM.
Mar 2, 2018
First Friday Art Chats
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Celebrating the 100 year history of the Museum, volunteer guides present 15 minute pop up talks prompting conversations about the architecture of the building and art in the collection.
Mar 2, 2018
FIRST FRIDAY - DA VINCI & ANATOMY
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Anatomy experts describe how they teach teh structure of the human body.
Mar 3, 2018
Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Art+Feminism is a do-it-with-others campaign to improve coverage on feminism, gender and the arts on Wikipedia. We will provide you with training, reference sources, WiFi and refreshments.
Mar 3, 2018 - Mar 4, 2018
Cigar Box Guitar Workshop
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
with Cipriano Vigil
A two-day workshop for youth 10 to 18.
Mar 3, 2018 - Mar 4, 2018
19th Annual Cowboy Days
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Two full days of family fun as the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage celebrate’s the state’s ranching traditions with demonstrations, music, food, rides, living history, and more.
Mar 3, 2018
Abrepaso Flamenco & Alice Blumenfeld: Vacío/Void
National Hispanic Cultural Center
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This flamenco performance explores the voids that thwart us from seeing our own interconnectedness to others and nature. Using environmentalist Rachel Carson’s work as a starting point, the flamenco movements and new music develop a dynamic approach to the figurative and literal voids we experience in our lives. Featuring Alice Blumenfeld, composer Lauren Valerie Coons, guitarist Misael Barraza, and singer Meagan Chandler.
Mar 3, 2018
Abrepaso Flamenco & Alice Blumenfeld: Vacío/Void
National Hispanic Cultural Center
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
This flamenco performance explores the voids that thwart us from seeing our own interconnectedness to others and nature. Using environmentalist Rachel Carson’s work as a starting point, the flamenco movements and new music develop a dynamic approach to the figurative and literal voids we experience in our lives. Featuring Alice Blumenfeld, composer Lauren Valerie Coons, guitarist Misael Barraza, and singer Meagan Chandler.
Mar 3, 2018
¡Vamos al Museo!
National Hispanic Cultural Center
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
A great morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes
Mar 3, 2018
Pimentel Concert Series: Los Tres Reyes
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
In the 10th concert in the Pimentel Music Series, Los Tres Reyes will perform at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) on Saturday, March 3 at 7 pm in the Albuquerque Journal Theatre.
Mar 3, 2018
Reading & Booksigning, Historic Route 66: A New Mexican Crossroads
National Hispanic Cultural Center
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join authors Joseph P. Sánchez, Angélica Sánchez-Clark, and Steve Mandrgoc for a presentation of their book Historic Route 66: A New Mexican Crossroads, narrating the history of how New Mexico’s portion of Highway 66 came to be and the people who used it as a lifeline for medical purposes, food, commerce, and the transport of livestock, which together shaped the significance of Historic Route 66 to our national heritage.
Mar 4, 2018
Abrepaso Flamenco & Alice Blumenfeld: Vacío/Void
National Hispanic Cultural Center
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This flamenco performance explores the voids that thwart us from seeing our own interconnectedness to others and nature. Using environmentalist Rachel Carson’s work as a starting point, the flamenco movements and new music develop a dynamic approach to the figurative and literal voids we experience in our lives. Featuring Alice Blumenfeld, composer Lauren Valerie Coons, guitarist Misael Barraza, and singer Meagan Chandler.
Mar 4, 2018
Nora Naranjo Morse
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Cultural Power of Native Art Series
Join us for FREE SUNDAY (for NM residents) as Nora Naranjo Morse (Santa Clara) discusses her long journey from ceramics, to mixed media sculpture, to large scale paintings that make statements!
Mar 7, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Women in the arts
Celebrate women’s history month in the library and discover the hidden histories of women who have made a mark on the art world West of the Mississippi River. Any time from 1-4PM.
Mar 7, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lecture by Charles M. Carrillo, Artist and author
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited/bottled water only please
Mar 10, 2018
Festival Ballet Albuquerque: Sacred Journeys with Robert Mirabal
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
acred Journeys, presented by Festival Ballet Albuquerque in partnership with the NHCC, is a reflection of our New Mexican cultures and storytelling through dance, music, and spoken word. Our Hispanic culture is prominent in the story “Las Soldaderas,” choreographed by Dominic Guerra and depicting the story of the young lovers and the many brave women who fought in the Mexican Revolution. Two-time Grammy award-winning Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal joins FBA onstage, integrating Native American Pueblo culture of northern New Mexico with the Hispanic culture of the region.
Mar 11, 2018
Festival Ballet Albuquerque: Sacred Journeys with Robert Mirabal
National Hispanic Cultural Center
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sacred Journeys, presented by Festival Ballet Albuquerque in partnership with the NHCC, is a reflection of our New Mexican cultures and storytelling through dance, music, and spoken word. Our Hispanic culture is prominent in the story “Las Soldaderas,” choreographed by Dominic Guerra and depicting the story of the young lovers and the many brave women who fought in the Mexican Revolution. Two-time Grammy award-winning Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal joins FBA onstage, integrating Native American Pueblo culture of northern New Mexico with the Hispanic culture of the region.
Mar 14, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demo Series Kick-off
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
with Joseph G. Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo)
Join us to kick-off a year long Pueblo Pottery series with Joseph Naranjo, a talented Santa Clara potter, who collaborates and is assisted by his wife Eunice. He specializes in handcrafted pinched and coiled pottery; his work is traditional with contemporary overtones. Working with traditional forms and techniques, Joseph creates immaculate designs. His work is pristine. In the tradition of his ancestors, raw materials are taken from surrounding areas of the pueblo, mixed, hand formed and burnished, then fired.
Remember: Wednesdays are FREE for New Mexico Seniors!
Mar 14, 2018
LECTURE - DA VINCI: ARTIST OR SCIENTIST?
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Mar 15, 2018
Leroy Garcia at Blue Rain Gallery
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friends of Indian Art Event
Please join us for a unique opportunity to spend an evening with Leroy Garcia at the Blue Rain Gallery in the new, expanded space in the Railyard. Leroy will give us an inside look at his background and his experiences owning one of Santa Fe’s premier art galleries. Following, there will be a tour of the gallery focusing on its current offerings by Native American artists. Blue Rain represents Jody Naranjo, Maria Samora, and Preston Singletary, among others.
Note: you must be an FIA member to attend events. Please visit the following link to join the group and enjoy a full calendar of events!
http://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-indian-art/
Mar 15, 2018
¡Salud y Sabor! Greens and Sprouts/Verduras y Brotes
National Hispanic Cultural Center
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Salud y Sabor, a partnership between the Agri-cultura Network, Street Food Institute, and the NHCC, is a free evening of food, art, and entertainment aimed at providing families with an opportunity to connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and culture.
Mar 16, 2018
Colcha Community Stitch-Along
National Hispanic Cultural Center
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk.
Mar 17, 2018
Jenny and the Mexicats St. Patrick’s Day Dance Party
National Hispanic Cultural Center
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
NHCC and Pop Fizz invite you to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a night of dancing and fun with the world-renowned Jenny and The Mexicats.
Mar 18, 2018
GranMary’s Winter Storytelling Series
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
with Birdian Rogers (Jicarilla Apache)
Join us for the conclusion of our 2018 Winter Storytelling Series with Birdian Rogers (Jicarilla Apache).
Rogers will present at both 2pm and 3pm. Choose either time!
While you’re here, check out the stories and objects of the Jicarilla in our newest exhibition, Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans.
Free with museum admission.
Mar 18, 2018
Concordia Wind Orchestra
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Música Mundo Espagnol
Mar 21, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Susan York
Artist Susan York gives insight into her work on view in Contact : Local to Global.
Mar 21, 2018
"Let’s Take a Look"
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
MIAC Cutaors Examine Your Treasures
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest but are willing to take a look at anything that is brought in. If they can not identify an object an attempt will be made to find someone who can. Sometimes, the discussion among the curators may become as much or more informative than the identification of the artifact.
Curators cannot appraise any items but can refer you to resources that will.
For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look
Mar 23, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Photographs
Free with admission. Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.1-2PM
Mar 24, 2018
New Mexico Art Auction
Coronado Historic Site
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
“Made in New Mexico” from all cultures art auction of old and new pottery, furniture, glass, paintings, textiles, toys, musical instruments, sculptures and much more.
Mar 26, 2018 - Apr 16, 2018
Backstage Exhibition Tours
Museum Resources
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Go behind-the-scenes to learn how museum exhibitions are designed and installed
Backstage Exhibition Tours will take visitors into the workshops and restricted areas of the state museum system in Santa Fe to get a first-hand look at the exhibit development process for Beadwork Adorns the World. This exhibition is currently in development by Museum Resources staff for the Museum of International Folk Art.
Mar 27, 2018
Winter Lecture Series
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
They Came to Heal, They Stayed to Paint
Come learn about Santa Fe’s sanatoriums and the many tuberculosis patients they brought to the region in St. Francis Auditorium 6 - 7 pm. Free.
Mar 30, 2018
Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company 32nd Season
National Hispanic Cultural Center
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Yjastros 32 is a flamenco epic full of world premiere choreographic masterpieces. Mystical and innovative, Yjastros 32 explores innovation in the art form of flamenco. This breathtaking season features new dances and music by Spanish flamenco master artists Jesús Carmona, Pedro Córdoba, Daniel Doña, and Adrián Santana, who intertwine the roots of flamenco dance with modern interpretations to create a visually exquisite tapestry of stunning and powerful choreography.
Mar 31, 2018
Sherds vs. Shards: A Beginner’s Guide to Ceramic Analysis
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Archaeology 101 Series / with Leon Natker
What can pieces of broken pottery tell us?
Learn how archaeologists identify these ceramics and what information the formation technique, vessel form, and temper holds about the people who inhabited a site in prehistoric times with Leon Natker, a graduate student at Eastern New Mexico University.
Mar 31, 2018
Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company 32nd Season
National Hispanic Cultural Center
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Yjastros 32 is a flamenco epic full of world premiere choreographic masterpieces. Mystical and innovative, Yjastros 32 explores innovation in the art form of flamenco. This breathtaking season features new dances and music by Spanish flamenco master artists Jesús Carmona, Pedro Córdoba, Daniel Doña, and Adrián Santana, who intertwine the roots of flamenco dance with modern interpretations to create a visually exquisite tapestry of stunning and powerful choreography.
Mar 31, 2018
Lincoln After Dark
Lincoln Historic Site
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Lincoln After Dark at the Lincoln Historic Site
Apr 1, 2018
Easter Sunrise Service
Jemez Historic Site
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
On Easter Sunday, Jemez Historic Site hosts an all faiths sunrise service.
Apr 2, 2018 - Nov 26, 2018
Monday Art Walking Tours
New Mexico Museum of Art
Weekly
Meet at the museum gift shop steps. Please call the front desk to confirm: 505-476-5063. Cost: $10 per adult.
Apr 4, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Art of the book
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to see artists’ books and illustrated books. The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
Apr 4, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
One Hundred Years Ago and Now: What Is Santa Fe Style?
Lecture by David Rasch, Historic Preservation Officer, City of Santa Fe
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited/bottled water only please
Apr 5, 2018
¡HAH! Happy Arte Hour
National Hispanic Cultural Center
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz.
Apr 6, 2018
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rio: Bossa Nova
Live Jazz by Rio: Bossa Nova at the Museum 5-7PM.
Apr 6, 2018
Fast Art Day
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
This series of very short presentation will be given in St. Francis Auditorium 5:30-6:30PM. Free for NM Residents with ID.
Apr 6, 2018
FIRST FRIDAY - DA VINCI & FLIGHT
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Apr 7, 2018
¡Vamos al Museo!
National Hispanic Cultural Center
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
A great morning of art-making for children of all ages and families of all sizes.
Apr 7, 2018
25th Annual César Chávez Day Fiesta
National Hispanic Cultural Center
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Join us in honoring the life and legacy of César Chávez at the 25th annual César Chávez Day Fiesta, with a march—La Marcha de Justicia—beginning at 10:30 am at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and ending at noon on the Center’s Plaza Mayor.
Apr 8, 2018
Free Sunday for New Mexico residents
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Apr 8, 2018
Pueblo Pottery and the Pueblo Pottery Fund.
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1:00 – 2:00 PM Panel discussion on pueblo pottery. Tickets $10.
Apr 8, 2018
The Rise and Fall of Tin Pan Alley
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join musicologist and co-curator of the current exhibit The Land that Enchants Me So: Picturing Popular Songs of New Mexico as he chronicles the growth of the popular music industry in 19th and early 20th century America. Presentation will include an entertaining selection of vintage recordings.
Free Auditorium event
Seating is Limited-Bottled water only please.
Apr 8, 2018
Maria Samora: A Master of Elegance
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
New Exhibition Opening
Drop by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture for the public opening of a display of work by Maria Samora (Taos) at 1pm on Sunday. At 2pm, join us for a panel discussion about Native women in the jewelry realm, one typically dominated by men. Moderator is MIAC’s Deputy Director Marla Redcorn-Miller and panelists include the artist, Maria Samora (Taos), Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa), and Robin Waynee (Saginaw Chippewa). Light refreshments served.
Admission is free on Sunday, April 8 due to Easter falling on the first Sunday of the month.
