Jan 3, 2024
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Illusions of Empire: The Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Please join William “Billy” Kiser, Ph.D, Associate Professor of History, Department Chair, Texas A&M University—San Antonio, for an ONLINE presentaion as part of our Friends of History lecture series.
During the Civil War, Mexico’s North overlapped with the U.S. Southwest in the context of diplomacy and military operations. A disparate group of historical actors vied for power and control along the U.S.-Mexico border: Union and Confederate army officers and political leaders, regional Indian tribes, diplomatic agents, and territorial officials. Their unconventional approaches to foreign relations demonstrate the complex ways that individuals influence the course of global affairs and reveal that borderlands simultaneously enable and stifle the growth of empires.
Billy Kiser is originally from Las Cruces and graduated from New Mexico State University before going on to earn his doctorate in history at Arizona State University in 2016. He is currently an associate professor at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He is the author of five books on nineteenth-century New Mexico history: Turmoil on the Rio Grande (2011); Dragoons in Apacheland (2013); Borderlands of Slavery (2017); Coast-to-Coast Empire (2019); and Illusions of Empire (2021). His next book, to be published by Yale University Press, examines Indian scalp bounties and “scalp warfare” across the North American frontiers from the 1600s to the 1800s.
This presentation is drawn from Dr. Kiser’s most recent publication, Illusions of Empire: The Civil War and Reconstruction in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (2021). It is available from the University of Pennsylvania Press (pennpress.org) or through your local bookshop ((bookshop, org).
Register here: https://bit.ly/3GDRv8C
Donations Welcome
Jan 3, 2024 - Mar 19, 2024
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New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
Log on and learn... The New Mexico Music Commission offers free artist workshops.
Help boost your music career as the New Mexico Music Commission is once again partnering with Artist INC Express, a development program of Mid-America Arts Alliance to help musicians and performers grow their abilities into thriving careers starting Jan. 22, 2024.
Jan 3, 2024 - Mar 20, 2024
Time is running out to register!
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
Log on and learn... The New Mexico Music Commission offers free artist workshops.
Help boost your music career as the New Mexico Music Commission is once again partnering with Artist INC Express, a development program of Mid-America Arts Alliance to help musicians and performers grow their abilities into thriving careers starting Jan. 22, 2024.
Jan 5, 2024
First Friday: Drawing in the Galleries
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sharpen your pencils and join us for an evening of drawing in the galleries!
Jan 5, 2024
Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Visit us for FREE Admission for all as we celebrate Art and History every First Friday evening of every month!
All aboard our new exhibit-18 Miles and That’s As Far As It Got: The Lamy Branch of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. On exhibit in the Palace of the Governors through 1/16/2025. Please enter through our main entrance at 113 Lincoln Avenue.
Photo credit: Lamy Model Train. Courtesy NMHM
Jan 7, 2024
Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for our FREE monthly Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and explorations in the galleries. *Provided with ASL Interpretation
Learn more about Molly of Denali: https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/molly/about/
Jan 7, 2024
Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
We invite families to join us in a fun art-making session at the Museum.
Jan 7, 2024
SUNDAY FUNDAY! FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT MIAC!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Come start the New Year with a fun art activity!
BEADING WITH A LOOM and other fun art activities.
MIAC - Education Classroom
FREE TO NM RESIDENTS WITH VALID ID
Jan 10, 2024
Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again gallery talk with Assistant Curator Katie Doyle
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Join Assistant Curator, Katie Doyle for an in depth gallery talk on the exhibition Rick Dillingham: To Make, Unmake, and Make Again
Jan 11, 2024
The Visceral Exhibit: Alaska Native Gut Knowledge and Perseverance
Museum of International Folk Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us for a virtual talk at 12pm Mountain Time, with Dr. Ellen Carrlee, conservator at the Alaska State Museum, and Sonya Kelliher-Combs, mixed-media visual artist. Carrlee and Kelliher-Combs will discuss a trilogy of interrelated exhibitions held at the Alaska State Museum in 2023, all related to the material, historical, and cultural aspects of sea-mammal gut in Indigenous Alaska.
Register in advance at:
https://nmculture-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMucO-vqjIjEtGX9WngjXKkDqlg-U2NVUia
ASL Interpretation is provided for this event.
Jan 13, 2024
HERE, NOW AND ALWAYS NATIVE NARRATIVES SPEAKER SERIES
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pueblo Revolts presentation by Porter Swentzell
Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat.
SPACE IS LIMITED - Reserve your seat today!
Visit my.nmculture.org/26827/29315 or call (505) 476-1269 today!Members - use your promo code!
Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale-Gale Family Foundation
Jan 14, 2024
Friends of Folk Art present The Parka Imperative with Suzi Jones.
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FOFA, Lecture, members only
Please join us on Sunday, January 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to explore the cultural dimensions of parkas and parka making and their role in cultural survival with Suzi Jones. The title of the parka exhibition now at the Museum of International Folk Art, Ghúunayúkata -- To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka, suggests the truly significant role of parkas in Indigenous Alaska life for thousands of years. Parkas, indeed, have kept people warm, dry, and alive. Yet, in our times, when manufactured clothing is readily available from local stores and from thousands of online retailers, one might wonder why many Indigenous people of Alaska and the Far North persist in making traditional parkas from the pelts of locally harvested animals, fashioning them in regional styles, using centuries’ old designs that often require hundreds of hours of sewing by hand.
Caption: Inupiaq reindeer herders from Wales, Alaska, including Kivyearzuk, Keok, Sokweena, Tautuk and Ootenna at a Reindeer Fair, Nome, AK, c. 1900. Four of the herders are wearing spotted reindeer parkas, and the other two are dressed in muskrat parkas. Photo by Lomen Bros. From the "Public Domain Media," Frank G. Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress.
This event is for FOFA members ONLY. FOFA members will receive an invitation by email which will include all the details and the price. A single membership allows access to one ticket. A dual membership allows for two tickets.
For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.
For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com
Jan 21, 2024
Bridge Building with Paper & Paste Across Generations
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Multi media artist Cal Duran will speak about the process, the vitality, and storytelling of paper and paste examining the many layers, time, imagination, and heart that go into the art of papier mâché.
As a Colorado native, Cal was introduced to papier mâché by his grandmother, discovering the adaptability and storytelling of this ancient art form. Self-taught with the guidance of many community artists and leaders he began his journey building ofrendas at the Pirate Art Gallery during the early years of Dia de Los Muertos celebrations in the Denver community. Using papier mâché, clay, and mixed media, he has been invited to create hundreds of Día de los Muertos installations throughout Colorado, including the Denver Art Museum, Colorado History Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the Denver Zoo, galleries, and other institutions. He has a permanent room installation at Meow Wolf Denver honoring the animals, ancestors, and the land. Collaborating with communities, youth, and elders, Cal has witnessed the magic of paper & paste as a medium that builds bridgesacross generations, and into communities.
ASL Interpretation is provided for this event.
Jan 24, 2024
Recent Acquisitions- Gallery Talk
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for a walk through of the exhbition Ways of Seeing with Curator of Photography, Katherine Ware
Jan 26, 2024
Final Friday: Susan York with Lisa Le Feuvre
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Get to know the exhibition Shadow and Light a little better with artist Susan York and Lisa Le Feuvre, Executive Director of the Holt Smithson Foundation.
Jan 27, 2024
Studio Workshop: Introduction to Open Source software with Morgan Barnard
New Mexico Museum of Art
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This workshop is an introduction to the Open Source software Blender.
Jan 30, 2024
New Mexico’s Geological Landscape and Its Effect on Our Culture and Social History
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us on January 30 for the El Rancho de las Golondrinas Winter Lecture Series. This long running collaboration explores exciting corners of New Mexico’s history and culture as presented by engaging authors and historians.
Feb 2, 2024
First Friday: Valentines Card Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Come make a card for the special people in your life!
Feb 2, 2024
Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Fall in love with history: Visit the EnchantOrama! New Mexico Magazine Celebrates 100 exhibition, and type love notes on a vintage typewriter & discover love stories including DH Lawrence’s connection to NM.
Photo credit: courtesy of the NMHM
Feb 4, 2024
SUNDAY FUN DAY AT MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CARD MAKING: Valentine card making for the whole family!
FREE to NM residents with a valid ID
Card Making and other fun art activities in the Education Classroom at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture - on Museum Hill off Old Santa Fe Trail, 710 Camino Lejo. 505.476.1269 or www.indianartsandculture.org.
Feb 4, 2024
Lunar New Year Celebration
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon and Asian New Year traditions from 1-4 pm.
1:00- 4:00 pm All ages art activities
1:30 and 3:30 pm Quang Minh Temple Lion Dance Group Parade
2:00 and 3:00 pm Taiko Drumming performance by Santa Fe Wadaiko *
Free Admission for New Mexico residents.
*Provided with ASL Interpretation
The Quang Minh Lion Dance Group of Albuquerque is a non-profit lion dance troupe. "All funds raised by the youth group are used to further the teachings of Buddhism and Vietnamese language and culture to the community. Quang Minh Buddhist Youth Group was founded in 1996 and is still going 15 years strong. Our lion dance troupe has been the finest and oldest team around for over a decade. Join us for one of our energy filled performances and experience the history and tradition! We perform year around. Bringing good luck and fortune to any event."
Feb 4, 2024
N.M. Art Book Club
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us in the galleries to discuss Walter Cooper’s memoir: "Unbuttoned: Gay Life in the Santa Fe Arts Scene" as we take a look at the current exhibition Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969
Feb 4, 2024
Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
We invite families to join us in a fun art-making session at the Museum.
Feb 7, 2024
Friends of History Wednesday ON-LINE Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Crosses of Iron: The Tragic Story of Dawson, New Mexico, and Its Twin Mining Disasters
Please join Nick Pappas, for an ON-LINE historic talk related to the tragic mining events in Dawson, New Mexico, as part of our Friends of History lecture series.
In October 1913, 261 miners and two rescuers died when a massive explosion ripped through a mine operated by Phelps, Dodge & Company in Dawson, New Mexico. Ten years later, a second blast claimed the lives of another 120 miners. Today, all that remains is a cemetery marked by a sea of white iron crosses memorializing the nearly four hundred miners killed in the two explosions — and a vibrant community that still gathers by the hundreds every other Labor Day weekend for a picnic reunion on the old townsite, long after the town was no more. Nick Pappas will present the history of these events, of the rise and decline of the mining town of Dawson, and of the strong bond of former residents and families of Dawson that remains to this day.
Nick Pappas worked for four decades in the newspaper industry, most recently as an editor at the Albuquerque Journal. He has written news stories, columns and award-winning editorials, as well as freelance articles for magazines. Prior to the Albuquerque Journal, Nick spent nearly 24 years at The Telegraph of Nashua, New Hampshire, where he served at different times as business editor, city editor, managing editor, editor-in-chief and editorial page editor. He was named an editorial writer of the year by the New England Newspaper and Press Association in 2009 and 2011, and he was recognized by the New Hampshire Press Association with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, Nick now lives with his wife, Susan, in Albuquerque.
Free registration and ON-LINE lecture link here: Crosses of Iron: The Tragic Story of Dawson, New Mexico and Its Twin Mining Disasters - Friends of History (friendsofhistorynm.org)
Photo credit: Book cover-Courtesy of University of New Mexico Press, 2023
This presentation is drawn from Nick Pappas’ book, Crosses of Iron: The Tragic Story of Dawson, New Mexico, and Its Twin Mining Disasters (2023). The book is available from the University of New Mexico Press (unmpress.com) and your local bookstore (bookshop.org).
Following the broadcast, the link to the full presentation will be posted on the Friends of History YouTube and Facebook pages. Videos of this lecture and all other online First Wednesday Lectures are available on the Friends of History website: https://friendsofhistorynm.org/lecture-series/
Donations Welcome
Feb 11, 2024
Friends of Folk Art present Rapa Nui  an In-Depth Tour of Easter Island with Ken Collins.
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FOFA, Lecture, members only
Please join us on Sunday, February 11, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to explore the mysteries and theories surrounding the ruins left behind by ancestors of the Rapa Nuians. Ken Collins will focus on a visit he made to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in 2019. This involved a detailed exploration of sites on the island led by a local couple. The husband being Rapa Nuian and the wife, an American ex-pat whose grandfather was perhaps the most famous non-native archeologist to explore the ruins left behind by ancestors of the present-day native people. There are many theories about why the sites were abandoned, but increasingly, a clearer picture is coming into focus. The presentation will include natural features, the moai (statues) at various sites and the fascinating quarry where the stone was excavated and carved.
This event is for FOFA members ONLY. FOFA members will receive an invitation by email which will include all the details. A single membership allows access to one ticket. A dual membership allows for two tickets.
Caption: Rapa Ranaku Archeological Site (the abandoned quarry where the "moai" (statues) were sculpted.
For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.
For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com
Feb 16, 2024
HERE, NOW AND ALWAYS - NATIVE NARRATIVE SPEAKER SERIES SOLD OUT!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A Conversation with Artist TONY ABEYTA
Musuem of Indian Arts and Culture - Kathryn O’Keeffe Theatre.
SOLD OUT! Space is limited. Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat. Visit my.nmculture.org/26827 or call (505) 476-1269 today! Members - use your promo code!
Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale-Gale Family Foundation
Feb 16, 2024
Nancy Holt Film & Video Festival
New Mexico Museum of Art
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
We are proud to partner with the Holt-Smithson Foundation to present a special screening event of Nancy Holt film and video works at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico on February 16 – 17, 2024.
Feb 19, 2024
NEW MEXICO ARTS ANNOUNCES POETRY OUT LOUD STATE FINALS
New Mexico Arts
High School Students in New Mexico Compete in National Poetry Recitation Competition
New Mexico Arts announces the state finals for Poetry Out Loud®. Presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
Feb 21, 2024
Organ Recital Series - Part I
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
In the first installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series local organ extraordinaire David Solem performs music by Louis Vierne, J.S. Bach, and César Franck.
Feb 23, 2024
Final Friday: Painting with Light at the Vladem Contemporary
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join museum staff to learn about photographic light painting around the outside of the Museum
Feb 25, 2024
Join us for the exhibit opening of Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
FREE with Museum Admission
FREE with Museum Admission
Enjoy performances by the Academy for the Classics & Technology Varsity Stringband and refreshments by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico, while exploring this exciting new exhibit!
Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection features objects that were selected by members of the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) staff. The exhibition showcases 70 artworks from 26 countries and includes 38 recognized artists.
The selections highlight the diversity of the museum’s collection and present the perspectives of staff through their favorite works. Staff made their selections by touring museum storage, researching work in the collection, picking pieces from previous exhibitions, or choosing from a geographic area.
Feb 27, 2024
Of Noble Kings Descended: Colonial Documents and the Ancient Southwest
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us on February 27 for the El Rancho de las Golondrinas Winter Lecture Series.
Feb 27, 2024
3rd Annual Taylor Collection Bracket Tournament
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
For the 3rd year running, Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property staff have chosen 32 objects from the extensive Taylor Family Collection to compete in a bracket-style tournament.
Mar 1, 2024
First Friday: Pottery Making with Tumbleroot Pottery Pub
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us in making pottery with our friends from Tumbleroot Pottery Pub!
Mar 2, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Have you ever wanted to learn more about Bosque Redondo Memorial’s new exhibit? Have you ever wanted to know more stories about the Diné (Navajo) and Ndé (Mescalero Apache)? Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturday March 2, 2024 for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site. These weekly tours will start at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. We hope to see you there! This tour is included in general admission. $7/adult. Free for children 16 and under. Please call 575-355-2573 for more information.
Mar 2, 2024
Sunrise Over the Ruins at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Nature Hike and Build a Campfire
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff to see the sunrise over the historic ruins and the Robledo Mountains.
Mar 3, 2024
Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
We invite families to join us in a fun art-making session at the Museum.
Mar 3, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Mar 3, 2024
SUNDAY FUNDAY! FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT MIAC!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WEAVING and other fun art activities
Hands-on fun for the whole family!
FREE to NM residents with a valid ID. Come join us in the Education Classroom at MIAC.
Mar 6, 2024
Friends of History Wednesday ON-LINE Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith Lewis
Please join Melissa J. Homestead, Professor, English, Program Faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Nebraska--Lincoln, as she gives an ON-LINE talk as part of our Friends of History Lecture Series.
Willa Cather and Edith Lewis lived together in New York City for nearly forty years. While Cather built her career as a novelist, Lewis worked as a magazine editor and advertising writer while also, behind the scenes, editing Cather’s fiction. This lecture will give an overview of their personal and creative partnership as recovered in The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith Lewis (Oxford University Press 2021) and will also give special attention to their shared travels in the American Southwest that inspired Cather’s novels The Professor’s House (1925) and Death Comes for the Archbishop.
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead is professor of English and Program Faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies, where she also directs the Cather Project, co-edits The Complete Letters of Willa Cather, and co-directs A Digital Library of Willa Cather’s Literary Manuscripts. In addition to her many publications on Willa Cather, Homestead has published widely on American women’s writing from the colonial era through the nineteenth century.
Dr. Homestead’s book, The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith Lewis, is available from the Oxford University Press (global.oup.com/academic) or through your local bookshop ((bookshop, org).
Register for this ON-LINE event here: https://bit.ly/42C6dag
Photo credit: Book Cover. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. Photo: Willa Cather and Edith Lewis in New Mexico, 1925. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Archives & Special Collections.