Apr 8, 2018
Crafting Memory: The Art of Community Peru — Places of Memory Featured Artists Tell Stories of Those Who Disappeared
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Three Peruvian artists whose work is featured in the current exhibition Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru will spend an afternoon at the Museum of International Folk Art giving talks and meeting patrons on Sunday April 8 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
The featured speakers, Adelina Garcia, Wari Zarate, and Rosalia Tineo are three Quechua artist activists whose work is at the forefront of the fight for truth and reconciliation in the wake of the 20 year internal armed conflict that claimed the lives of nearly 70,000 Peruvians between 1980 and 2000. Using traditional folk arts of the region, they tell the stories of the disappeared.
The Places of Memory afternoon with lecture and meet and greet with the three Peruvian artists featured in the Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru is free with museum admission, and admission is free to New Mexico residents with ID.:
Apr 9, 2018
WOW Mobile Museum visits the Roundhouse
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum will be on Don Gaspar outside the New Mexico State Capitol building on Monday, April 9th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm!
Stop by and see the featured exhibit from the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture entitled "Indigenous New Mexico: Sharing the Wonders of Our World." This exhibit focuses on the importance of traditional foods, plants, and animals as well as dance-music, and the arts of New Mexico’s indigenous populations.
Apr 11, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Alvina Yepa (Jemez Pueblo)
A member of the Jemez Sun Clan, Alvina Yepa started helping her mother paint and polish pots at 8 years old. Along the way, she learned traditional pottery techniques from her mother. In 1986, she began entering her work in shows and has garnered 16 awards from SWAIA’s Indian Market alone, in addition to prizes at the Heard, and other renowned markets.
Remember: Wednesdays are FREE for New Mexico Seniors!
Apr 13, 2018 - Apr 14, 2018
I Love Life
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Celebrating Biodiversity through Art and Science
I Love Life is a mini-symposium which will explore biodiversity and genetics through the lens of art and science.
Auditorium Ticketed event-Bottled water only please.
Please see additional information and ticketing website options.
Apr 14, 2018
WORKSHOP - LEONARDO’S MACHINES
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Dr. Natalie Elliot - Discover how Leonardo conceived of machines.
Apr 16, 2018 - Oct 31, 2018
Historical Downtown Walking Tours
New Mexico History Museum
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Daily Guided Historic Walking Tours with New Mexico History Museum guides.
Apr 18, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Dwight Hackett
Apr 19, 2018
Upton Ethelbah, Jr. (Greyshoes) - Finding Essence in Stone
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friends of Indian Art Event
Upton S. Ethelbah, Jr. (Santa Clara Pueblo and White Mountain Apache), also known as Greyshoes, sculpts contemporary, stylized, and flowing forms inspired by the aesthetic motifs and movements found in the ceremonial regalia and dances of his heritage. He is also known for his “essentialized” Native American medicine bears and a variety of other sacred animal representations. Greyshoes works exclusively in stone. A selection of unique stone originals are then chosen to be cast in bronze in limited editions.
Note: you must be an FIA member to attend events. Please visit the following link to join the group and enjoy a full calendar of events!
http://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-indian-art/
Apr 19, 2018
¡Salud y Sabor! Nopales and Blue Corn/Nopales y Maiz Azul
National Hispanic Cultural Center
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Salud y Sabor, a partnership between the Agri-cultura Network, Street Food Institute, and the NHCC, is a free evening of food, art, and entertainment aimed at providing families with an opportunity to connect around nutrition, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and culture.
Apr 20, 2018
RELIVING THE RENAISSANCE April 20, 2018 - 6:30pm
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
April 20, 2018 - 6:30pm
Dress as a Renaissance character, learn period dances; cash bar included.
Apr 20, 2018
Colcha Community Stitch-Along
National Hispanic Cultural Center
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Join our monthly gathering for colcheras of all skill levels led by Annette Gutierrez Turk.
Apr 20, 2018
CreativeMornings
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Danielle Reddick Plays Theater
Please join us for our bimonthly lecture series for creative professionals. This months global topic is "Games".
Speaker Danielle Reddick will demonstrate how the games that actors play can save us from the human disconnect of our digital age.
Free event with coffee and bagels from Iconik Coffee Roasters
register here: https://creativemornings.com/talks/theater-grottesco-plays-games
Apr 21, 2018
Son Como Son 25th Anniversary
National Hispanic Cultural Center
8:00 PM - 10:00 AM
A Retrospective Celebration of Salsa in Albuquerque, New Mexico
This 25th anniversary concert is Son Como Son’s tribute to the rich lineage of Cuban music. It is a tribute to the dance—the dance between the Yoruban spiritual world and the Spanish colonialists, the dance between the past and the future, the dance where the ocean meets the desert. Most of all, it is a tribute to the dancers of Albuquerque—to each and every one who has buoyed this ship for the past 25 years and helped to put Albuquerque on the salsa map.
Apr 21, 2018
A Shakespeare Birthday Bash!
New Mexico Museum of Art
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday with a performance by Santa Fe Shakespeare Society
Apr 22, 2018
Put a Spring in your Step
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Earth Day Celebration
Rangers will lead a hike up Oak Canyon.
Apr 22, 2018
Santa Fe Concert Band
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Santa Fe Concert Band performs their Spring concert
Apr 22, 2018
EARTH DAY
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Apr 22, 2018
Bead work Adorns the World-Public Opening, Sunday April 22, 1-4 pm
Museum of International Folk Art
Opening
Enjoy live music by EVET
Hands-on beaded figure making for ages 3 to 103
Refreshments hosted by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico
Trunk Show by Etkie, Navajo beadworking coop in To’hajilee
Artist Thomas Haukaas converses in the gallery
Exhibition catalogue signing
FREE
Apr 25, 2018 - Apr 28, 2018
Donation Drop off Days
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The Friends of Folk Art of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation invite you to clean out your closets and drawers and donate to the 2018 Folk Art Flea!
Apr 25, 2018
PANEL DISCUSSION - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: PAST AND PRESENT
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Scientists, engineers, computer graphics experts, and educators discuss this intersection of disciplines.
Apr 27, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Caring for wood
Free with admission. Limit 20 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.
Apr 27, 2018
Climate Change in New Mexico
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
an Arbor Day Lecture
Atherton Phleger of the South Central Climate Science Center visits MIAC to discuss climate change in our state, including climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning. His main role with SCCSC is to provide technical assistance and scientific data to Southwest tribes. Atherton says that while "Climate change can be systemic, abstract, and often frightening...there are many reasons to be hopeful about the future of New Mexico."
Apr 28, 2018
Utilizing Modern Technology to Understand the Past: GIS and Remote Sensing at an Ancient Maya Community
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Archaeology 101 Series / with Amy Thompson
Learn from UNM graduate student Amy Thompson how the technology behind apps like Google Maps and Pokemon Go can be used in archaeological research to visualiz and map ancient sites as well as model past community relationships and social organization.
Apr 28, 2018
Stanton After Dark
Fort Stanton Historic Site
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
April 28, 2018, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Stanton After Dark at the Fort Stanton Historic Site
Apr 29, 2018
Against All Odds: The Education of a Jicarilla Apache Chief’s Family
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
On Sunday, April 29, 2018, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture will feature a panel comprising six of the seven children of Albert Velarde Jr. from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, all of whom received a degree of higher education (there are BAs, MAs, and even a PhD and JD in the mix). They will offer a formal program about their college experiences from their Native perspectives, a question and answer session with the siblings moderated by Veronica Tiller, Ph.D., daughter of Albert Velarde Jr., and plenty of time for queries from the audience. The panel has been organized to complement MIAC’s current exhibition, Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans.
Please visit our media center to read a comprehensive description of this fascinating program!
May 1, 2018 - Jun 19, 2018
Get Discount Tickets for the 2018 International Folk Art Market
Museum of International Folk Art
Celebrating 15 Years
Save $ by buying your tickets before June 20, 2018
May 2, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
New Deal art
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to research art that was funded by the Federal Government under Franklin Roosevelt’s "New Deal". The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
May 2, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Legacy of the Rio Arriba county Courthouse Raid, Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
Lecture by Robert J. Torrez, author; New Mexico State Historian 1987-2000; former president Historical Society of New Mexico
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited/bottled water only please
May 4, 2018
FIRST FRIDAY - DA VINCI & MILITARY INNOVATIONS
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
See how modern defensive systems work, some of which were inspired by da Vinci’s drawings.
May 4, 2018
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
May 5, 2018
9th Annual Folk Art Flea
Museum of International Folk Art
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Not your usual flea market
Current members of Friends of Folk Art shop from 9 to 10 am!
May 5, 2018
Adobe Brick Making
New Mexico History Museum
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Come join Cornerstones Communnity Partnerships in learning the process of making your own Adobe Brick.
Free event
Held in the Museum Courtyard-Bottled water only please.
May 6, 2018
Teri Greeves Discusses Her Beading Work
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
A "Stepping Out" Program
Join us on Sunday, May 6, for a fascinating talk with Teri Greeves about her beading process and her contributions to the Stepping Out footwear exhibition. Admission is free for New Mexico residents the first Sunday of the month.
May 6, 2018
Horno Bread Making Demonstration
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Please join Chef Martina Rosetta , from Santo Domingo Pueblo, in the courtyard of the Palace of the Governors for a delicious workshop on traditional Pueblo use of the horno, or adobe brick oven. Visitors will learn how to prepare the fire, make the oven ready, and form loaves for baking.
Enter through the "Blue Gate" on Lincoln Ave.
Free event- Bottled water only please
May 9, 2018
LECTURE - ART AND GEOSCIENCE: LEONARDO’S LANDSCAPES
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Dr. Gary Rosenberg, Milwaukee Public Museum - Discover da Vinci’s use of geology in his art.
May 9, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demo with Robert Tenorio
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join MIAC visitors, volunteers, and staff for a pottery demonstration with the renowned Santo Domingo potter Robert Tenorio. Having won his first Indian Market ribbon just over 50 years ago, Tenorio is credited with reviving traditional Santo Domingo pottery. His down-to-earth conversational approach when giving demonstrations is not to be missed!
Seniors are free on Wednesdays!
May 11, 2018
Friday Evenings at The Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The entire museum is open from 5-7 PM.
May 12, 2018
Meet Amazing Women of the Wild West
Fort Selden Historic Site
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 12, 2018, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Meet Amazing Women of the Wild West at the Fort Selden Historic Site
May 12, 2018
Adobe Brick Making
New Mexico History Museum
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Come join Cornerstones Community Partnerships in learning the process of making your own adobe brick.
Free event
Held in the Museum Courtyard-Bottled water only please.
May 12, 2018
Third Annual Bosque Redondo Memorial Gourd Dance
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Healing the Past for our Children’s Future
May 13, 2018
Pop Up Live Paint with CRANK!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Courtney Leonard & Frank Buffalo Hyde
May 13, 2018
Mother’s Day Tea at Fort Stanton Historic Site
Fort Stanton Historic Site
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sunday, May 13, 2018, 2 p.m.- Mother’s Day Tea at Fort Stanton Historic Site
May 15, 2018
Blessing of the Fields
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum celebrates an old, historical tradition with the annual Blessing of the Fields. May 15 is the traditional feast day of San Ysidro, the patron saint of farmers and laborers.
May 16, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Artist Betty Hahn discusses her work on view in Shfting Light
May 16, 2018
“Is Adobe Relevant Today?”
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A talk by Jake Barrow
This talk by Jake Borrow of Cornerstones will focus on the themes of culture and heritage in relation to the past, present, and future of adobe as a building material being preserved and used in our state from the perspective of Cornerstones Community Partnerships.
Located in the museums’ Meem room-Limited seating
May 17, 2018
Maria Samora, Jeweler - A Touch of Gold
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friends of Indian Art Event
Long a favorite jeweler for stylish New Mexican women, Maria has a worldwide following. Her work is contemporary yet evolving, inspired by nature and the gems she finds. Her style is understated elegance and simplicity combining different metals and stones. Her masterful metal working techniques make her jewelry entirely wearable but it also must “lie and feel right”.
Samora Studio is an award-winning, Taos family-business, inspired by her culture and creative spirit. Maria works with her husband, jeweler and photographer Kevin Rebholtz.
Note: you must be an FIA member to attend events. Please visit the following link to join the group and enjoy a full calendar of events!
http://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-indian-art/
May 18, 2018
Friday Evenings at The Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The entire museum is open from 5-7 PM.
May 18, 2018
Sodbuster, San Isidro Reception
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This reception and lecture are part of the weeklong celebration of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum’s 20th Anniversary. The Museum’s new lobby showpiece is the Luis Jiménez sculpture, "Sodbuster, San Isidro." The unveiling and reception will include drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
May 19, 2018
2018 STUDIO TOUR /GALISTEO
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FoCA+P Members only tour of artist studios in Galisteo. Limited to 30 attendees!
May 19, 2018
Preservation Awards Film Presentations
New Mexico History Museum
Event CANCELLED
May 19, 2018
20th Anniversary Celebration Day
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A day of fun wraps up the weeklong activities celebrating the opening of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum 20 years ago.
May 20, 2018
Los Luceros Historic Property: Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) Series
Los Luceros Historic Site
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
From ancient pueblo settlements to Spanish colonial haciendas, Los Luceros Historic Property has provided a bountiful life for people through the centuries. This summer, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ Historic Sites division invites you and your family to enjoy the Los Luceros Historic property.