Donations Welcome
Mar 6, 2024 - Nov 20, 2024
Wednesday Walks with a Ranger at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Join a Fort Selden Historic Site ranger for a guided tour of the Fort Selden ruins.
Mar 7, 2024
Art of the Bullfight: Elaine de Kooning’s Juarez Series
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join Head of Curatorial Affairs Christian Waguespack for a talk about Elaine de Kooning’s abstract paintings inspired by the art of the bullfight.
Mar 9, 2024
World of Treasures Auction and Party
Museum of International Folk Art
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Special event for the Girard Legacy Endowment Fund.
Take the chill off winter and join fellow folk art fans at the festive World of Treasures Auction and Party. During our silent auction, you will be able to bid on more than 60 rare and high-value folk and fine art treasures from around the world. Enjoy international food and beverages and an after-hours viewing of Multiple Visions: A Common Bond, the Alexander Girard collection.
An enticing “Buy It Now” boutique, open throughout the evening, will offer more one-of-a-kind treasures, from ethnographic clothing to folk art pieces. “Buy It Now” shopping means it’s all yours once chosen and purchased!
Registration will be open to the public on January 25, 2024. Ticket price is $50 for members and $75 for non-members. Tickets will go fast, so purchase early. Purchase tickets for the World of Treasures Auction and Party at: https://WorldOfTreasures.eventbrite.com
For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.
Mar 9, 2024
HERE, NOW AND ALWAYS - NATIVE NARRATIVE SPEAKER SERIES
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
WOMEN LEADING IN THE ARTS
Kathryn O’Keeffe Theatre - Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat. SPACE IS LIMITED.Visit https://my.nmculture.org/overview/26827 or call (505) 476-1269 today.Members - use your promo code!
Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale-Gale Family Foundation
Mar 9, 2024
How to Build a Bat Box
Fort Selden Historic Site
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Fort Selden Historic Site to learn how to build your own bat box.
Mar 10, 2024
Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for our monthly Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and explorations in the galleries. FREE program!
This month’s theme: Let’s Make Music with Musician Charlie Lockwood
ASL Interpretation is provided for this program.
Following Dates:
Mar 12, 2024
Studio Workshop: Paper marbling with Tom Leech
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Taught by Tom Leech, this course will familiarize students with the traditional patterns of marbled paper and provide the basic instruction and hands-on experience for creating them.
Mar 15, 2024 - Mar 16, 2024
Seed Paper Making & Local Flower Tea Tasting Workshop
Los Luceros Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join us at Los Luceros for a hands-on workshop hosted by the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area.
Mar 16, 2024
Friends of Folk Art Trip To Chiapas, Mexico
Museum of International Folk Art
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
African Folk Art Collector Natalie Fitz-Gerald
SOLD OUT!
The Friends of Folk Art invite you to join us for a magical trip to Chiapas, the southernmost state in Mexico. March 16-23rd
The focus of this trip is to explore the wondrous state of Chiapas, understand its splendid past, honor and appreciate its present, and make a cultural connection from the past to the present. We are going to use different approaches to understand Chiapas-- from archaeology to folk art, traditional medicine, and popular religiosity. This trip experience will take you through 3000 years of history.
The trip itinerary includes: nine days and eight nights. We will visit four archaeological sites: La Venta, Palenque, Bonampak and Yaxchilan. Enjoy three indigenous villages: Zinacantan, Tenejapa, San Juan Chamula. Visit museums specializing in textiles, traditional medicine, archaeology, and history. Stay in the beautiful colonial city of San Cristobal de las Casas for four days. Share with a local family at the Lacandona jungle. Tour the Sumidero Canyon by boat and enjoy a private concert with the Nandayapa family. Enjoy a gastronomical experience with the indigenous chef, Claudia Santiz, exploring the flavors of traditional regional cuisine, which differs from other parts of Mexico.
This trip is for FOFA members ONLY. FOFA members will receive an invitation by email which will include all of the details and the price. A single membership allows access to one ticket. A dual membership allows for two tickets.
For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.
For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com
Mar 16, 2024
My Life as a Collector
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hear directly from the collectors who donated the photographs on view!
Mar 16, 2024
Henry Glassie: Field Work
Museum of International Folk Art
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
FREE with Museum Admission. Reserve Seats Here
Join us for a screening of " Henry Glassie: Field Work" followed by a Q & A with Henry Glassie, moderated by Carrie Hertz, Curator of Dress and Textiles. Dr. Glassie shares a long history with the Museum of International Folk Art and has worked on multiple projects over the years, including authoring "The Spirit of Folk Art" and curating a major exhibition of Turkish Folk Art in 1991
From Director Pat Collins, ‘Field Work’, is a portrait of the celebrated folklorist and ethnologist Henry Glassie and is an immersive and meditative film set among the rituals and rhythms of working artists in Brazil, Turkey, North Carolina and Ireland. The film displays the director’s trademark eye for details and the process of the artist’s work is awe-inspiring. Glassie’s subject is folklore and art but his deep abiding love for the people who create it resonates throughout the film. “I don’t study people” Glassie says, “I stand with people and I study the things they create.” Artists like the sculptor Edival Rosas from Salvador in Brazil describe their practice as one where body and spirit are integrated, where in Glassie’s words the creative act brings “a momentary fulfilment of what it is to be human.”
ASL interpretation is available by request. Please e-mail Patricia Sigala by March 13th at: patricia.sigala@dca.nm.gov
Mar 16, 2024
HERE, NOW AND ALWAYS - NATIVE NARRATIVE SPEAKER SERIES
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
JULIE O’KEEFE (OSAGE)
Julie O’Keefe (Osage) Lead Osage Clothing Consultant for the Oscar-Nominated Film Killers of the Flower Moon.
Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Visit https://my.nmculture.org/overview/26827 or call (505) 476-1269 today.Members - use your promo code!
Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale/Gale Family Foundation
Mar 16, 2024
Mesilla Plaza Walking Tour
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
The Town of Mesilla is full of fascinating stories! From a rich priest with very particular demands, to Billy the Kid and his defense lawyer who disappeared, to a very unique name for the postal line and a deadly riot, the history of Mesilla is vital to understanding the history of New Mexico. Join New Mexico Historic Sites staff at 10:00am at the bleachers for a walking tour of the Mesilla Plaza.
Mar 16, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Have you ever wanted to learn more about Bosque Redondo Memorial’s new exhibit? Have you ever wanted to know more stories about the Diné (Navajo) and Ndé (Mescalero Apache)? Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturday March 16, 2024 for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site. These weekly tours will start at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. We hope to see you there! This tour is included in general admission. $7/adult. Free for children 16 and under. Please call 575-355-2573 for more information.
Mar 16, 2024
Campfire Kitchen at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff for an outdoor campfire cooking demonstration.
Mar 16, 2024
"Slow Travel New Mexico: Unforgettable Personal Experiences in the Land of Enchantment" by Judith Fein
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Award-winning travel journalists and Santa Fe residents Judith Fein and Paul J. Ross invite you to experience New Mexico in a completely different way. Their new book, Slow Travel, reveals the secret to opening doors, meeting people, participating in surprising events, experiencing joy, and making each trip — no matter how short or long — deeper, richer, and an adventure that is uniquely yours.
Crisscrossing New Mexico, Judith and Paul present unforgettable adventures readers can personally experience, such as painting with an abstract artist on the Navajo Reservation, visiting a wolf refuge, cruising in a lowrider, hiking in a volcano, gourmet dining at Zuni Pueblo, seeing a ghost, tracking the true Billy the Kid . . . and so much more.
MEET SOME OF THE STARS of Slow Travel New Mexico at a celebration Saturday, March 16, 1 pm — 3 pm at the Museum of International Folk Art auditorium. Judith and Paul will engage and delight as they illuminate how to show up in a place and let it reveal itself to you — on its own terms. It’s not about going off the beaten path. It’s about going off the beaten mental path by learning to look, see, open up, and explore differently. It’s a guide to unforgettable experiences.
Mar 17, 2024
"Folk Art: Continuity and Creativity" with Pravina Shukla and "The Global Sweep of Folk Art in Clay" with Henry Glassie
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for two talks on Folk Art by two Folk Art Scholars and co-authors of Folk Art: Continuity, Creativity, and the Brazilian Quotidian. A book signing with the authors will follow their talks.
FREE with Museum admission. Reserve Seats Here
Dr. Henry Glassie, College Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, has written twenty books, based on fieldwork in the United States, Ireland, Turkey, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Brazil. Three of his books, Passing the Time in Ballymenone, The Spirit of Folk Art, and Turkish Traditional Art Today, were named among the notable books of the year by the New York Times. The film by Pat Collins, Henry Glassie: Field Work, was named the best Irish documentary of the year in 2020. Dr. Glassie also curated a major exhibition for MOIFA of Turkish Folk Art in 1991.
Dr. Pravina Shukla, Provost Professor, has won six teaching awards including the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. She is the author of The Grace of Four Moons: Dress, Adornment, and the Art of the Body in Modern India, winner of the Coomaraswamy Prize of the Association of Asian Studies and the Davenport Award of the Costume Society of America. She also wrote Costume: Performing Identities through Dress and co-authored The Individual and Tradition.
Folk Art: Continuity, Creativity, and the Brazilian Quotidian (Indiana University Press, 2023) Book Description: Listen to the artists of the Brazilian Northeast. Their work, they say, comes of continuity and creativity. Continuity runs along lines of learning toward social coherence. Creativity brings challenges and deep personal satisfaction.
What they say and do in Brazil aligns with ethnographic evidence from New Mexico and North Carolina; from Ireland, Portugal, and Italy; from Nigeria, Turkey, India, and Bangladesh; from China and Japan.
This book is about that, about folk art as a sign of human unity.
ASL Interpretation is provided for this event.
Mar 18, 2024
Instagram Live virtual artist talk with Marcus Xavier Chormicle
Lincoln Historic Site
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The New Mexico Arts 2024 Lincoln Historic Site Artist-In-Residence
New Mexico Arts will be hosting an Instagram Live virtual artist talk with Marcus Xavier Chormicle, the New Mexico Arts 2024 Lincoln Historic Site Artist-In-Residence.
Mar 18, 2024 - Apr 1, 2024
Call for Zozobra Memories and Objects
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Call for Zozobra Memories and Objects for Community Exhibition at New Mexico History Museum
The tradition of Zozobra turns 100 this August and New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is telling this ten-decade story in the recently reopened Palace of the Governors. The Museum needs community help to bring this history to life.
Mar 20, 2024
Organ Recital Series - Part II
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us for the second installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series with Frederick Frahm.
Mar 20, 2024
Let’s Take a Look with MIAC Curators
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Third Wednesday of each Month
Let’s Take a Look takes place the third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. 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. The 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 cannot 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.
The event is always FREE and open to the public, but please note Federal and State regulations prohibit the monetary appraisal of objects
Mar 23, 2024
Paaqtuq: A Tupik Mi Film
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us for a screening of Paaqtuq: A Tupik Mi, a film by Michael Conti and produced by Holly Mititquq Nordlum. Presented in conjunction with Protection: Adaptation and Resistance, the film focuses on traditional Inuit tattooing as a way to find identity, healing, and strength in the face of Western society.
Free admission to film. Reserve Seats Here
Mar 23, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Have you ever wanted to learn more about Bosque Redondo Memorial’s new exhibit? Have you ever wanted to know more stories about the Diné (Navajo) and Ndé (Mescalero Apache)? Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturday March 23, 2024 for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site. These weekly tours will start at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. We hope to see you there! This tour is included in general admission. $7/adult. Free for children 16 and under. Please call 575-355-2573 for more information.
Mar 23, 2024
Fort Stanton Easter Egg Hunt
Fort Stanton Historic Site
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fort Stanton Historic Site will host its annual Easter celebration, complete with more than 2,000 eggs hidden around the Site.
Mar 24, 2024
Film Screening by Femme Frontera - Free Admission
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join the Museum for film screenings by Femme Frontera, a Latine-led film organization composed of and founded by predominantly women and non-binary filmmakers from the U.S.-Mexico border region of El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, México.
Mar 24, 2024
Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites Lecture
Coronado Historic Site
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lecture about The Penitentes of New Mexico
The Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites present a lecture by bilingual author Ray John de Aragon about The Penitentes of New Mexico at the Martha Liebert Public Library in Bernalillo.
Mar 26, 2024
The Diplomacy of Independence: Benjamin Franklin and Spain
New Mexico Museum of Art
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us on March 26 for the El Rancho de las Golondrinas Winter Lecture Series. This long running collaboration explores exciting corners of New Mexico’s history and culture as presented by engaging authors and historians.
Mar 28, 2024
Artist Talk with Marcus Xavier Chormicle at Lincoln Historic Site
Lincoln Historic Site
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join New Mexico Arts (NMA) for an in-person talk at Lincoln Historic Site with NMA 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Marcus Xavier Chormicle (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians/Chicano). Chormicle is a Las Cruces-based multidisciplinary photographer who has been in residence at Lincoln Historic Site in Lincoln, New Mexico, since late February.
Mar 29, 2024
Final Friday: Artist Talk with Angela Ellsworth
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Join artist Angela Ellsworth for a talk about her work on view in the exhibition Shadow and Light at the Vladem Contemporary.
Mar 30, 2024
50 Years, 7 Families: The Legacy of Rick Dillingham and Pueblo Pottery
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us for a lively conversation about the lasting impact of Rick Dillingham’s 1974 publication 7 Families in Pueblo Pottery, featuring a panel of experts in contemporary ceramics, pueblo pottery, and anthropology.
Mar 30, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Have you ever wanted to learn more about Bosque Redondo Memorial’s new exhibit? Have you ever wanted to know more stories about the Diné (Navajo) and Ndé (Mescalero Apache)? Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturday March 30, 2024 for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site. These weekly tours will start at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. We hope to see you there! This tour is included in general admission. $7/adult. Free for children 16 and under. Please call 575-355-2573 for more information.
Mar 30, 2024
Lincoln After Dark
Lincoln Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Journey back in time at "Lincoln After Dark," a mesmerizing event hosted by The Friends of Historic Lincoln and Oso Production in partnership with New Mexico Historic Sites.
Mar 30, 2024
Call for Zozobra Memories and Objects
New Mexico History Museum
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Call for Zozobra Memories and Objects for Community Exhibition at New Mexico History Museum
The tradition of Zozobra turns 100 this August and New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is telling this ten-decade story in the recently reopened Palace of the Governors. The Museum needs community help to bring this history to life.
What: Old Man Gloom’s demise has been one of Santa Fe’s most iconic celebrations since its inception in 1924, offering an annual opportunity for emotional and spiritual cleansing through the torching of worries. The Museum wants to see the community’s favorite Zozobra memories to consider for inclusion in this exhibition. Whether in the form of vintage merch, goofy family movies or sentimental elementary school sculpture, the Museum wants to see it all. Community members can bring their materials directly to NMHM on Lincoln Street to have them examined and photographed on-site. Objects that are chosen for the exhibition will be on loan to NMHM for the duration of the exhibition.
Who: New Mexico History Museum and Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe
Where: New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501
When: Drop-in hours at NMHM:
Saturday, March 30, 2 – 4 p.m.
Monday, April 1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Can’t make it to the drop-in session? Submit your entry online at https://burnzozobra.com/lend/.
Why: The involvement and participation of the community is the true igniting force behind Zozobra’s repeated defeat, and we can’t think of anything else better to honor this vital, cathartic tradition than to highlight the faces and objects of those who make this performance possible. Questions? E-mail DCA-HistoryCollections@state.nm.us directly.
Image caption: Kids with their own Zozobra during Santa Fe Fiesta, Santa Fe, New Mexico [Leroy F. Ramirez, Carlos Ramirez, and Ralph Love], 1955. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, 136981.
Apr 1, 2024
Call for Zozobra Memories and Objects
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Call for Zozobra Memories and Objects for Community Exhibition at New Mexico History Museum
The tradition of Zozobra turns 100 this August and New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is telling this ten-decade story in the recently reopened Palace of the Governors. The Museum needs community help to bring this history to life.
What: Old Man Gloom’s demise has been one of Santa Fe’s most iconic celebrations since its inception in 1924, offering an annual opportunity for emotional and spiritual cleansing through the torching of worries. The Museum wants to see the community’s favorite Zozobra memories to consider for inclusion in this exhibition. Whether in the form of vintage merch, goofy family movies or sentimental elementary school sculpture, the Museum wants to see it all. Community members can bring their materials directly to NMHM on Lincoln Street to have them examined and photographed on-site. Objects that are chosen for the exhibition will be on loan to NMHM for the duration of the exhibition.
Who: New Mexico History Museum and Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe
Where: New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501
When: Drop-in hours at NMHM:
Monday, April 1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Can’t make it to the drop-in session? Submit your entry online at https://burnzozobra.com/lend/.
Why: The involvement and participation of the community is the true igniting force behind Zozobra’s repeated defeat, and we can’t think of anything else better to honor this vital, cathartic tradition than to highlight the faces and objects of those who make this performance possible. Questions? E-mail DCA-HistoryCollections@state.nm.us directly.
Image caption: Kids with their own Zozobra during Santa Fe Fiesta, Santa Fe, New Mexico [Leroy F. Ramirez, Carlos Ramirez, and Ralph Love], 1955. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, 136981.