“New Mexican’s are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy on the banks of the Río Grande or under the shade of the historic apple orchard,’ said Patrick Moore, Director of New Mexico Historic Sites. “Activities and presentations held on these five summer Sundays will focus on nature and the culture of New Mexico and offer rare access to one of New Mexico’s most enchanting properties.”
Admission to the Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) series of events at Los Luceros will be free. The events occur on the third Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Los Luceros in Alcade. Each date will focus on a different aspect of Los Luceros’ storied history and significance in New Mexico.
May 23, 2018
PANEL DISCUSSION - SCIENCE AND ART: INTERSECTIONS
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Meet artists using a variety of media and scientists who integrate art into their research.
May 24, 2018
The Year of Lear
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
A talk by James Shapiro
James Shapiro, professor at Columbia University and author of The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606, gives a talk and discussion on King Lear as well as Shakespeare in America for the International Shakespeare Center.
Book sales following the talk
Auditorium event-bottled water only please
Ticketed Event:
http://www.InternationalShakespeare.center/james-shapiro
May 24, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
E. Martin Hennings
Limited to 15 people. All spaces have been reserved at this time.
May 25, 2018 - May 27, 2018
Native Treasures: A MIAC Art Market
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
14th Annual Native Art Market Benefit for MIAC
Native Treasures celebrates its 14th year as the primary benefit/fundraiser for MIAC’s exhibitions and education programs.
For all things Native Treasures (including times and admission) please click on this link!
May 25, 2018
Reception for two new exhibitions
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free to all
May 26, 2018
Domesticating the Wild: Archaeological Research into Turkey Husbandry & Management
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Archaeology 101 Series / with Cyler Conrad
Explore the ways archaeology in the prehispanic Southwest has helped us understand how humans and turkeys interacted together through time with LANL Archaeologist and UNM graduate student Cyler Conrad. Free with admission.
May 26, 2018
Lincoln After Dark
Lincoln Historic Site
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, May 26, 2018, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.- Lincoln After Dark at the Lincoln Historic Site
May 26, 2018
Reggae by the River at Coronado
Coronado Historic Site
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Satuday, May 26, 2018, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. - Reggae by the River at Coronado Historic Site
485 Kuaua Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004.
Visit Coronado Historic Site for an early evening concert headlined by world renowned reggae sensation Native Roots. Listen to smooth melodies while experiencing a beautiful sunset and stunning views of the Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande. Arts, crafts, and food will be available for purchase. Visitors are encouraged to bring folding chairs and sunscreen. Go to http://holdmyticket.com/event/308694 for more information.
May 26, 2018 - Jul 28, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp Concert Series
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Hummingbird Music Camp Concert Series - Every Saturday between May 26 and July 28, 6PM – 8PM.
May 26, 2018
To Paint Without Thinking
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Lecture by the curators of Frederick Hammersley: To Paint without Thinking about the artist and his work
May 26, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday nights this June and July by students from the Hummingbird Music Camp performing at the Jemez Historic site in Jemez Springs. The concerts will happen every Saturday night between May 26 and July 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. San Jose de los Jemez Mission.
Jun 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2018
Friday Art Walking Tours
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Weekly
Meet at the gift shop steps Fridays June through August. Please call the front desk to confirm: 505-476-5063. Cost: $10 per adult.
Jun 1, 2018
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rio: Bossa Nova Jazz
Jun 1, 2018
FIRST FRIDAY - DA VINCI & TECHNOLOGY
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Discover how mechanical technology from the Renaissance is used to explore other planets.
Jun 1, 2018
Friday Evenings at The Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The entire museum is open from 5-7 PM.
Jun 1, 2018
Panel Discussion to Commemorate the Long Walk
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Navajo Treaty - and the end of the Navajo peoples’ confinement at the Bosque Redondo - for a panel discussion with Roseanne Willink and Joyce Begay-Foss (both Navajo/Diné)
Jun 2, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jun 3, 2018
Making History
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
What is Radioactivity anyway?
Learn to use a Geiger counter, calculate your own annual radiation dose, and more!
Free event
Jun 3, 2018
EXHIBITION OPENING!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Selections from the Carol Warren Collection
Join us to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition in our Lloyd Kiva New Contemporary Exhibition hall! What’s New in New: Selections from the Carol Warren Collection features a broad and deep collection of art including pieces by Tony Abeyta, Pat Priutt, Tammy Garcia, among dozens of others. From 1 - 4pm, Bernice Naranjo (Taos Pueblo) - who is also represented in the exhibition - will demonstrate for visitors in the Buchsbaum Pottery Gallery.
Also offered is a special dance by the Dinetah Dancers at 1pm and a lecture regarding the Long Walk by Jennifer Denetdale (Navajo) at 1:30pm.
As this is the first Sunday of the month, admission is free for New Mexico residents! Also make sure to check out our new display of an early 20th century rug woven to commemorate the Long Walk.
Jun 5, 2018 - Jun 14, 2018
ARTS ALIVE
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: Arts Alive
JUNE 5th Pottery
June 7th Beadwork
June 12th Pottery
June 14th Southwest Native American Foods
Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Program starts on the hour throughout the day. Free family hands-on art activities for all ages! All participants need to reserve a space, please call or email Joyce Begay-Foss at 505-476-1272 joyce.begay-foss@state.nm.us 710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM 87505 www.indianartsandculture.org
Jun 6, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Pueblo Revival architecture and Spanish colonial revival furniture
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to research when and why the buildings in Santa Fe came to look the way they do today. The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
Jun 6, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Padre Martinez and New Mexico’s First Printed Publications, 1834-1846
Lecture by Laurence Creider, Professor Emeritus, New Mexico State University
Please note: This lecture to be held in the John Gaw Meem room. Free event
Seating is limited/bottled water only please
Jun 8, 2018 - Jun 9, 2018
Bosque Redondo Memorial: Commemorating 150 Years since the Treaty of 1868
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
This summer marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo between the United States and many Navajo leaders which will be commemorated at the Bosque Redondo Memorial in June. This free event is hosted by the Navajo Nation, the Mescalero Apache Tribe and by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs parent agency of New Mexico Historic sites which includes the Bosque Redondo Memorial.
Jun 8, 2018
Tech Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Art1
Presented in conunction with Currents New Media Festival
Jun 9, 2018
The Modern Mona Lisa: Low Relief Paper Pulp Portraits
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
da Vinci Dialogues Workshop
Create a portrait in the daVinci style using pigmented paper pulp created in a Leonardo-like “superblender” machine and from locally sourced, recycled materials.
***NOTE THIS IS A TWO DAY WORKSHOP 6/9 AND 6/10***
Jun 9, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jun 13, 2018
Marjorie Devon talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Conversation about Frederick Hammersley’s lithography
Jun 13, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Hubert Candelario (San Felipe Pueblo)
Our popular Pueblo Pottery series continues with the talented Hubert Candelario, who has been making pottery for the last 30 years. Made the traditional way, his early works were polished redward. Today he is famous for his precisely carved puzzle pots, swirl pots, and pots with circular or hexagonal holes.
Candelario has won numerous awards including first place at the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market. His work was also included in the 2002 exhibit and catalog Changing Hands: Art without Reservation at the American Craft Museum in New York City.
Don’t forget, Wednesdays are free admission for NM Seniors!
Jun 15, 2018
Libations and Leonardo
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Adult Night
This 21 and over event will feature a cash bar, DJ and dancing, optional painting class with Kelly Jo "Designs by Wine", and access to all of our exhibits including "Da Vinci: The Genius".
Jun 15, 2018
ADLaM -The Development of an Alphabet
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
New Mexico Historic Museum and the Santa Fe Book Art group jointly host a lecture by Santa Fe resident and professional calligrapher Randall Hasson. Hasson will recount the fascinating story of the creation of a new alphabet, of bringing the script into the digital world, and its spread at an astounding rate.
Free Auditoriun event/seating is limited-Bottled water only
Image: Randall M. Hasson, Lettering Demonstration with Brush on Canvas Board. Image courtesy; BlogRandallmhasson.com
Jun 16, 2018
Tech Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Presented in conjunction with the Currents New Media Festival
Jun 16, 2018
Fort Selden Father’s Day
Fort Selden Historic Site
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Fort Selden Historic Site, in southern New Mexico, is setting aside a special day to honor fathers.
Jun 17, 2018
Los Luceros Historic Property: Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) Series
Los Luceros Historic Site
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
From ancient pueblo settlements to Spanish colonial haciendas, Los Luceros Historic Property has provided a bountiful life for people through the centuries. This summer, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ Historic Sites division invites you and your family to enjoy the Los Luceros Historic property.
“New Mexican’s are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy on the banks of the Río Grande or under the shade of the historic apple orchard,’ said Patrick Moore, Director of New Mexico Historic Sites. “Activities and presentations held on these five summer Sundays will focus on nature and the culture of New Mexico and offer rare access to one of New Mexico’s most enchanting properties.”
Admission to the Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) series of events at Los Luceros will be free. The events occur on the third Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Los Luceros in Alcade. Each date will focus on a different aspect of Los Luceros’ storied history and significance in New Mexico.
Jun 20, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Curator Katherine Ware and artist Megan Jacobs
Artist Megan Jacobs talks in the exhibition Shifting Light: Photographic Perspectives.
Jun 21, 2018
Jeff Kahm: Contemporary Painter
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friends of Indian Art Event
Rooted in indigenous abstraction and modernist aesthetics, Plains Cree artist Jeff Kahm represents a national and internationally recognized presence in the contemporary native art universe. Kahm is associate professor of studio art at the Institute of American Indian Arts. His work has been featured at U.S. Embassies in Colombia, Africa, Canada and the U.A.E.; exhibitions in Japan and Switzerland; and locally at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts and Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art. This is an exciting opportunity to hear from an emerging leader in the newest generation of native painters.
Note: you must be an FIA member to attend events. Please visit the following link to join the group and enjoy a full calendar of events!
http://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-indian-art/
Jun 22, 2018
Nagatani’s New Mexico
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Eugenia Parry discusses the atomic art of Patrick Nagatani
Jun 22, 2018
CreativeMornings
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The New Mexican Craft of Weaving
This month’s global theme is CRAFT. Please join us for our bimonthly lecture series for creative professionals, along with seventh generation master weaver Irvin Trujillo and his daughter Emily for a short talk on historical Vallero and Chimayo weaving styles.
Free event with coffee and bagels from Iconik Coffee Roasters
Jun 22, 2018
Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s Classes
Fort Selden Historic Site
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fort Selden also hosts a series of four classes for children this summer. Registration is required at least one week ahead for Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s classes. Snacks are provided. $5 cash or check only. All activities are outside. All classes are sponsored by The Museum of NM Foundation.
Jun 23, 2018
Scientific Illustration
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
da Vinci Dialogues Workshop
Many techniques Leonardo Da Vinci used in his notebooks are still used today by science illustrators. Starting in the Da Vinci, the Genius exhibition, we will examine how Da Vinci combined careful observation, scientific understanding, and artistic creativity to create works that are still relevant centuries later. We will then experiment with these techniques to draw objects from the Museum’s exhibits and collections. Supplies will be provided.
Jun 23, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jun 24, 2018
Living in the Story
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
film screening
Screening of the film Living in the Story about photographer Patrick Nagatani.
Jun 29, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Matting and Framing Art
Free with admission. Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.
Jun 29, 2018
Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s Classes
Fort Selden Historic Site
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fort Selden Historic Site is hosting a series of summer classes for children. Registration is required at least one week ahead for Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s classes. Snacks are provided. $5 cash or check only. All activities are outside. All classes are sponsored by The Museum of NM Foundation.
Jun 30, 2018
Reinventing Anatomy: Paper Pulp Sculpture
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
da Vinci Dialogues Workshop
Use daVinci’s drawings of anatomy to inform your paper pulp sculpture and create a 3D portrait using found objects and junkmail.
***NOTE THIS IS A TWO DAY CLASS BEING HELD ON 6/30 & 7/1***
Jun 30, 2018
Obsidian in the Ancient American Southwest
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Archaeology 101 Series / with Sean Dolan
Before the Spanish arrived in the American Southwest, obsidian was the sharpest material available for making stone tools for hunting, warfare, and ceremony. Each flow of this volcanic glass has a unique geothermal fingerprint, allowing archaeologists to trace social interaction, trade, and mobility in ancient times. Lecture delivered by Sean Dolan, a LANL archaeologist and Oklahoma University graduate student.
Jun 30, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jun 30, 2018 - Jul 1, 2018
Peruvian Printmakers Collaborate with Local Artists to Create Mural at Museum
Museum of International Folk Art
6:00 PM - 6:00 PM
This month, the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) welcomes a group of socially engaged artists from Lima Peru who will collaborate with local artists to create works that bridge North and South America. Carol Fernandez and Fernando Castro, founders of the screen printing collective Amapolay will be in Santa Fe from June 25 through July first. Amapolay will be collaborating with local print makers to create works around shared issues across international borders.
Jul 1, 2018
Families Make History workshop
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Computer Generated Music
What does computer generated music look like? What is an Arduino?
Learn the answerers, make your own, and meet accomplished composer and performer of computer-assisted music, Dr. Panaiotis, Assistant Professor of Music and Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico, who will bring with him several of his invented instruments along with computer apps which replicate musical sounds.
Jul 1, 2018
Pueblo Revival Architecture
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lecture
1:00 – 2:00 PM Tickets $10.