Apr 3, 2024
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Onate & Villagra: 1598 New Mexico
Please join Dr. Thomas E. Chavez, Former Director, Palace of the Governors Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Former Executive Director, National Cultural Hispanic Center, for a "repeat performance" ON-LINE talk originally presented by Southwest Seminars on May 5, 2003., as part of our Friends of History Lecture Series. Chavez discusses Captain Gaspar Pérez de Villagra and his narrative epic poem, Historia de La Nueva Mexico, which focuses on the early days of Juan de Onate’s 1598 expedition to colonize northern New Mexico.
Apr 5, 2024
FIRST FRIDAY: LARRY BELL AND JUDY CHICAGO IN CONVERSATION
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Join celebrated artists Judy Chicago and Larry Bell for a conversation about their careers in New Mexico.
Apr 6, 2024
Sunrise Over the Ruins: Coyote Hike
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff to see the sunrise over the historic ruins and the Robledo Mountains. The site will open at 6 a.m. for birding, photography, painting, wildlife viewing, and the cool, fresh morning air. At 9 a.m. take a ranger-led walking tour of the site to learn all about the coyote, a common animal that calls Fort Selden home.
Apr 6, 2024 - Apr 27, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Offered Weekly on Saturdays
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival,” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
Apr 6, 2024
Donate Folk Art Any Time to the Folk Art Flea!
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Drive-thru donation days will be Saturday, April 6 & Sunday, April 7
Give your beloved folk art a new home by donating to the fabulous Folk Art Flea. Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) are accepting donations of gently used decorative art, ethnic clothing, and jewelry throughout the year.
Give your beloved folk art a new home by donating to the fabulous Folk Art Flea. Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) are accepting donations of gently used decorative art, ethnic clothing, and jewelry throughout the year. Please call the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) information line at 505-476-1201 or send an email to friendsoffolkart@gmail.com to arrange a pick-up or delivery time. Donations are tax deductible and benefit educational programs and exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art.
Drive-thru donation days will be Saturday, April 6 & Sunday, April 7 and Saturday, April 20 & Sunday, April 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop off is located behind the Museum of International Folk Art. FOFA volunteers will accept your folk art and present you with a tax deductible receipt.
For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com
Apr 7, 2024
SUNDAY FUNDAY! First Sunday of the month at MIAC!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
BASKET MAKING
FREE to NM residents with a valid ID
11:00am - 4:00pm Basket Making hands-on fun for the whole family in the Education Classroom
11:00am - 1:00pm Basket Making Demo by Carlos Herrera (Cochiti Pueblo) in the Education Classroom
Apr 7, 2024
Dawn ’Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Apr 7, 2024
Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
We invite families to join us in art making inspired by the exhibitions!
Apr 7, 2024
"Protection: Adaptation and Resistance" Closing Celebration
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Please join us for an afternoon with Lily Hope in celebration of the closing of Protection: Adaptation and Resistance.
Register Here | Free First Sunday for New Mexico Residents
ASL interpretation will be provided.
Lily Hope is a distinguished artist and community leader born and raised on Lingit Aani. She is Tlingit Indian, of the Raven moiety. Following her matrilineal line, she’s of her grandmother’s clan, the T’akdeintaan.
Apr 7, 2024
Line Dancing with Angela Ellsworth
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us for a line-dancing class led by Angela Ellsworth and dance instructor Jocelynn Hooper.
Apr 7, 2024
Sheep Shearing Day at Los Luceros
Los Luceros Historic Site
7:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Sheep Shearing Day offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the wild and woolly Navajo Churro sheep herd, as well as participate in fun activities and workshops at Los Luceros Historic Site.
Apr 7, 2024
Donate Folk Art Any Time to the Folk Art Flea!
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Drive-thru donation days will be Saturday, April 6 & Sunday, April 7
Give your beloved folk art a new home by donating to the fabulous Folk Art Flea. Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) are accepting donations of gently used decorative art, ethnic clothing, and jewelry throughout the year.
Apr 8, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library.
Apr 10, 2024
Collecting Photography: A Beginners Guide
New Mexico Museum of Art
Anne Kelly, Gallery Director for photo-eye Gallery joins us for a gallery talk to introduce us to how to get started collecting photography.
Apr 10, 2024 - Apr 13, 2024
National Hispanic Cultural Center 2nd Annual Film Symposium: Power Of Our Stories
National Hispanic Cultural Center
This four-day symposium brings together Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano/a, and Indigenous filmmakers, directors, academics, screenwriters, and students for a mix of film screenings and discussions.
Apr 11, 2024
Library Open House
New Mexico Museum of Art
Get to know your Museum Library and help us celebrate National Library Week!
Apr 13, 2024
HERE, NOW AND ALWAYS - NATIVE NARRATIVE SPEAKER SERIES
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A DISCUSSION ABOUT TRIBAL GOVERNANCE, SOVEREIGNTY, AND PUEBLO CULTURE
Come join and listen in to Brian Vallo (Acoma Pueblo), Alvin Warren (Santa Clara Peublo), and Regis Pecos (Cochiti Pueblo) in the Kathryn O’Keeffe Theatre at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Space is limited, reserve your seat today.
Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat. Visit https://my.nmculture.org/overview/26827 or call (505) 476-1269 today. Members - use your promo code!
Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale-Gale Family Foundation
Apr 13, 2024
Campfire Kitchen at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Build a Garden
Did you know Fort Selden Historic Site has gardens? Come out and help us get ready to plant the on-site seasonal gardens.
Apr 13, 2024
Fort Stanton Living History: Trails and Outdoors
Fort Stanton Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join us on the second Saturday of the month in April to September to make history come alive! This month’s theme, "Trails and Outdoors," celebrates Arbor and Earth Days.
Apr 14, 2024
Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for our monthly Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and gallery explorations. FREE program!
This month’s theme: Earth Day for All with Artist Gasali Adeyemo
*Bring a cotton T-shirt to dye (a handkerchief will be provided per person)
ASL Interpretation is provided for this program.
Following Dates:
Apr 14, 2024
Line Dancing with Angela Ellsworth
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us for a line-dancing class led by Angela and dance instructor Jocelynn Hooper.
Apr 16, 2024
Line Dancing with Angela Ellsworth
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us for a line-dancing class led by Angela Ellsworth and dance instructor Jocelynn Hooper.
Apr 17, 2024
Organ Recital Series- Part III
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
In the third installment of Pro Musica’s Organ Recital Series local organ extraordinaire David Solem performs on the McNary Pipe Organ in Santa Fe Auditorium.
Apr 17, 2024
Let’s Take a Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Every Third Wednesday of the Month.
Let’s Take a Look takes place the third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. 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. The 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 cannot 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.
The event is always FREE and open to the public, but please note Federal and State regulations prohibit the monetary appraisal of objects
Apr 19, 2024
Creative Mornings
New Mexico Museum of Art
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Creative Mornings, the program for creative communities returns to Santa Fe!
Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 21, 2024
Mark Your Calendar For Drive-Thru Folk Art Donation Days!
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Give your beloved folk art a new home by donating to the fabulous Folk Art Flea. Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) are accepting donations of gently used decorative art, ethnic clothing, and jewelry throughout the year. Please call the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) information line at 505-476-1201 or send an email to friendsoffolkart@gmail.com to arrange a pick-up or delivery time. Donations are tax deductible and benefit educational programs and exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art.
Apr 20, 2024
Earth Day Hike at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Join rangers from Jemez Historic Site for a moderate hike in celebration of Earth Day.
Apr 20, 2024
Ranger Read and Learn
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Coronado Historic Site Partnership with Martha Liebert Public Library
Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites for a story time and hands-on activity about archaeology at Martha Liebert Public Library, 124 Calle Malinche, Bernalillo NM, 87004. The event is free. Families of all ages are welcome!
Apr 20, 2024
Mesilla Plaza Walking Tour-Sold Out
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Town of Mesilla is full of fascinating stories! Join New Mexico Historic Sites staff for a walking tour of the Mesilla Plaza.
Apr 20, 2024
Community in Conflict - Free With Admission
New Mexico History Museum
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Legacy of the Santa Fe Internment Camp Historical Marker
The New Mexico History Museum, in partnership with the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League, presents the third in a series relatedto the internment of Japanese males who were arrested and incarcerated at Santa Fe, one of New Mexico’s four Department of Justice (DOJ) internment camps during WWII. This event is Free With Museum Admission, thanks to generous funding from the New Mexico Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the JACL Legacy Fund Grant.
Apr 21, 2024
The Riches of Mexican Pottery
Museum of International Folk Art
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A Presentation by Eric Mindling
Please join us on Sunday, April 21 at 3pm in the Vernick Auditorium for a presentation on the riches of Mexican Pottery. Eric Mindling spent the decade of his 20’s sleuthing out every village in Oaxaca he could find that makes pottery. He learned the diversity of ways of forming, finishing, and firing pottery native to this land including clay harvesting, stone burnishing, the use of earth pigments and rare processes of tannin dying pottery.
Apr 21, 2024
History Homecoming: Past, Present, Palace - FREE ADMISSION
New Mexico History Museum
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Celebrate New Beginnings at the New Mexico History Museums History Homecoming
After five years of rehabilitation work at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) Palace of the Governors, the Museum presents “History Homecoming: Past, Present, Palace” on Sunday, April 21, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This free community event celebrates the hard work in making this beloved landmark brighter than ever, and will included interactive experiences, cultural art performances, demonstrations and new exhibits inside the Palace.
Apr 21, 2024
On Looking at Nature- and Looking Away with St. John’s College
New Mexico Museum of Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join St. John’s College Tutors Charlie Barret, Alison Chapman, and Ron Wilson in conversation with a member of the New Mexico Museum of Art Curatorial Team.
Apr 21, 2024
Funday at Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, art demonstrations, dances, and much more at Jemez Historic site.
Apr 22, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library.
Apr 26, 2024
Final Friday: Ileana Alarcón Window Box Workshop Day 01: Paper Pulp Creatures for Madremonte
New Mexico Museum of Art
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Join Ileana Alarcón, a Santa Fe Vital Spaces Artist, in making a collection of small creatures to add to her Window Box installation, Madremonte.
Apr 27, 2024
Remedios at Los Luceros: Identifying Plants and Local Herbs
Los Luceros Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Hosted by Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
Presented by Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, and held at Los Luceros Historic Site, this workshop introduces identification, understanding, and appreciation of local herbs. Participants will learn how to make remedios with the abundance of locally foraged healing herbs.
Apr 27, 2024
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
Museum of International Folk Art
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
FREE event - Labyrinth
Celebrate World Tai Chi Day with us! This global event, promoting physical and mental well-being through Tai Chi and Qigong, takes place on the last Saturday of April each year. Recognized by 22 US Governors, multiple senates, and governments worldwide, events have graced venues like the United Nations Building and the Nobel Peace Center.
For more information, please email Joseph P. Dudley, Ph.D. at
Apr 28, 2024
Everything You Need to Know About Pueblo Culture and Feast Days
Jemez Historic Site
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites Lecture
The Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites present a lecture about Pueblo Culture and Feast Days with Marlon Magdalena, Instructional Coordinator at Jemez Historic Site.
May 1, 2024
Traditional Gardening at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ranger Anthony Magdalena will discuss and teach different aspects of traditional Pueblo gardening.
May 3, 2024
First Friday: Art Works End of Year Student Exhibition
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Art on the Plaza is thrilled to host the ArtWorks End of School Year exhibition in our courtyard.
May 3, 2024
Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Step Back in Time with
Embark on a captivating journey through the centuries at "Palace Through Time." This exhibit delves into the fascinating evolution of this iconic landmark, exploring its transformations from a humble structure to a National Historic Landmark. Unveil the Palace’s secrets through 3D-printed models, archaeological evidence, and historical documents.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the New Mexico History Museum Photo Archives
May 4, 2024
The Fabulous Folk Art Flea is coming Saturday, May 4, 2024!
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The fabulous Folk Art Flea is back! Once again, the much beloved and anticipated Flea will be at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds at 3229 Rodeo Road featuring hundreds of curated folk art pieces from collectors and artists around the world. The donated art benefits educational programs and exhibitions at the Museum of International Folk Art, through the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, a private nonprofit organization.
Admission is free and members of Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) enjoy early admission to the Flea from 9 to 10 a.m. Public admission is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To become a sponsor and help make this popular community event possible, click here.
For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.
For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com
May 4, 2024
EXTEMPO
New Mexico Museum of Art
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
May 4, 2024
Lincoln Lecture Series: Starlyn Bigrope
Lincoln Historic Site
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Nde (Mescalero Apache) History: Our Story, Our Experiences
Join us for a new season of Lincoln Lecture Series. Held on the first Saturday of every month from May to October at 1 p.m., these lectures delve into fascinating topics from guest lecturers throughout the state and take place in the iconic San Juan Mission Church. Learn about New Mexico’s rich history at these engaging events.
May 4, 2024
Bosque Redondo Memorial Fiber Fair
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Visitors of all ages can connect to the history of Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site during the Fiber Fair on Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This interactive event includes live demonstrations and hands-on wool working activities using sheared wool from the site’s flock of Navajo Churro Sheep. The day’s festivities will include various activity stations, sheep viewing, food trucks provided by the Friends of Bosque Redondo Memorial, and more.
May 4, 2024
Sunrise Over the Ruins at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Rabbits of Fort Selden
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff to see the sunrise over the historic ruins and the Robledo Mountains and take a walking tour of the site to learn about different species of rabbits.
May 4, 2024 - May 25, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Offered Weekly on Saturdays
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival,” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
May 5, 2024
MAKE & TAKE @ MOIFA
Museum of International Folk Art
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join us in the Hands-on Studio at MOIFA for art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts. Add to your explorations at the museum with fun art making, facilitated by our fantastic MOIFA docents.
Dates & Themes:
May 5 & 19 - Make a Koinobori, Fish Kite!
The program time is from 10 am - 4 pm, and the program is free with museum admission. Museum admission is always free for Kids and Members, program is included with admission.
May 5, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
May 5, 2024
N.M. Art Book Club
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Is there anything more enjoyable than looking at art and talking about books? We at the Museum Library don’t think so and that’s why we host an art-themed book club!
May 5, 2024
Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
We invite families to join us in a fun portrait-making session at the Museum.
May 5, 2024
Dawn to Dusk: Wildlife Rescue, Inc. of NM
Coronado Historic Site
6:10 AM - 7:55 PM
Coronado Historic Site offers extended hours from dawn until dusk, on the First Sunday of each month, May through October. Today we’ll have special bird visitors from Wildlife Rescue, Inc. of New Mexico.
May 5, 2024
2024 LIVING TREASURE AWARD RECIPIENT Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo)
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A solo exhibition, Painted by Hand: The Textiles of Patricia Michaels
Patricia Michaels will be participating in the Native Treasures Market on May 24 – 26, 2024 at the Santa Fe Convention Center (201 W. Marcy Street). museumfoundation.org/native-treasures/
Refreshments provided by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Women’s Board during the exhibit opening.
May 5, 2024
SUNDAY FUNDAY! FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT MIAC!
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
MAKING AND DESIGNING CORN HUSK DOLLS and other fun activities.
Hands-on fun for the whole family.
FREE to NM residents with a valid ID. Education Classroom - Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
May 6, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library.
May 10, 2024
Ileana Alarcón Window Box Workshop Day 02: Painting Creatures for Madremonte
New Mexico Museum of Art
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Please join Ileana Alarcón, a Santa Fe Vital Spaces Artist, in making a collection of small creatures to add to her Window Box installation, Madremonte.
May 11, 2024
Coronado Historic Site Cleanup
Coronado Historic Site
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Come out and volunteer to help clean up Corando Historic Site to prepare for the busy summer months.
May 11, 2024
Fort Stanton Living History: Caring for our Buildings
Fort Stanton Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Learn about how Fort Stanton cares for its historic buildings through tours, demonstrations, and activities.
May 12, 2024
Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for our monthly Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and explorations in the galleries. FREE program!
This month’s theme: Paper Art with Papier Mâché
ASL Interpretation is provided for this program.
May 12, 2024
Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us at Jemez Historic Site to learn more about astronomy! "Looking to the Skies" will focus on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky and how modern-day science can tell us more about the heavens.
May 15, 2024
Organ Recital Series- Part IV
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us for the fourth installment in the Organ Recital Series featuring Maxine Thevenot, presented by Pro Musica and the New Mexico Museum of Art.
May 15, 2024
Let’s Take a Look
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Every Third Wednesday of the Month.
Let’s Take a Look takes place the third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. 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. The 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 cannot 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.
The event is always FREE and open to the public, but please note Federal and State regulations prohibit the monetary appraisal of objects.
May 17, 2024
Studio Workshop: Handmade books/folded hard cover accordion with Arista Sandoval-Slater
New Mexico Museum of Art
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
In part two of this introductory workshop, participants will create a folded hard cover accordion book.
May 17, 2024
100 Year Anniversary of the Gila Wilderness: Lecture by Michael Berman
New Mexico Museum of Art
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Obscura Gallery, Wild Earth Guardians, and the New Mexico Museum of Art present a lecture by artist Michael Berman
May 17, 2024
Creative Mornings
New Mexico Museum of Art
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Creative Mornings, the program for creative communities returns to Santa Fe!
May 17, 2024
Studio Workshop: Handmade books/crown binding with Arista Sandoval-Slater
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In part one of this introductory workshop participants will create a simple but decorative book using the crown binding style which is created using a single sheet for the spine, front and back covers.
May 18, 2024
Ranger Read and Learn - Bilingual!