Jul 1, 2018 - Aug 26, 2018
S.T.E.A.M. Sundays at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Jul 6, 2018
FIRST FRIDAY - DA VINCI & EARTH SCIENCE
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Learn about da Vinci’s observations on the land, sea, and sky.
Jul 6, 2018
Music at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Les Malzman, Acoustic Guitar
Jul 7, 2018 - Jul 8, 2018
Young Native Artists Summer Show & Sale
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Begin collecting art, jewelry, pottery and more from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople. 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 Courtyard of the Palace of the Governors.
Enter at the historic BLUE GATE on Lincoln Ave.
Free event- (bottled water only please)
Jul 7, 2018
Frederick Hammersley and the Scientific Method
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
A moderated conversation with exhibition curator James Glisson, PhD and Joseph Traugott, PhD
Jul 7, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jul 11, 2018
Gallery talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Michele Penhall discusses the photographs of Patrick Nagatani
Jul 11, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Intersecting with History: The Los Alamos Ranch School and the Manhattan Project
A talk by Sharon Snyder, Historian and Author
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited/bottled water only please
Jul 11, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Jerry Dunbar (Ysleta del Sur) and Marita Hinds (Tesuque)
Our popular Pueblo Pottery series continues with Jerry Dunbar from Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, and Marita Hinds, from Tesuque Pueblo.
Don’t forget, Wednesdays are free admission for NM Seniors!
Jul 13, 2018
Tech And The West Symposium
New Mexico History Museum
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
The Santa Fe Opera joins the New Mexico History Museum for Tech And The West Symposium.
Tech and the West is a two-year initiative presented as part of the recent world premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and the 2018 production of Doctor Atomic.
(see attached schedule)
Tickets available at:
https://www.santafeopera.org/discover/symposium/tech-and-the-west
Seating is limited-Bottled water only please.
Jul 13, 2018
Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s Classes
Fort Selden Historic Site
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jul 14, 2018
Tech And The West Symposium
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Santa Fe Opera joins the New Mexico History Museum and Lensic Theatre for Tech And The West Symposium.
Tech and the West is a two-year initiative presented as part of the recent world premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and the 2018 production of Doctor Atomic.
Morning event held at the Lensic Theatre
Closing Address held at the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium
(see attached schedule)
Tickets available at:
https://www.santafeopera.org/discover/symposium/tech-and-the-west
Seating is limited-Bottled water only please.
Jul 14, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jul 14, 2018
Fort Stanton LIVE!
Fort Stanton Historic Site
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Jul 14, 2018 - Jul 15, 2018
Artists Gallery Talks- Free with International Folk Art Market Admission
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
During the International Folk Art Market, Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15
Saturday, July 14th-11 am
Claudio Jimenez Quispe, Peru, Retablos
Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru
Saturday, July 14th-1 pm
Ebenezer Djaba Nomoda, Ghana, Cedi Beads Industry
Beadwork Adorns the World
Jul 15, 2018
Los Luceros Historic Property: Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) Series
Los Luceros Historic Site
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
– From ancient pueblo settlements to Spanish colonial haciendas, Los Luceros Historic Property has provided a bountiful life for people through the centuries. This summer, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ Historic Sites division invites you and your family to enjoy the Los Luceros Historic property.
“New Mexican’s are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy on the banks of the Río Grande or under the shade of the historic apple orchard,’ said Patrick Moore, Director of New Mexico Historic Sites. “Activities and presentations held on these five summer Sundays will focus on nature and the culture of New Mexico and offer rare access to one of New Mexico’s most enchanting properties.”
Admission to the Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) series of events at Los Luceros will be free. The events occur on the third Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Los Luceros in Alcade. Each date will focus on a different aspect of Los Luceros’ storied history and significance in New Mexico.
Jul 15, 2018
15th Annual Ice Cream Sunday
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
Ice Cream Sunday at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is from 12-4 p.m. on July 15. The 15th-annual event features ice cream making, free frozen custard to the first 600 visitors, games, activities, and the ice cream sandwich eating races.
Jul 16, 2018
Youth Concert
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Santa Fe Chamber Music
Free youth concert of Flute, Harp, & Strings
Jul 18, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Gallery Talk
New Mexico’s Hispanic tinwork
Jul 18, 2018
Leonardo: The Time and Place of da Vinci’s Genius and His Legacy in Modern Italy
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
da Vinci Dialogue Evening Lecture
Da Vinci’s achievements are still acclaimed by the world, but what was Leonardo’s world like? Join Dr. Franchina as she discusses the context of time and place within which he worked and the way in which he is viewed today in Italy.
Jul 18, 2018
"Let’s Take a Look!"
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
MIAC Curators Examine Your Treasures
Curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology gather in lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. They attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest but are willing to take a look at anything that is brought in. If they can not identify an object an attempt will be made to find someone who can. Sometimes, the discussion among the curators may become as much - or more informative - than the identification of the artifact.
Curators cannot appraise any items but can refer you to resources that will.
For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look
Jul 19, 2018
Cara Romero - Visual Storyteller
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friends of Indian Art Event
Cara Romero is a born visual storyteller. Her photography, a melange of fine art and documentary style, is an examination of her culture with a distinctly modern indigenous world view. Her work is often whimsical and can be a complex interplay on social commentary. Cara was raised on the Chemehuevi Valley Indian Reservation and is married to Cochiti potter Diego Romero. Her work has been collected by The Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian-NYC, MIAC, and The American Museum of Britain. Please join us for a delightful evening with this exciting young photographer and prepare to be surprised!
Note: you must be an FIA member to attend events. Please visit the following link to join the group and enjoy a full calendar of events!
http://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-indian-art/
Jul 21, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jul 23, 2018
Youth Concert
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Santa Fe Chamber Music
Free youth concert of Piano & Winds
Jul 24, 2018 - Aug 9, 2018
Summer 2018 Arts Alive
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free Hands-on Workshops for ages 3-103
Want to learn Huichol Beading, how to design a glass bead or weave with trash?
Sign up for one or all of our Summer 2018 Arts Alive! free hands-on workshops.
Jul 26, 2018
Creative Dialogue X
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unique concert performance of strings and electronics
Jul 26, 2018
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Author Michael Gelb
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
The Brain: It’s More Than You Think
Acclaimed author Michael J. Gelb will be the first speaker in a new lecture series being launched by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, entitled “The Brain: It’s More Than You Think.”
Jul 27, 2018
Fort Selden’s Summer Kid’s Classes
Fort Selden Historic Site
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Jul 28, 2018
Hummingbird Music Camp performs free concert at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jul 30, 2018
Youth Concert
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Santa Fe Chamber Music
Free youth concert of Bach, father and son.
Aug 1, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Institute of American Indian Arts
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to learn more about the prestigious faculty and alumni of the Institute of American Indian Arts. The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
Aug 1, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Spanish Colonial Women and the Law: Complaints, Lawsuits and Criminal Behavior
Speaker: Dr. Linda Tigges, Author, and retired City of Santa Fe land planner.
Women in early eighteenth century Spanish Colonial New Mexico had rights and privileges that were not enjoyed by other women in North America until the late nineteenth century. Under Spanish law women were considered separate entities and valuable members of Spanish society. Dr. Tigges’s lecture will show that they could own property, inherit in their own name, and act as court witnesses. In particular, they could make accusations and denunciations to the local alcalde mayor and governor, which they frequently did. In doing so, these Spanish colonial women provided an important legacy for future generations.
Auditorium event-Seating is limited-bottled water only please
Aug 3, 2018 - Aug 5, 2018
Old Lincoln Days in Lincoln,
Lincoln Historic Site
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Aug 3, 2018
Breakfast with the Curators #1
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Maxine McBrinn with Nina Sanders
Curator Maxine McBrinn hosts scholar and beader Nina Sanders (Crow) - known for her moccasins - for a presentation of her work followed by highlights in the exhibition Stepping Out: 10,000 Years of Walking the West.
Breakfasts and complementary programs are on August 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 8:30am to 10:30am, starting with full breakfast at the Museum Hill Cafe.
Reservations are required as seating is generally very limited. Purchase tickets with cash or check at MIAC, or call (505) 476-1269 to pay using a credit card. Tickets are $35 for general public and $30 for Museum Foundation members.
The annual Breakfast with the Curators series affords attendees the opportunity to meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions by combining a hearty breakfast at Museum Hill Cafe, followed by talks and/or tours from those who know MIAC and its mission best!
Aug 3, 2018
First Friday: Mars Comes Into Focus
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Join the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science for our monthly First Friday evening event on August 3rd, 2018 from 5:30-9pm. Come and learn about the Red Planet and view it through telescopes (weather permitting). This is also the last First Friday to see Da Vinci- the Genius for a reduced price before the exhibition ends.
Aug 4, 2018
28th Annual Rug Auction
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The Museum of New Mexico Foundation presents their 28th Annual Rug Auction featuring Navajo rugs from around the state.
Enter through the historic BLUE GATE on Lincoln Ave.
Courtyard event-Bottled water only please
Aug 5, 2018
Making History
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Computer Generated Music
What does computer generated music sound like? Come find out and make your own. Whether solo or ensemble, people with a wide range of abilities can make beautiful music: no experience required. Meet Dr. Panaiotis, an accomplished composer and performer of computer-assisted music. He will bring with him several instruments and apps he invented creating musical sounds. Bandojo is a musical play-space with imaginative ways to create music. Bring a thumb drive and record your own unique audiofile to take home.
Free for New Mexican residents on the first Sunday of the month.
Photo credit; Panaiotis, PhD.
Aug 5, 2018
Pueblos of New Mexico, by Ana Pacheco
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Santa Fe Historian Ana Pacheco will present a presentation on her latest book titled, “Pueblos of New Mexico” featuring photos from the NMHM Photo Archives.
The book will be available for purchase and signing following the event.
Free event, held in the John Gaw Meem room .
Seating is limited-bottled water only please
Aug 5, 2018
Rivers of Plastic: A Conversation with Aymar Ccopacatty and Nora Naranjo Morse
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for a cross cultural conversation on the invasiveness of plastic waste in Native communities and how these two artists are incorporating this material into their work in New Mexico and Peru. A performance of Latin American Baroque music by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale precedes the talk.
1:30 Free performance by the Santa Fe Desert Chorale
1:45 – 2:30 Artists Aymar Ccopacatty and Nora Naranjo Morse in conversation
2:30 – 4:00 Hands-on plastic textile making and pop-up shop
Aug 6, 2018
Youth Concert
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Santa Fe Chamber Music
Mozart Piano Trio
Aug 8, 2018
Instrument "Petting Zoo"
New Mexico History Museum
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Interactive Peruvian Flutes and Percussion sessions
The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, partnering with Caminos Del Inka Instrumentalists will offer two interactive educational youth sessions presenting the history and evolution of indigenous Peruvian flute and percussion instruments through hands-on music-making. Children will take home replicas of the flutes to continue their study.
Free NMHM Main Lobby event-bottled water only please
Aug 8, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Marietta and Melvin Juanico
Together for 35 years, Marietta and Melvin Juanico (Acoma Pueblo) demonstrate their pottery skills in the Buchsbaum Gallery at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Marietta, an educator who has served as an elementary teacher at St. Joseph Mission School and now is an Acoma Keres language instructor for the Haak’u Learning Center, learned to create her own unique pottery with traditional clay at the age of 6.
Melvin previously served in Acoma Tribal Government and Spiritual Leadership. He is the Sky City Cultural Center & Haak’u Museum Operations Manager.
Both Marietta & Melvin have been participants in the Santa Fe Indian Market for over 20 years and with Native Treasures since the early 2000’s.
Wednesdays afford free admission for New Mexico Seniors!
Aug 10, 2018
Breakfast with the Curators #2
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Tony Chavarria with Tammy Garcia, Autumn Borts-Medlock, and Jody Naranjo
Curator Tony Chavarria hosts popular Santa Clara artists Tammy Garcia, Autumn Borts-Medlock, and Jody Naranjo for an intimate tour of What’s New in New: Selections from the Carol Warren Collection, with an emphasis on multiple pieces by each of the artists.
Breakfasts and complementary programs are on August 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 8:30am to 10:30am, starting with full breakfast at the Museum Hill Cafe.
Reservations are required as seating is generally very limited. Purchase tickets with cash or check at MIAC, or call (505) 476-1269 to pay using a credit card. Tickets are $35 for general public and $30 for Museum Foundation members.
The annual Breakfast with the Curators series affords attendees the opportunity to meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions by combining a hearty breakfast at Museum Hill Cafe, followed by talks and/or tours from those who know MIAC and its mission best!
Aug 12, 2018
Pueblo Independence Day
Jemez Historic Site
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Come join us for our 15th annual commemoration of Pueblo Independence Day.
Aug 12, 2018
Pueblo Independence Day
Jemez Historic Site
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Aug 14, 2018 - Aug 19, 2018
Native American Showcase
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Welcome to the annual event where the National Museum of the American Indian brings the best of Native American filmmaking beyond our locations in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Native American Showcase hosts complimentary screenings at the New Mexico History Museums Auditorium, and on Saturday Night at the Santa Fe Railyard Park.
Film showtimes attached.
Admission is free/Seating is limited
No food or Beverages allowed in the NMHM Auditorium. Bottle water only please.