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Coronado Historic Site Partnership with Martha Liebert Public Library
Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites for a bilingual story time and hands-on activity about growing a garden at Martha Liebert Public Library, 124 Calle Malinche, Bernalillo NM, 87004. The event is free. Families of all ages are welcome!
May 18, 2024
HERE, NOW AND ALWAYS - NATIVE NARRATIVE SPEAKER SERIES
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Cara Romero(Chemehuevi): Following the Light - A Film by Kaela Waldstein - followed by - a discussion about Photography and Film
SPACE IS LIMITED - reserve your seat today. Visit https://my.nmculture.org/overview/26827 or call (505) 476-1269 today. Members - use your promo code!
Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale-Gale Family Foundation
May 18, 2024
Mesilla Plaza Walking Tour
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Town of Mesilla is full of fascinating stories! Join New Mexico Historic Sites staff for a walking tour of the Mesilla Plaza.
May 18, 2024
Campfire Kitchen at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Growing Kitchen Gardens
Did you know Fort Selden Historic Site has gardens? Take part in the care and cultivation of the onsite gardens, learn about the types of gardens that Fort Selden had as an activity military post, and gain an understanding of the importance of agriculture in southern New Mexico.
May 18, 2024
Retablo Workshop with Artist Joseph Ascensión López
Los Luceros Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area (NRGNHA) and Los Luceros Historic Site for an unforgettable experience in retablo painting and Capilla exploration with Artist in Residence Joseph Ascensión López.
May 19, 2024
Funday at Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Leather work with Jason Lovato
Come learn how to leather work from Jason Lovato, an artisan from Santo Domingo Pueblo.
May 19, 2024
Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites Lecture
Coronado Historic Site
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Coronado: The Conflicted Conquistador
The Friends of Coronado & Jemez Historic Sites present a lecture by adventurer and historian Peter Stark about the history of conquistador Francisco Vásquez de Coronado.
May 20, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library.
May 22, 2024
Harmony Hammond in Conversation with Christian Waguespack
New Mexico Museum of Art
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join artist Harmony Hammond as she discusses her work in Out West with Head of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of 20th Century Art, Christian Waguespack.
May 25, 2024
Buckle Up! A Mexican Art Night by Embajadores y Reyes Unidos Foundation
Museum of International Folk Art
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Vernick Auditorium
Experience a vibrant Mexican Art Night with the Embajadores y Reyes Unidos Foundation, packed with Trio Norteño Tiempos de Oro’s music, traditional dances from Michoacan and La Guelagetza, and a dynamic cowboy and Mexican traditional dresses runway.
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Light refreshments
To RSVP click HERE
May 31, 2024
Final Friday: Artist-in-Residence Mokha Laget
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Artist-in-Residence, Mokha Laget joins Curator of Contemporary Art, Alexandra Terry for a discission about her work at the Vladem Contemporary.
Jun 1, 2024
Claiming Space: The Aesthetics and Politics of Graduation Dress
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a talk about the aesthetics and politics of graduation dress by folklorist, Sheila Bock. A book signing with the author will follow her talk.
Sheila Bock is a folklorist and associate professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is author of the book Claiming Space: Performing the Personal through Decorated Mortarboards.
Register in advance | Program is included with Museum Admission.
ASL Interpretation is provided for this event.
Jun 1, 2024
Sunrise Over the Ruins at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Bats of the Chihuahuan Desert
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff to see the sunrise over the historic ruins and the Robledo Mountains. Join us for a walking tour at 9 a.m. and a lecture about the bats of the Chihuahuan Desert at 11 a.m.
Jun 1, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Offered Weekly on Saturdays
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival,” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
Jun 1, 2024
Lincoln Lecture Series: Scott Hays-Strom
Lincoln Historic Site
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Historic Mining in Lincoln County
Join us for our Lincoln Lecture Series for a presentation by Scott Hays-Strom who will discuss historic mining in Lincoln County.
Jun 1, 2024
Remedios at Los Luceros: Identifying Plants and Local Herbs
Los Luceros Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Hosted by Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
Presented by Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, and held at Los Luceros Historic Site, this workshop introduces identification, understanding, and appreciation of local herbs. Participants will learn how to make remedios with the abundance of locally foraged healing herbs.
Jun 2, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Jun 2, 2024
Family Mornings at Folk Art
Museum of International Folk Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for our monthly Family Mornings at Folk Art program featuring storytime, art activity, and explorations in the galleries. FREE program!
This month’s theme: Summer Time!
ASL Interpretation is provided for this program.
Jun 2, 2024
Family Art Making
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
We invite families to join us in creating pinch pots out of airdry clay at the Museum.
Jun 2, 2024
Dawn to Dusk: Rosalia Canta Nuevo Mexico
Coronado Historic Site
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
New Mexican Music with Rosalia and Estevan Pacheco
Coronado Historic Site offers extended hours from dawn until dusk on the First Sunday of each month to allow visitors an opportunity to see the site at these beautiful times of day. Listen to Rosalia and Estevan Pacheco perform traditional New Mexican music and dance from 2 - 4 p.m.
Jun 2, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 3, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library
Jun 5, 2024
Insider Insights: Collections Tour with New Mexico Museum of Art Executive Director, Mark White, Ph.D.
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Go behind the scenes of the New Mexico Museum of Art with our Executive Director, Mark White, Ph.D.
Jun 5, 2024
Traditional Gardening at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ranger Anthony Magdalena will discuss and teach different aspects of traditional Pueblo gardening.
Jun 5, 2024
Friends of History Wednesday Lecture Series
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Friends of History First Wednesday Lecture Series Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky: The History of Eight Plants Native Peoples shared with the World.
Please join Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D., Chef; Native Foods Historian, and Walter Whitewater (Dine) Chef, for an ONLINE discussion of the story of eight plants introduced to the world by Native peoples.
Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky is the story of eight plants that Native peoples gave to the world: corn, beans, squash, chiles, tomatoes, potatoes, vanilla, and cacao. Prior to 1492, these plants only existed in the Americas. Once these plants were introduced to cultures of the world outside of the Americas these cuisines were changed forever This is the story of the history of these plants in Native American cuisine.
Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D., is a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Chef, author, a Native foods historian, culinary anthropologist, educator, photographer, organic gardener, and a James Beard Award winning cookbook author, for her book Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations. She is the chef/owner of Red Mesa Cuisine, LLC (), a catering company specializing in Indigenous Cuisine and Cultural Education with a modern twist where she cooks alongside Native American Chef Walter Whitewater, Diné (Navajo). Dr. Frank has spent over 30 years documenting and working with the foods and lifeways of Native American communities in the Southwest. In 2020, she was the recipient of the Local Hero Olla Award, which recognizes an exceptional individual for the work they do to create healthy, innovative, vibrant, and resilient local sustainable food systems in New Mexico.
Walter Whitewater (Diné/Navajo), is a Native American chef, specializing in Indigenous Cuisine and Cultural Education using ancestral foods with a modern twist. He worked on the James Beard Award winning cookbook, Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations with Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D. and has traveled with Chef Frank, as part of the U.S. State Department and Consulate General’s Culinary Diplomacy Program to Ukraine (2013), the United Kingdom (2105) and Russia (2016) where the two chefs promoted indigenous foods of the Americas through the culinary arts. He was one of the first Native American chefs to cook at the James Beard House in New York City and won the James Lewis Award in 2008 from BCA Global for his work as a Native chef.
Please register here for this ONLINE event: : bit.ly/4dreD9v
Book Cover. Courtesy of Hatchette Go Publishers, 2023
Donations Welcome
Jun 7, 2024
First Friday Scavenger Hunt
New Mexico Museum of Art
Explore the galleries at the New Mexico Museum of Art on the Plaza with a free and fun scavenger hunt that will test your powers of observation!
Jun 7, 2024
Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
See Yourself in History with
"Reflections on History" challenges visitors to transcend the boundaries of time at this immersive installation. This thought-provoking exhibit guides you through historic photographs superimposed on mirrored surfaces. Recognize yourself and those around you in the faces of New Mexico’s past, fostering a powerful connection to the people who shaped this state.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the New Mexico History Museum Photo Archives
Jun 8, 2024
Off -Center Community Day
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free admission and special activities & tours to celebrate our new exhibition Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000.
Jun 8, 2024
Fort Stanton Living History: Celebrating Our Armed Forces
Fort Stanton Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join us on the second Saturday of the month to make history come alive. This month we honor our Armed Forces!
Jun 9, 2024
Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us at Jemez Historic Site to learn more about astronomy! "Looking to the Skies" will focus on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky and how modern-day science can tell us more about the heavens.
Jun 9, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 9, 2024
Decorating with Folk & Tribal Art
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM
A Presentation by Lisa Samuel
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. for Reception
Vernick Auditorium
Displaying folk or tribal art whether a collection or just a few special pieces require a sensitivity to nuances of spatial aesthetics as well as the principals of design.