Aug 15, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Michael Namingha
Artist Michael Namingha
Aug 15, 2018
Just Bead It! Native Beaders Discuss Their Work
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This special event - hosted by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and designed to complement the Museum of International Folk Art’s current beadwork exhibit - features three Native American beaders who showcase their work and offer a short panel discussion. Artists presenting include Hollis Chitto (Choctaw - Laguna), Charlene Holy Bear (Standing Rock Lakota Sioux), and John Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo).
Aug 16, 2018 - Aug 18, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
WHAT: Dig Giusewa.
WHERE: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 Hwy 4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025.
WHEN: Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
DESCRIPTION: Explore the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo with archaeologists from New Mexico Historic Sites and Native American tribal members from Jemez Pueblo. Watch as they sift through the earth finding artifacts and features more than 500 years old. Ask questions and learn what makes Jemez Historic Site such a remarkable place. Ranger led tours of the archaeological excavation and the historic site will occur at 10AM and 2PM daily, self-guided tours are available at any time. Visit https://kuaua.com/giusewa for more information.
Aug 16, 2018
ARTIST TALK: Flex Your Activism with Cannupa Hanska Luger
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Santa Fe Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger and participants in his social engagement and ceramic installation Every One, a work of art and activism about the more than 4,000 cases of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada. Created in collaboration with photographer Kali Spitzer and numerous contributing individuals and organizations whose handmade beads rehumanize the statistics of gender violence. Free with museum admission.
Aug 17, 2018
Indian Market Concert
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Roberto Capocchi, guitar
Aug 17, 2018
Breakfast with the Curators #3
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Allison Colborne with Dr. Audra Bellmore
Librarian Allison Colborne hosts Dr. Audra Bellmore (Curator of the John Gaw Meem Archives of Southwestern Architecture at UNM) for a presentation on the Santa Fe-based architect and designer of the Laboratory of Anthropology. A tour of the building’s unique features follows.
Breakfasts and complementary programs are on August 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 8:30am to 10:30am, starting with full breakfast at the Museum Hill Cafe.
Reservations are required as seating is generally very limited. Purchase tickets with cash or check at MIAC, or call (505) 476-1269 to pay using a credit card. Tickets are $35 for general public and $30 for Museum Foundation members.
The annual Breakfast with the Curators series affords attendees the opportunity to meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions by combining a hearty breakfast at Museum Hill Cafe, followed by talks and/or tours from those who know MIAC and its mission best!
Aug 18, 2018 - Aug 19, 2018
Portal Artist Show
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Indian Market weekend relocation
The museums Portal Artists will re-locate to the courtyard for the duration of Indian Market weekend on Saturday and Sunday, August 18, 19 from 9am-4pm daily.
Please enter through the Blue gate on Lincoln Ave to visit with the artists.
Aug 18, 2018
“Photography and Navajo, Past and Present”
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This panel event from 2:00-4:00pm, will investigate the disposition of photographs of Navajo in museum archives and the relationship of historic photographs of Navajo to contemporary Navajo life, as well as considering the photography of contemporary Navajo photographers. Recent findings and the recovery of long lost photographs of the signing of the Navajo Peace treaty and other historical photographs, by members of the panel, will also be presented.
Participants include Devorah Romanek, Curator of Exhibits at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Jennifer Nez Denetdale, Associate Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico (Navajo) Hannah Abelback, Photo Imaging Specialist, New Mexico History Museum, Rapheal Begay, Photographer (Navajo), Will Wilson, Photographer (Navajo)
Free "Meem" room event-bottled water only please
Aug 19, 2018
Los Luceros Historic Property: Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) Series
Los Luceros Historic Site
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
From ancient pueblo settlements to Spanish colonial haciendas, Los Luceros Historic Property has provided a bountiful life for people through the centuries. This summer, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ Historic Sites division invites you and your family to enjoy the Los Luceros Historic property.
“New Mexican’s are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy on the banks of the Río Grande or under the shade of the historic apple orchard,’ said Patrick Moore, Director of New Mexico Historic Sites. “Activities and presentations held on these five summer Sundays will focus on nature and the culture of New Mexico and offer rare access to one of New Mexico’s most enchanting properties.”
Admission to the Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) series of events at Los Luceros will be free. The events occur on the third Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Los Luceros in Alcade. Each date will focus on a different aspect of Los Luceros’ storied history and significance in New Mexico.
Aug 23, 2018 - Aug 25, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
Aug 24, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.
Aug 24, 2018
Amy Ellingson Gallery Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Painter Amy Ellingson will discuss the influence of Frederick Hammersley on her own artwork.
Aug 24, 2018
CreativeMornings
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The Regenerative Community
This month’s global theme is COMMUNITIES. Please join us for our bimonthly lecture series for creative professionals, along with Joel Glanzberg with the Santa Fe based Regenesis Group, who will discuss his work in helping communities embrace their potential as catalysts for the regeneration of our planet.
Free event with coffee and bagels from Iconik Coffee Roasters
Aug 24, 2018
Breakfast with the Curators #4
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
8:30 AM - 8:30 AM
with Director of Education Joyce Begay-Foss
Join Begay-Foss for a comprehensive tour of the exhibition she created, Lifeways of the Southern Athabaskans, which explores the distinct cultures of the Apachean Tribes of the Southwest.
Breakfasts and complementary programs are on August 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 8:30am to 10:30am, starting with full breakfast at the Museum Hill Cafe.
Reservations are required as seating is generally very limited. Purchase tickets with cash or check at MIAC, or call (505) 476-1269 to pay using a credit card. Tickets are $35 for general public and $30 for Museum Foundation members.
The annual Breakfast with the Curators series affords attendees the opportunity to meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions by combining a hearty breakfast at Museum Hill Cafe, followed by talks and/or tours from those who know MIAC and its mission best!
Aug 25, 2018
World War One Centennial Symposium
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The New Mexico World War One Centennial Commission in partnership with the New Mexico History Museum presents the World War One Centennial Symposium. Speakers include David Holtby, Dan Cillis, Dennis Reinhartz, Rick Hendricks, and Jeff Lowdermilk.*Additional information attached.
Auditorium Seating is limited-bottled water only please
Aug 25, 2018
Summer Letters from The Reservation
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
This event is an archival letter and oral history reading from the summer months of June, July, and August 1863-1868. Ther is free food and admission.
Aug 25, 2018
Third-Annual Community Appreciation Day
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free admission with a day full of fun activities is set for Aug. 25 as the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces hosts Community Appreciation Day.
The third-annual event is held to thank the community for its support and to showcase the Museum’s outstanding programs and exhibits. The fun is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aug 26, 2018
Community Day
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Science Techology Engineering Art Math
A free afternoon-long, STEAM themed celebration of two exhibitions: Patrick Nagatani: Invented Realities and Frederick Hammersley: To Paint without Thinking.
Aug 30, 2018 - Sep 1, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
DESCRIPTION: Explore the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo with archaeologists from New Mexico Historic Sites and Native American tribal members from Jemez Pueblo. Watch as they sift through the earth finding artifacts and features more than 500 years old. Ask questions and learn what makes Jemez Historic Site such a remarkable place. Ranger led tours of the archaeological excavation and the historic site will occur at 10AM and 2PM daily, self-guided tours are available at any time. Visit https://kuaua.com/giusewa for more information.
Aug 30, 2018 - Sep 2, 2018
Admission by Donation NMMNHS
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
4 days- Da Vinci moves out and $10 Museum/Planetarium Combo Ticket Debuts Labor Day
Following enormous popularity and public support for the Da Vinci—The Genius exhibition, held-over at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) through Wednesday, August 29, the Museum will offer four pay-what-you-can days to exhibits and planetarium shows Thursday through Sunday, August 30, 31, September 1 and 2- the normal free Sunday for New Mexico residents. The DynaTheater will also be offering special discounted admission.
Sep 2, 2018
Making History
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Magnetic Science
Come explore railroad heritage this month and learn about future train technologies. Making History’s monthly hands-on program will defy the rules of gravity as we experiment with the science behind magnetic levitation, or Maglev trains.
All ages welcome. Free with admission, New Mexico residents free first Sunday of the month.
Sep 4, 2018
Author Talk with Scott Einberger
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
With Distance in His Eyes: The Environmental Life and Legacy of Stewart Udall
Please join Scott Raymond Einberger; Environmental Historian, Author, and Freelance Writer for a talk on his new book titled:
"With Distance in His Eyes: The Environmental Life and Legacy of Stewart Udall."
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited-bottled water only please
Sep 5, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Artist societies of New Mexico
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to research the many artist societies that formed in New Mexico in the 20th century. The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
Sep 5, 2018
Santa Fe Fiesta Symposium
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Please join us for this year’s Fiesta Symposium and meet speakers, Miguel A. Tórrez from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Enrique R. Lamadrid, and R. Moises Gonzales, both University of New Mexico professors; and Andrés Reséndez, a History professor at the University of California Davis covering the topics of Genetic genealogy, Place and Identity in New Mexico; and Native American Slavery During the Pueblo Revolt. See details attached.
Auditorium event-Seating is limited
Bottled water only please
Sep 7, 2018
First Friday Fractals- September
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
A fractal is a never-ending pattern. Fractals are infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales. They are created by repeating a simple process over and over in an ongoing feedback loop. Driven by recursion, fractals are images of dynamic systems – the pictures of Chaos. Geometrically, they exist in between our familiar dimensions. Fractal patterns are extremely familiar, since nature is full of fractals. For instance: trees, rivers, coastlines, mountains, clouds, seashells, hurricanes, etc. Abstract fractals – such as the Mandelbrot Set – can be generated by a computer calculating a simple equation over and over.
Sep 8, 2018
Drinks and Dancing with Dinos
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Adult Night
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and ADC Present an evening of..... Drinks and Dancing with the Dinosaurs.
Last year’s dance at the museum was a big hit, so we decided to do it again!
Sep 9, 2018 - Sep 8, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
Explore the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo with archaeologists from New Mexico Historic Sites and Native American tribal members from Jemez Pueblo. Watch as they sift through the earth finding artifacts and features more than 500 years old. Ask questions and learn what makes Jemez Historic Site such a remarkable place. Ranger led tours of the archaeological excavation and the historic site will occur at 10AM and 2PM daily, self-guided tours are available at any time. Visit https://kuaua.com/giusewa for more information.
Sep 9, 2018
“Chipping away: Considering the spheres of tramp art”
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Lecture by Lisa Stone
Tramp art is an endlessly curious art form found mostly in Europe and North America, but whose origins remain unclear.
Sep 12, 2018
“Fort Sumner Historic Site/Bosque Redondo Memorial: Past, Present, and Future”
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Site Manager, Aaron Roth, will recount the history of the US Army internment of the Navajos (1863-1868) and his current collaboration with tribal members to promote reconciliation and understanding of this traumatic time in history.
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited-bottled water only please
Sep 12, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Angie Yazzie (Taos Pueblo)
Our popular Pueblo Pottery series continues with Angie Yazzie from Taos Pueblo.
Here’s a fantastic site to explore Angie’s work: https://www.eyesofthepot.com/taos/angie_yazzie
Don’t forget, Wednesdays are free admission for NM Seniors!
Sep 13, 2018
New Mexico Railroad History Celebration
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Highlighting the opening railroad exhibit at the El Museo Cultural Center, as well as desplays at other downtowm SF areas, will be a celebration of talks by notable railroad historians and luminaries in the History museum auditorium preceded by a lite reception in the lobby.
Lite pre-reception enjoyed in the Lobby at 5pm.
Auditorim talks begin at 6pm. Speaker details to follow.
This is a free auditorium event, and seating will be limited.
Sep 14, 2018
Annual Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Public awards ceremony in St. Francis Auditorium. Free.
Sep 14, 2018 - Sep 16, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
Explore the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo with archaeologists from New Mexico Historic Sites and Native American tribal members from Jemez Pueblo. Watch as they sift through the earth finding artifacts and features more than 500 years old. Ask questions and learn what makes Jemez Historic Site such a remarkable place. Ranger led tours of the archaeological excavation and the historic site will occur at 10AM and 2PM daily, self-guided tours are available at any time. Visit https://kuaua.com/giusewa for more information.
Sep 14, 2018
HANDWRITING LIVES!
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
One man’s journey to an advanced Certificate of Penmanship
During the golden age of penmanship (1860 - 1930), before the typewriter, becoming a Master Penman was the path to a successful career and high regard of friends and colleagues. Businesses required competent penmen for purposes of managing records, writing policies and executing certificates and many continued their craft by teaching penmanship throughout the country. Today there are only eleven individuals who bear the title ‘Master Penman’, and one of them is Bill Kemp who lives in nearby Albuquerque, NM.
Free Auditorium event-bottled water only please
Sep 16, 2018
Los Luceros Historic Property: Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) Series
Los Luceros Historic Site
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
From ancient pueblo settlements to Spanish colonial haciendas, Los Luceros Historic Property has provided a bountiful life for people through the centuries. This summer, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ Historic Sites division invites you and your family to enjoy the Los Luceros Historic property.
“New Mexican’s are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy on the banks of the Río Grande or under the shade of the historic apple orchard,’ said Patrick Moore, Director of New Mexico Historic Sites. “Activities and presentations held on these five summer Sundays will focus on nature and the culture of New Mexico and offer rare access to one of New Mexico’s most enchanting properties.”
Admission to the Cultura y Naturaleza (Culture and Nature) series of events at Los Luceros will be free. The events occur on the third Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Los Luceros in Alcade. Each date will focus on a different aspect of Los Luceros’ storied history and significance in New Mexico.
Sep 19, 2018
People to People
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
A talk about Santa Fe’s beloved marionette effigy, Zozobra.
Sep 19, 2018
Let’s Take a Look!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Examine Your Treasures
Curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology gather in lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. They attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest but are willing to take a look at anything that is brought in. If they can not identify an object an attempt will be made to find someone who can. Sometimes, the discussion among the curators may become as much - or more informative - than the identification of the artifact.
Curators cannot appraise any items but can refer you to resources that will.
For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look
Sep 20, 2018
“Tres Generaciones: The Atkison-Hale Collection”
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friends of Indian Art Event
In 1936 Leonard Atkison purchased the Nava-Hopi Indian Store in Boulder City, Nevada, where he sold both Navajo and Curio jewelry. His daughter, Cynthia Hale, would go on to work in museums, and his grandson, Scott Hale, in academia, both in Native arts. Together in 1999, they created Native American Art Appraisals, Inc., Cynthia and Scott will share family stories and professional observations from over 80 years in the Native arts market.
Note: you must be an FIA member to attend events. Please visit the following link to join the group and enjoy a full calendar of events!
http://www.museumfoundation.org/friends/friends-of-indian-art/
Sep 21, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Gustave Baumann
Free with admission. Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.
Sep 21, 2018
Art Chats
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
15 minute pop up talks about the museum’s history and exhibitions
Sep 21, 2018 - Sep 23, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
Explore the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo with archaeologists from New Mexico Historic Sites and Native American tribal members from Jemez Pueblo. Watch as they sift through the earth finding artifacts and features more than 500 years old. Ask questions and learn what makes Jemez Historic Site such a remarkable place. Ranger led tours of the archaeological excavation and the historic site will occur at 10AM and 2PM daily, self-guided tours are available at any time. Visit https://kuaua.com/giusewa for more information.
Sep 21, 2018 - Sep 22, 2018
PlutoPalooza ABQ
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 1:00 PM
NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt: The Epic Voyage of Exploration Continues
On September 21 and 22, 2018 students, teachers and the general public in Albuquerque and its region have the opportunity to hear directly from key members of the New Horizons team in fast-paced multimedia presentations featuring the stunning images and science gathered during the Pluto flyby. HD video illuminates key mission milestones, including a preview of New Horizons’ next encounter – a flight past MU69, which promises to be the most distant and most unchanged solar system object ever explored! NASA hopes that the flyby will provide important new discoveries about the origin and evolution of the entire solar system.
Sep 21, 2018
"Pluto in the Round"
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Special Planetarium Show
Free showing included in admission for that day.
Sep 22, 2018 - Sep 23, 2018
Annual MIAC Collectors Sale
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Click through for Full Details!
In 2018, the Native Treasures Collectors’ Sale will be held Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23. This is a unique sale of Native American jewelry and art from private collections that benefits annual educational programs and exhibitions at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC). Whether you are a new or seasoned collector, you are sure to find something perfect at the Collectors’ Sale!
The Collectors’ Sale is held at the Laboratory of Anthropology (right next to MIAC) on Museum Hill. The sale will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission is free. Early Bird shopping will take place on Saturday from 9-10 am with a $25 admission at the entrance.
For more information about the Collectors’ Sale and consigning items, please visit here.
Sep 22, 2018
"Pluto in the Round"
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Special Planetarium Show
FREE Planetarium film for visitors who have purchased general Museum admission for the day.
Sep 23, 2018
Fourth Annual Museum Hill Community Day
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A collaborative event
The Museum Hill Partners invite the public to see the Museums and the Botanical Garden for FREE!
Sep 23, 2018
Pueblo Textiles and Embroideries
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lecture
Louie Garcia (Tiwa/Piro), Isabel Gonzales (Jemez) and Ramona Sakiestewa talk 1-2:30PM. Tickets $10.
Sep 23, 2018
Museum Hill Community Day!
Museum Hill Partners
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Join us for our fourth annual Museum Hill Community Day! An event that attracts 2,000 people to Museum Hill, all museums on the hill offer free admission and a slew of activities for the entire family. Stay posted for more news.
Sep 23, 2018
”Los Alamos Revisited: A Workers’ History”
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join Chimayo author Peter Malmgren in a discussion of his new book, incorporating collected oral histories from Hispanic families displaced from their lives on the Pajarito Plateau, and the hundreds of unsung workers who helped to build and staff the Manhattan Project and the Los Alamos National Laboratory in its early years.
Free Auditorium event
Seating is limited-bottled water only please
Sep 23, 2018
Museum Hill Community Day
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bead Demo and Project, INNASTATE, Acoma Rain Dance
Join us for the annual Museum Hill Community Day celebration!
MIAC kicks off events at 10am, with our Native Treasures Collectors Sale.
Other events include:
12 - 4: Make you own bead/s with polymer clay!
1pm: INNASTATE - Santa Fe’s contemporary reggae band performs
2pm: Acoma Rain Dance Group performs
3pm: INNASTATE - Santa Fe’s contemporary reggae band peforms
4pm: Acoma Rain Dance Group performs
Sep 27, 2018 - Sep 29, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
Explore the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo with archaeologists from New Mexico Historic Sites and Native American tribal members from Jemez Pueblo. Watch as they sift through the earth finding artifacts and features more than 500 years old. Ask questions and learn what makes Jemez Historic Site such a remarkable place. Ranger led tours of the archaeological excavation and the historic site will occur at 10AM and 2PM daily, self-guided tours are available at any time. Visit https://kuaua.com/giusewa for more information.
Sep 27, 2018
Palace in the Raw
New Mexico History Museum
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
“A Future-Oriented Preservation”
The public is invited to join us for the first in a series of lectures related to historic preservation as we embark on the restorative journey of the Palace of the Governors. Meet Shawn Evans, AIA Principal and Director of Preservation and Cultural Projects, Atkins Olshin Schade Architects, who will share their innovative approach to the future of historic preservation, and discuss their current exhibition up in Venice, Italy, as seen here:
http://www.aosarchitects.com/case-study/a-future-oriented-preservation
Sep 28, 2018 - Sep 29, 2018
Gathering for Gus
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
2-Day Symposium Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Artist Gustave Baumann’s arrival in New Mexico
During the fall of 2018, the New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art will hold a two day-symposium commemorating the 100th Anniversary of artist Gustave Baumann’s arrival in New Mexico. The ticketed event entitled, “Gathering for Gus” will be held Friday and Saturday, September 28 & 29, 2018 at the two Santa Fe museums located across the street from each other.
Purchase tickets here:
http://tickets.ticketssantafe.org/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=5193
Sep 28, 2018 - Sep 29, 2018
A Gathering for Gus
New Mexico Museum of Art
8:30 AM - 2:15 PM
A 2 Day ticketed Symposium Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Artist Gustave Baumann’s arrival in New Mexico
Oct 2, 2018
Alzheimer’s Poetry Project
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Poetry and Bookmaking Party
Hosted by the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project (APP) and the New Mexico History Museum. The featured reader Santa Fe poet and winner of the 2017 Lummox Poetry Award, Mary McGinnis, will talk about her experience in being the guest artist for the APP. McGinnis led two workshops at local assisted living centers for people living with memory loss.
Tom Leech, the Director of the Press at the Palace of the Governors, will lead people attending the event, in creating their own books from marbled paper. Joining in the reading will be APP Executive Director, Gary Glazner, past Poetry Laureate of Santa Fe, Joan Logghe and award winning poet Anne Valley-Fox. The theme of the reading is books.
Event held in the Meem room-space limited
Enter in at the Washington street entrance-bottled water only please
Oct 3, 2018
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Legacy of the UNM Photography Department
Drop in to the library any time from 1-4PM to learn more about the many artists affiliated with the University of New Mexico’s Photography department. The Museum’s Librarian/Archivist will be here to answer any questions and show you all the library has to offer. Free.
Oct 3, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
New Mexico, Slavery, and the Confederate Cause
Please join the Friends of History, as they welcome speaker Dwight Pitcaithley, Professor of History, NMSU, and retired Chief Historian, National Park Service who will share from his book and expand on the election of 1860 and the issue of the expansion of slavery into the western territories–especially into the New Mexico Territory.
Auditorium event, Seating is limited.
Bottled water only please
Oct 4, 2018 - Oct 6, 2018
Dig Giusewa.
Jemez Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between August 16 and October 6, 9AM – 3PM.
Explore the ruins of Giusewa Pueblo with archaeologists from New Mexico Historic Sites and Native American tribal members from Jemez Pueblo. Watch as they sift through the earth finding artifacts and features more than 500 years old. Ask questions and learn what makes Jemez Historic Site such a remarkable place. Ranger led tours of the archaeological excavation and the historic site will occur at 10AM and 2PM daily, self-guided tours are available at any time. Visit https://kuaua.com/giusewa for more information.
Oct 4, 2018
An Introduction to Design Thinking
New Mexico History Museum
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
How observation + empathy + prototyping = Insights
Discover design thinking and how to apply it to learn more about user needs and develop more delightful, useable, and effective products, services, and systems.
Lecturer Hugh Dubberly of Dubberly Design Office, San Francisco, with a list of clients that includes some of largest corporations including Amazon, Ebay, Facebook, Google, and McDonalds. Dubberly has also taught design courses at Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, California College of Art, and more. www.dubberly.com
Oct 5, 2018
Opening Reception
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Good Company: Five Artists Communities in New Mexico
Opening reception for Good Company: Five Artists Communities in New Mexico
Oct 5, 2018
First Friday- October
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Pluto and Space Science
Join the Museum for First Friday on October 5th, 2018 from 5:30-9pm. The Museum will offer $5 general admission. On this First Friday the Museum will offer children’s activities and information on Pluto and Space Science.
Oct 6, 2018
New Mexico Archaeology Fair
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Presented by the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division, the 18th annual New Mexico Archaeology Fair is a chance for children and adults to participate in hands-on demonstrations and activities associated with cultures that trace their origins back thousands of years.
Oct 7, 2018
Making History
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
It’s Not Magic, It’s Science!
Join Science educators Liz Martineau and Gordon McDonough for a show that compares and contrasts magic tricks and science processes. Experience some hands-on activities to practice scientific magic of your own!
Free with admission, New Mexico residents free first Sunday of the month.
Oct 13, 2018
Star Gazing in Jemez
Jemez Historic Site
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Star-gazing at Jemez Historic Site as the - moon is a waxing crescent. Enjoy Native American story telling and the views through multiple telescopes, provided and operated the Albuquerque Astronomy Club. Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated. Call 575-829-3530 for more information.
Oct 14, 2018
“ Atomic Advertising as Atomic History”
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join Martin Pfeiffer, MA, from the University of New Mexico, for a talk, as he explores new perspectives on the historical and ongoing presence of the national laboratories in New Mexico.
Free Auditorium event-bottled water only please
Oct 16, 2018
" The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs" Talk and Book Signing
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Steve Brusatte Lecture and Book Signing
New York Times best selling author Steve Brusatte will be giving a free public lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
Seating is limited and is on a first come, first served basis.
Oct 17, 2018
Let’s Take a Look!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Examine Your Treasures
Curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology gather in lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. They attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest but are willing to take a look at anything that is brought in. If they can not identify an object an attempt will be made to find someone who can. Sometimes, the discussion among the curators may become as much - or more informative - than the identification of the artifact.
Curators cannot appraise any items but can refer you to resources that will.
For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look
Oct 17, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Gabriel Paloma (Zuni)
Our popular Pueblo Pottery Series continues with Gabriel Paloma (Zuni). Pueblo Pottery demos take place in the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s Buchsbaum Pottery Gallery. Don’t forget Wednesdays are free for seniors! Read below for more information on Mr. Paloma.
Gabriel Paloma was born in Zuni, NM back in 1966. Having grown up on the Zuni reservation close to the area known as the “Halona:we (Middle Place)” throughout his life, Gabriel has always been fascinated by images and how the Zuni World is represented now and back in time through the eyes of his elders. Naturally, he was drawn into automotive but the interest in clay was cultivated during his teenage years when he took art and pottery classes in high school.
After completing his high school journey and graduated, Gabriel went to UNM Albuquerque to take college courses. The university was a huge setting and Gabriel took on the advantage of being close to home and headed back to the reservation to enroll at UNM Gallup to further his art education.
Gabriel is drawn into practice of studying old Zuni pottery and its designs which is fascinating to see how the A: shiwi people endured this art since in time memorial. This ancient art is a collaboration between the artist and the native land of how the earthly materials are utilized to produce his pottery today. Gabriel cherishes this connection with nature and who taught him how to create pottery. He feels that the artistic talent is exchange between mother earth and the artist opens up many opportunities.
Currently, Gabriel is a pottery teacher at Zuni High School specializing in the Fine Arts Department. He teaches 15-18 year-olds in pottery and ceramics to help them nurture the same enthusiasm that he had when he took art classes. He is also teaching at an alternative high school in Zuni to pursue the same ecstatic love of pottery making with young adults.
Gabriel was introduced to his first ever West Valley Native American Arts Festival as a professional potter at Litchfield Park in Phoenix, AZ. (1998) and in 2004 he was selected as one of the SWAIA FELLOWSHIP AWARD artist in Santa Fe, NM. In 2018, he has been earning recognition and still building customer cliental at the same time improving on his elaborate Zuni style pottery.
Oct 17, 2018
National Fossil Day
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Join paleontologists, educators, and life long learners in fossil-related events and activities across the country in parks, classrooms, and online during National Fossil Day. National Fossil Day is an annual celebration held to highlight the scientific and educational value of paleontology and the importance of preserving fossils for future generations.
Oct 19, 2018
Museum 101
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Oct 20, 2018
Fiesta of Cultures
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Come celebrate New Mexico’s diverse and unique cultures!
Oct 20, 2018
2018 NatureScapes Annual Photo competition – Clouds: Reception
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) hosts a reception for the winners of the 2018 NatureScapes Annual Photo competition – Clouds.
A reception for the winning photographers will be held at the Museum on October 20, 2018 from 10:00-11:00am.
Oct 20, 2018
Voices From the Past: Moonlight Tours
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fort Selden Historic Site
Saturday, October 20, 6-9 pm
Join us for a special moonlight tour in honor of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System. Walk on an authentic portion of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail. Meet historical figures from the past camped at Paraje de Robledo!Tours leave every 15 minutes. Admission: $5 for adults. Kids are free. Tickets sold at the door. Cash or check only. All activities are outside, please dress warmly. Sponsored by the Museum of NM Foundation. Call 575-202-1638 for information. NM I-25, Exit 19, Radium Springs and follow the signs.
Oct 20, 2018
Annual Int’l Archaeology Day Celebration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
at the Center for NM Archaeology
Please note this program takes place at the Center for NM Archaeology, located at 7 Old Cochiti Road, off the Caja Del Rio exit of 599. This event is free and open to all!
Join us for our annual family-oriented Archaeology Day at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology (CNMA)!
CNMA opens it doors to the public to learn about New Mexico’s fascinating 12,000-year cultural heritage through hands on activities and demonstrations, including:
This is also a great opportunity to view Birds: Spiritual Messengers of the Skies, which "explores the importance of birds in Native American culture, as well how birds are addressed or studied in the field of archaeology," said Diana Sherman, MIAC Assistant Collections Manager and Exhibit Curator. "The exhibit [also] informs the visitor about birds in general and their great significance and amazing adaptability."
Make sure to tour the Center for New Mexico Archaeology (the storage facility for New Mexico’s archaeological collections), the research laboratories for the Office of Archaeological Studies, and meet the archaeologists behind the excavations at the Palace of the Governors, the Civic Center, Railyard, Santa Fe County Courthouse, and many other locations throughout the state.
Oct 20, 2018
International Observe the Moon Night
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science will celebrate 2018’s International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, October 20, 7-9 p.m., weather permitting. This is a free event.
Oct 21, 2018
Comancheria: An Ever-Moving Culture
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
with Jhane Myers (Comanche/Blackfeet)
Join us for a fascinating presentation on the culture of the Comanche, presented by Jhane Myers. This event is offered as part of the El Paso-based Tom Lea Institute’s "Tom Lea Month," which annually organizes more than a dozen events throughout Texas and New Mexico to celebrate Lea, who lived in Santa Fe for several years. Lea’s Comanche murals in Seymour, TX, will serve as Myers’ departure point for a broader discussion on the Comanche people, history, and culture.
Oct 23, 2018
New Volunteer Museum Guide Class
New Mexico History Museum
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
If you love New Mexico history and enjoy sharing it with others, please join us for an orientation to a new training class that will meet weekly through April.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Rene Harris, rene.harris@state.nm or Melanie LaBorwit, melanie.laborwit@state.nm.us
Oct 25, 2018
Palace in the Raw Lecture series
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fascinating Finds: Seven Bizarre and Extraordinarily Informative Artifacts found behind the Palace of the Governors
Please join Matthew Barbour, Regional Manager of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites, as he examines seven of the most bizarre artifacts found out of the 700,000 recovered during the archaeological excavations in preparation for the construction of the New Mexico History Museum, the history behind their use and disposal at the Palace of the Governors.
Open House 1-5pm, Lecture: 3-5pm
Oct 26, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Photography
Free with admission. Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.
Oct 26, 2018
Public Opening and Reception
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
On Exhibit: Designs That Defined the Museum of New Mexico
Please join us for the public opening and reception for On Exhibit: Designs That Defined the Museum of New Mexico.
Oct 26, 2018
CreativeMornings
New Mexico History Museum
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Honesty
Sara Solovitch, Executive Editor of Searchlight New Mexico, a non-partisan, nonprofit news organization shares on the global theme of “Honesty”.
Free event with coffee from Iconik Coffee Roasters.
Oct 26, 2018
Fright Night
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Halloween Party for Adults
Join us for a spooky good time the friday before Halloween. Cash bar, DJ in the Museum’s atrium, costume contest, food trucks. More details coming soon!
Oct 27, 2018
SAVE THE DATE FOR NOV.2-4
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Eighth Annual Fred Harvey Weekend-NOV 2-4
Nov. 2-4 events-Details on our nmhm November calendar link
Come learn more about Fred Harvey, the Harvey Girls, Mary Colter and the Santa Fe Railroad, and their roles in civilizing the Wild West and developing New Mexico. Events include Friday and Saturday talks at the museum, a ticketed dinner on Saturday night in the La Terraza at La Fonda on the Plaza, additional activities and Brunch on Sunday in Las Vegas, NM.
Purchase your Saturday DINNER ONLY tickets, please do so here: https://tickets.ticketssantafe.org/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=5558
Optional free RSVP seating for the TALKS ONLY, please do so here: nmhm.events@state.nm.us
***For additional details and information to any of these events, please visit: http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/calendar.php? the November page
Oct 28, 2018
Day of the Dead
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dia de los Muertos Public Celebration
Come and decorate sugar skulls (Calaveras de azure), make paper altars (nichos), and experience Calavera face painting. Sample traditional Mexican treats and listen to Los Flores del Valle musical performance. Come dressed as a calaca (skeleton). Bring flowers, candles and/or a memento to add to our community altar. One our most popular events of the year!
Nov 2, 2018
First Friday- November
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Sciences’ monthly $5 First Friday on November 2, 2018 will be the Day of the Dead Dinosaurs.
Nov 2, 2018 - Nov 4, 2018
Eighth Annual Fred Harvey History Weekend
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Please Join us for the eighth annual Fred Harvey History weekend. Learn more about Fred Harvey, the Harvey Girls, Mary Colter and the Santa Fe Railroad, and their roles in civilizing the Wild West and developing New Mexico. The three-day event will include Friday and Saturday talks at the museum, a ticketed dinner on Saturday night in the La Terraza at La Fonda on the Plaza, and additional activities and Brunch on Sunday in Las Vegas, NM.
See Speaker details and full schedule attached.
This event has concluded.
Nov 2, 2018
Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Coronado Historic Site
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
WHAT: Dia de los Muertos Celebration.
WHERE: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004.
WHEN: Friday, November 2, 3PM – 4:30PM.
Nov 3, 2018
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Native Heritage Month Film Screening
Join us for this exciting film that Variety calls "a celebratory examination of the often-underappreciated role played in the development of American popular music by singers, musicians, and songwriters of Native American ancestry." Run time is 1 hour, 43 minutes. By museum admission.
Nov 3, 2018
Noche de Muertos
Museum of International Folk Art
5:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Join us for this Day of the Dead gala celebration—Noche de Muertos—and support the Museum of International Folk Art’s (MOIFA) exhibitions and education programs. Then stay for Post-Noche, the spirited after-party.
Noche de Muertos tickets: $200 per person include:
Post-Noche tickets: $35 for one person, $60 for a couple
Nov 4, 2018
3rd Annual Literacy Event
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is joining forces once again with the Rotary Club of Albuquerque hosting the third annual Literacy Event from Noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 4. As the first Sunday in November, admission is free to New Mexico residents.
Nov 4, 2018
Making History
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Robot Exploration
Meet some amazing robots and learn how computer codes control their motions. We will be welcoming Smokey Trujillo, coach the Santa Fe Indian School Robo team, along with Cyndi LaRoche. Participants will learn how to work with computer programs to direct the robots along a course.
Free with admission, New Mexico residents free first Sunday of the month.
Nov 6, 2018
The NO-NO Boys Project
New Mexico History Museum
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Please join Erin Aoyama + Julian Saporiti, PhD Students, Brown University presenting the No-No Boys; a multimedia concert performed by Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama taking inspiration from interviews with World War II Japanese Incarceration camp survivors, Saporiti’s own family’s history living through the Vietnam War, and many other stories of Asian American experience, No-No Boy aims to shine a light on experiences that have remained largely hidden in the American consciousness.
Free event
Nov 7, 2018
Friends of History Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
“Adventures along the Goodnight-Loving Trail”
Enjoy a talk by David Grant Noble, writer and photographer as part of the Friends of History lecture series, based on the legendary cattle trail blazed by Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving in 1866.
Free Auditorium event-bottled water only please
Nov 10, 2018
Annual Book Arts Flea Market
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The Palace Press and the Santa Fe Books Art Group hold their annual sale of art supplies and tools to make art, to display art, or be inspired to make art. One day only! Located in the Meem room.
Nov 10, 2018
Museum of New Mexico Foundation Member Day at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
WHAT: Member Day at Coronado Historic Site.
WHERE: Coronado Historic Site, 485 Kuaua Road, Bernalillo, NM 87004.
WHEN: Saturday, November 10, 10AM – 2PM.
Nov 10, 2018
The Mayors of Shiprock
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Native Heritage Month Film Screening
In the small town of Shiprock, NM, a group of young Native leaders works to bring hope and change to their once thriving community. 57 minutes in length.
Nov 11, 2018
MIAC Annual Veterans Day Event
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us for our annual program celebrating the patriotism and sacrifices of our Native American men and women.
Program begins at 11am and includes:
At 2pm, we will screen "Defending the Fire," a release by Silver Bullet Productions which garnered Best Picture in 2017’s SWAIA’s Class X.
From Silver Bullet’s Website: Since the beginning of time, Native American Warriors have navigated a unique cultural and spiritual path, relying on the tenets of the Warrior in ancient and modern warfare. The lessons of the Warrior are universal; the spirit of the Warrior survives, even in the face of conflict.
With a focus on the spiritual and historic journey of Native American Warriors, Silver Bullet Productions will present the story of the Warrior, the importance of cultures in modern quests, and the lessons of War through the lens of these cultures. The characters will be elders and historians from New Mexican tribes and Native veterans of World War II, and the Korean, Vietnam and Afghanistan/Iraq conflicts. Grounded in research and guided by voices of men and women in our armed forces, the documentary will reveal the distinct motive, preparation, conflict, and healing of tribal soldiers.
Nov 14, 2018
From Plants to Pills: The Evolution of the Antidepressant
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
2018-2019 Lecture Series “The Brain: It’s More than you Think”
Speaker Daniel Barto, Ph.D., with UNM Health Sciences Center will kick off a new series of lectures to coincide with the upcoming temporary exhibits, Brain: The Inside Story and Drugs: Cost and Consequences.
Nov 14, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Michael Kanteena (Laguna Pueblo)
Our popular Pueblo Pottery Series continues with Michael Kanteena (Laguna Pueblo). Pueblo Pottery demos take place in the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s Buchsbaum Pottery Gallery. Don’t forget Wednesdays are free for seniors! Read below for more information on Mr. Kanteena.
"Remembering the beautiful pot shards he had picked up as a boy, and wishing to learn about his ancient roots, which he knew went back to New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon (the Anasazi Culture), Michael began collecting archeological catalogues of pottery forms.
Through extensive study, trial and error, and even consultation with archaeologists, he developed his pottery into remarkably close reproductions of Chacoan and Mesa Verde pottery.
Recently, his studies have expanded to the Mimbres and ancient Mexican People, where human and animal effigies are common. Michael has added his own contemporary designs to these ancient themes, to develop his own unique art form.
A single effigy may be based on a Toltec theme, painted with Chacoan designs, and put together in contemporary form.
Various feature articles have been written about Michael and his unique style of pottery making. These include the Gallup Independent newspaper. Native Peoples Magazine, and the Southwest Art Magazine."
Information courtesy of River Trading Post.
Nov 16, 2018
Conversations with Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Contemporary Art
Free with admission. Limit 15 people. Email rebecca.potance@state.nm.us to reserve a spot.
Nov 16, 2018
Commemorating the Great War: Paul Cret’s Cemeteries and Memorials in Europe
New Mexico History Museum
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
A talk with William Whitaker
Please join William Whitaker, curator of the Architectural Archives of the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Design, for a free Auditorium talk. Following World War I, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was created to maintain overseas military cemeteries for the fallen and erect memorials to the combat accomplishments of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Free Auditorium event-Bottled water only please
Nov 17, 2018 - Nov 17, 2019
Folk Art Flea Donations Day
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 17 from 11 am to 2 pm
Saturday, October 27 from 11 am to 2 pm and Saturday, November 17 from 11 am to 2 pm
Bring your tax deductible donations to the Museum of International Folk Art. If you are not able to donate during these days, or have large or heavy objects, call the Folk Art Flea Hotline 505.476.1201 and leave your name and phone number and a committee member will return your call. Proceeds from the Folk Art Flea benefit the Museum of International Folk Art through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.
Nov 17, 2018
GARRISON PROGRAM HOLIDAY EDITION
Fort Stanton Historic Site
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Nov 17, 2018
Native America PBS / New World Rising
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Native Heritage Month Film Screening
This PBS 4-part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people conneted by social networks spanning two continents. 54 minutes in length.
Nov 17, 2018 - Nov 18, 2018
HomeGrown: A New Mexico Food Show & Gift Market
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
HomeGrown is a two-day event at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces that showcases food grown in New Mexico. Vendors from around the state will offer free samples and sell their products as the gift-giving season approaches.
Nov 21, 2018
Let’s Take a Look!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Curators Examine Your Treasures
Curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology gather in lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. They attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest but are willing to take a look at anything that is brought in. If they can not identify an object an attempt will be made to find someone who can. Sometimes, the discussion among the curators may become as much - or more informative - than the identification of the artifact.
Curators cannot appraise any items but can refer you to resources that will.
For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look
Nov 22, 2018
Museum Thanksgiving Holiday Closure
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Notice:The New Mexico History Museum and Palace of the Governors will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday November 22 only. We will re-open on Friday, November 23.
Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 26, 2018
Mars Insight Landing
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Nov 28, 2018 - Nov 28, 2020
Public Tours of the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tours are free with admission and offered daily. Led by volunteer guides, learn about highlights of the building and current exhibitions. Call 505-476-5063 to verify times.
Nov 29, 2018
Palace in the Raw Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
How the Palace of the Governors Became a Museum
Please join David Rohr, Director of Museum Resources, as he discusses how the Palace of the Governors, the centuries-old seat of government in New Mexico, became a museum. Since the 1880s, visitors to the Palace of the Governors have viewed exhibitions on archaeology, art, ethnology, and history and many other topics relevant to New Mexico and its culture. Learn how early influencers in territorial New Mexico created the museum culture of Santa Fe that we still enjoy today.
Open House 1-5 pm, Lecture 3-4 pm
Dec 2, 2018
Beading Demonstration #1
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Nina Sanders (Crow)
Join us for a final view of "Stepping Out: 10,000 Years of Walking the West" and a beading demonstration by the talented Nina Sanders (Crow). Having worked at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the School for Advanced Research, and soon - as a curator at Chicago’s Field Museum, where she’ll work on decolonization and reinterpretation efforts for exhibits with Native American themes - Sanders is as popular an artist as she is an academic. She assisted curator Maxine McBrinn with the Stepping Out exhibition.
As this is the first Sunday of the month, admission is free for all New Mexico residents!
Dec 2, 2018
Making History
New Mexico History Museum
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Block Printing
Come learn about block printing and print out your own patterned wrapping paper.
Custom make your own to take home!
All ages welcome. NM residents free first Sunday of each month.
Dec 2, 2018
First Sunday
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
New Mexico residents are admitted free on the first Sunday of each month
Dec 5, 2018
The New Deal in New Mexico: Preserving Hispano Culture Through Music & Lore
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Friends of History Lecture Series
Please join Jack Loeffler, Author, Aural Historian, and Radio Producer, and Frank McCulloch, Fine Artist and Folk Musician, for a free Auditorium talk, as part of our Friends of History Lecture Series.
Seating is limited-Bottled water only please
Dec 7, 2018
First Friday Evening at the Museum
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
New Mexico residents enjoy free admission to the New Mexico Museum of Art with ID after 5:00 PM.
Dec 7, 2018
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, a chance to operate an antique printing press, old fashioned activities, a visit from 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.
Free event
Dec 8, 2018
Light Among the Ruins - at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
WHAT: Light among the Ruins – Christmas Celebration.
WHERE: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 Hwy 4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025.
WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 5PM – 10PM.
Dec 8, 2018
Holiday Concert
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free performance by the High Desert Harp Ensemble
Dec 9, 2018
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, celebrated around the world, recreates Mary and Joseph’s search for a place to give birth to the Baby Jesus—and includes innkeepers who deny the Holy Family a place of rest. You are invited to 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.
Free event
Dec 9, 2018
Beading Demonstration #2
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Charlene Holy Bear (Standing Rock Lakota Sioux)
Join us for a final view of "Stepping Out: 10,000 Years of Walking the West" and a beading demonstration by the renowned Charlene Holy Bear (Standing Rock Lakota Sioux). Recently featured by Vogue magazine with a pair of her popular beaded Vans sneakers, Holy Bear’s work is very collectible and in high demand. In addition to footwear, she also beads intricate dolls and creates beaded regalia for them to wear.
Dec 12, 2018
Pueblo Pottery Demonstration
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Martha Romero (Nambe Pueblo)
Our popular Pueblo Pottery Series continues with Martha Romero (Nambe). Pueblo Pottery demos take place in the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s Buchsbaum Pottery Gallery. Don’t forget Wednesdays are free for seniors!
A creative force in her life, Martha’s mother influenced her work from jewelry to pottery. She recalls her mother selling small drums, bears, and turtles under the Portal at the Palace of the Governors. "My heart has always belonged to my mother clay," she states. She has been working at the Poeh Center for 7 years and shows at Indian Market, MIAC’s Native Treasures, the Heard, and the New Mexico State Fair, where she’s won several prizes.
Dec 12, 2018
Holiday Ornament Workshop #1
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Micaceous and Polymer Clay!
Join us for this ornament workshop - and the others listed on our calendar! Stop by any time between 10am and 2pm.
On this particular day, we’ll be using micaceous and polymer clay to create beautiful ornaments.
While this is a free activity, we have just one request of all participants: please make an ornament for MIAC, too! Our tree lighting is December 21, and we need ornaments to adorn the tree.
Dec 13, 2018
Curator’s Coffee: The Legacy of Uranium Mining on Native American Lands in New Mexico
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Professor José Cerrato, will discuss the progress made by his research group in using laboratory and field measurements to understand the risks and remediation of former uranium mines on Navajo and Laguna Pueblo lands.
Dec 14, 2018
Holiday Ornament Workshop #2
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Micaceous and Polymer Clay!
Join us for this ornament workshop - and the others listed on our calendar! Stop by any time between 10am and 2pm.
On this particular day, we’ll be using micaceous and polymer clay to create beautiful ornaments.
While this is a free activity, we have just one request of all participants: please make an ornament for MIAC, too! Our tree lighting is December 21, and we need ornaments to adorn the tree.
Dec 14, 2018 - Dec 20, 2018
Astronomy Laser Show- Legends of the Night Sky: Orion
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing sound and images to envelope the audience. Experience a mythological legend told with laser-light animation. The story of Orion the Hunter’s epic battle with Scorpius will be expressed in exciting detail, preceded by a brief tour of the night sky.
Dec 14, 2018 - Dec 20, 2018
Astronomy Laser Show- Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing sound and images to envelope the audience. Experience a mythological legend told with laser-light animation. Hear the tale of Perseus and Andromeda’s defeat of the sea monster, Cetus, preceded by a brief tour of the night sky.
Dec 14, 2018 - Dec 20, 2018
Holiday Laser Show
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bring the kids after school for the fun, holiday-themed show, Laser Holidays 2. Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. Laser characters, beautiful abstract patterns, and music create a joyous treat.
Dec 14, 2018
Original Holiday Laser Show
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Laser Family Night kicks off with a fun, holiday-themed show, Laser Holidays. This is the original holiday laser concert and features a somewhat different selection of songs from the Laser Holidays 2 show presented each afternoon at 4 p.m. Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. Laser characters, beautiful abstract patterns, and music create a joyous treat.
Dec 14, 2018
Laser Concert- Laser Spirit
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Laser Family Night continues with a compilation of inspiring and patriotic songs. Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. Laser characters, beautiful abstract patterns, and music create a spirited treat.
Dec 14, 2018
Laser Concert- Laser Tribute
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Laser Family Night continues with a compilation of works from artists who are no longer with us. Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. Laser characters, beautiful abstract patterns, and music bring back great hits
Dec 15, 2018 - Dec 16, 2018
Young Native Artists Winter Show & Sale
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Begin collecting art, jewelry, pottery and more from the next generation of Native American artists and craftspeople.
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 New Mexico History Museums’ Meem Community Room.
Due to inclement weather, this event was moved from 12/1, 2 to 12/15 and 16.
Free event
Dec 15, 2018
GARRISON PROGRAM HOLIDAY EDITION
Fort Stanton Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Dec 15, 2018
Las Noches de Las Luminarias
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dec 15, 2018
Live Laser Concert- Dark Side of the Moon Live by Pink Freud
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
On this one very special night, experience Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon performed live by the band Pink Freud under choreographed laser images. Laser and planetarium projector light will fill the dome, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
Dec 15, 2018
Live Laser Concert- Dark Side of the Moon Live by Pink Freud
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
On this one very special night, experience Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon performed live by the band Pink Freud under choreographed laser images. Laser and planetarium projector light will fill the dome, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
Dec 16, 2018
Nacimiento Open House with J. Paul Taylor
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dec 16, 2018
Beading Demonstration #3
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
with Jhane Myers (Comanche / Blackfeet)
Join MIAC’s own Jhane Myers for her beading demonstration. A popular dancer, jeweler, Comanche language consultant, and film producer, Jhane’s dolls are some of her most coveted work. See Jhane in action during this intimate setting and see how she brings beads to life.
Dec 16, 2018
Laser Concert- Laser Rock
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Travel back to the sights and sounds of immortal musical groups, brought to life in laser light! Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
Dec 16, 2018
Laser Concert- Led Zeppelin
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Travel back to the sights and sounds of Led Zeppelin, brought to life in laser light! Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
Dec 16, 2018
Laser Concert- Rush 2112
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Travel back to the sights and sounds of Rush’s rock opera, 2112, brought to life in laser light! Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
Dec 16, 2018
A Gathering of Voices
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Folk Art from the Judith Espinar and Tom Dillenburg Collection
Public Opening: Join us for Free admission, live music, hands-on art projects at the the opening of A Gathering of Voices: Folk Art from the Judith Espinar and Tom Dillenberg Collection.
Dec 18, 2018
Holiday Ornament Workshop #3
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Painted Gourds!
Join us for this ornament workshop - and the others listed on our calendar! Stop by any time between 10am and 2pm.
On this particular day, we’ll be painting gourds with artist Dominic Arquero (Cochiti Pueblo) to make beautiful ornaments.
While this is a free activity, we have just one request of all participants: please make an ornament for MIAC, too! Our tree lighting is December 21, and we need ornaments to adorn the tree.
Dec 19, 2018
Holiday Ornament Workshop #4
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Corn Husk Dolls!
Join us for this ornament workshop - and the others listed on our calendar! Stop by any time between 10am and 2pm.
On this particular day, we’ll be using micaceous and polymer clay to create beautiful ornaments.
While this is a free activity, we have just one request of all participants: please make an ornament for MIAC, too! Our tree lighting is December 21, and we need ornaments to adorn the tree.
Dec 19, 2018
New volunteer meet and greet
New Mexico Museum of Art
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The New Mexico Museum of Art is looking to recruit a few more volunteers for our upcoming docent training class. This informal get together is a great way to learn about opportunities at the museum and meet some of the staff and other volunteers.
Dec 21, 2018
Museum Hill Holiday Stroll
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MIAC Open House
Join us for what we hope will become an annual tradition on Museum Hill!
From 4 to 7pm, MIAC welcomes you - and your friends and family - to the Holiday Stroll.
All museums on the Hill will be open; here’s what you can anticipate at MIAC.
Please revisit this listing closer to the event in case the program changes in any way. We look forward to your visit!
Dec 21, 2018
Laser Concert- The Beatles
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Travel back to the sights and sounds of the Beatles, brought to life in laser light! Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track
Dec 21, 2018
Laser Concert- Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon (Recorded Album)
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Travel back to the sights and sounds of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, brought to life in laser light! Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
Dec 21, 2018
Laser Concert- Pink Floyd’s The Wall (Recorded Album)
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
A majority of the songs from Pink Floyd’s The Wall will be brought to life in laser light! Laser and planetarium projectors will fill the dome with choreographed light, allowing the music and images to envelope the audience. More than a million laser-generated hues and colors poetically express each timeless track.
Dec 21, 2018
2018 Winter Solstice Stroll on Museum Hill
Museum of International Folk Art
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
MOIFA welcomes you - and your friends and family - to Celebrate
2018 1st Annual Winter Solstice Stroll on Museum Hill- Join us on Museum Hill as the museums stay open late, till 7pm, to celebrate the season on the winter solstice eve!
MOIFA, MIAC and MOSCA on the Hill will be open with Free admission. Enjoy the holiday season with family and friends while enjoying activities at the Museum of International Folk Art including:
Dec 24, 2018 - Dec 25, 2018
Museum Closed
New Mexico Museum of Art
The New Mexico Museum of Art is closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We will re-open on Wednesday, December 26.
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2018
Museum Christmas Holiday Closure
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum Christmas Holiday Closure 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Notice:The New Mexico History Museum and Palace of the Governors will be closed for the Christmas Holiday on Tuesday, December 25, only. We will re-open on Wednesday, December 26.
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2018
Museum Closed
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History will be CLOSED on Tuesday, December 25th, 2018 and will reopen at 9am on December 26th.
Have a Happy Holiday!
Dec 31, 2018 - Jan 1, 2019
Museum Closed
New Mexico Museum of Art
The New Mexico Museum of Art is closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. We will reopen on Wednesday January 2.