Jun 15, 2024
Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000 Curators Panel Discussion
New Mexico Museum of Art
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000 is a landmark survey of contemporary art in New Mexico arranged by three themes: Place, Spectacle, and Identity.
Jun 15, 2024
Ranger Read and Learn
Coronado Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Coronado Historic Site Partnership with Martha Liebert Public Library
Join the staff of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites for a story time and hands-on activity about the stars in the night sky at Martha Liebert Public Library, 124 Calle Malinche, Bernalillo NM, 87004. The event is free. Families of all ages are welcome!
Jun 15, 2024
Mesilla Plaza Walking Tour
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Town of Mesilla is full of fascinating stories! Join New Mexico Historic Sites staff for a walking tour of the Mesilla Plaza.
Jun 15, 2024
Commemoration of the Treaty of 1868
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
Shawn Price and the Dine Tah’ Dancers
June is celebrated as Treaty Month to commemorate the signature of the Treaty of 1868. On June 15th, Shawn Price (Diné) and the Dineh Tah’ Dancers will present a cultural program focusing on the treaty and the roles of General Sherman and Colonel Samuel F. Tappan as Peace Commissioners.
Jun 16, 2024
Between the Lines: Prison, Poetry & Families
Museum of International Folk Art
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for an afternoon of poetry and community gathering! Additional details will be forthcoming...
ASL Interpretation will be provided during the poetry readings.
Program presented in conjunction with the upcoming exhibit Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy
Jun 16, 2024
Funday at Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, art demonstrations, dances, and much more at Jemez Historic site.
Jun 16, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 17, 2024
Story Time
New Mexico Museum of Art
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Join us this spring for Elements of Art: Story Time at the New Mexico Museum of Art Library!
Jun 19, 2024
Campfire Kitchen at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Buffalo Soldier Recipes
Take part in an outdoor demonstration using some of the same recipes and cooking traditions the Buffalo Soldiers who were stationed at Fort Selden used in the 1800s.
Jun 21, 2024
Creative Mornings
New Mexico Museum of Art
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Creative Mornings, the program for creative communities returns to Santa Fe!
Jun 23, 2024
Lincoln San Juan Day
Lincoln Historic Site
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Save the date for historic Lincoln’s San Juan Day in the San Juan Chapel.
Jun 23, 2024
Family Photos
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Jun 26, 2024
Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969 with Head of Curatorial Affairs, Christian Waguespack
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Head of Curatorial Affairs, Christian Waguespack for an in depth exploration of the exhibition Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969
Jun 28, 2024
Final Friday: Off-Center Artist Talks
New Mexico Museum of Art
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Join us for the first of several talks with artists who helped to shape contemporary art in our State.
Jun 29, 2024
Out West Community Day/ PRIDE
New Mexico Museum of Art
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free admission and special activities & tours to celebrate Out West: Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Southwest 1900-1969, and Santa Fe PRIDE.
Jul 3, 2024
Traditional Gardening at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ranger Anthony Magdalena will discuss and teach different aspects of traditional Pueblo gardening.
Jul 5, 2024
Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk
New Mexico History Museum
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Celebrate the
Immerse yourself in the playful world of Peter Aschwanden, the artist who brought humor and humanity to car repair manuals! "The Art of Peter Aschwanden: For the Compleat Idiot" celebrates this unique New Mexico-based artist. This exhibit showcases large-scale reproductions of Aschwanden’s iconic illustrations, allowing visitors to fully appreciate his whimsical and unconventional style.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the New Mexico History Museum Photo Archives
Jul 6, 2024
Sunrise Over the Ruins at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
All About Rattlesnakes
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff to see the sunrise over the historic ruins and the Robledo Mountains. The site will open at 6 a.m. for birding, photography, painting, wildlife viewing, and the cool, fresh morning air. Staff will provide a guided tour of the Fort Selden ruins at 9 a.m. and then at 11 a.m. come inside the Fort Selden Museum for a lecture on rattlesnakes. After the lecture, please join staff at the Pavilion outside where there will be an outdoor cooking demonstration on making a fun side dish we are calling "Rattlesnake Eggs."
Jul 6, 2024 - Jul 27, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival,” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
Jul 6, 2024
Lincoln Lecture Series: Knutt Peterson
Lincoln Historic Site
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Fort Stanton and Snowy River Cave
Join us for our Lincoln Lecture Series for a presentation by Knutt Peterson about Fort Stanton and Snowy River Cave.
Jul 7, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Jul 7, 2024
Dawn to Dusk at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
6:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Coronado Historic Site offers extended hours from dawn until dusk, on the First Sunday of each month, May through October.
Jul 13, 2024 - Jul 14, 2024
Fort Stanton Live
Fort Stanton Historic Site
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Save the date for the annual event, Fort Stanton Live, a day filled with reenactors, vendors, live music, lectures, and food.
Jul 14, 2024
Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us at Jemez Historic Site to learn more about astronomy! "Looking to the Skies" will focus on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky and how modern-day science can tell us more about the heavens.
Jul 21, 2024
Funday at Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, art demonstrations, dances, and much more at Jemez Historic site.
Aug 2, 2024 - Aug 3, 2024
Old Lincoln Days
Lincoln Historic Site
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Visit Historic Lincoln for a weekend of fun activities, reenactments, music, vendors, and food along the "most dangerous street in America."
Aug 3, 2024
Sunrise Over the Ruins at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Birding of Southwestern NM
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff to see the sunrise over the historic ruins and the Robledo Mountains. Take a guided tour at 9 a.m. and join for a bird talk at 11 a.m.
Aug 3, 2024 - Aug 31, 2024
Ranger Guided Tour
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join Ranger Lily and Instructional Coordinator Rebekha on Saturdays for a guided tour of the new permanent exhibition, “Bosque Redondo…A Place of Suffering…A Place of Survival,” and exterior grounds at Fort Sumner Historic Site.
Aug 4, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Aug 4, 2024
Dawn to Dusk: Yerba Mansa Project
Coronado Historic Site
6:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Coronado Historic Site offers extended hours from dawn until dusk on the First Sunday of each month to allow visitors an opportunity to see the site at these beautiful times of day. Join us today from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. as The Yerba Mansa Project leads a 90-minute trail talk on native herbal and medicinal plants.
Aug 7, 2024
Traditional Gardening at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ranger Anthony Magdalena will discuss and teach different aspects of traditional Pueblo gardening.
Aug 10, 2024
Fort Stanton Living History: Family Day
Fort Stanton Historic Site
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join us on the second Saturday of the month to make history come alive. This month we celebrate visitors of all ages during family day!
Aug 11, 2024
Looking to the Skies: Ancient and Modern Astronomers
Jemez Historic Site
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us at Jemez Historic Site to learn more about astronomy! "Looking to the Skies" will focus on activities related to different ways people in the ancient past viewed the day and night sky and how modern-day science can tell us more about the heavens.
Aug 11, 2024
Pueblo Independence Day at Jemez Historic Site
Jemez Historic Site
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join Jemez Historic Site for its annual celebration for Pueblo Independence Day. Pueblo Independence Day commemorates the anniversary of the Pueblo Revolt on August 10, 1680.
Aug 17, 2024
Lincoln After Dark
Lincoln Historic Site
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Journey back in time at "Lincoln After Dark," a mesmerizing event hosted by The Friends of Historic Lincoln and Oso Production in partnership with New Mexico Historic Sites.
Aug 18, 2024
Funday at Gisewa
Jemez Historic Site
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Explore the ways of Pueblo life through cooking, art demonstrations, dances, and much more at Jemez Historic site.
Aug 31, 2024
Campfire Kitchen at Fort Selden
Fort Selden Historic Site
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Garden Chile Harvest and Salsa
Join Fort Selden Historic Site staff for an outdoor gardening and campfire cooking demonstration.
Sep 1, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sep 4, 2024
Traditional Gardening at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ranger Anthony Magdalena will discuss and teach different aspects of traditional Pueblo gardening.
Sep 21, 2024
EXTRAVAGANZA ON THE HILL
Museum of International Folk Art
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Milner Plaza on Museum Hill
Join us for a celebration of Mexican cultural heritage with a vibrant fusion of music, dance, theater, educational activities, and a live luchador wrestling match on Milner Plaza! This event will highlight some of the rich regional cultural traditions reflected in our current exhibition La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste, and honor the history and living traditions of Indigenous communities of Mexico and our region. This event is being produced in collaboration by the Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Art and Culture and supported by the Friends of Folk Art (FOFA). Stay tuned for many more event details soon!
Oct 2, 2024
Traditional Gardening at Coronado Historic Site
Coronado Historic Site
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ranger Anthony Magdalena will discuss and teach different aspects of traditional Pueblo gardening.
Oct 6, 2024
Dawn 'Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Oct 25, 2024 - Oct 26, 2024
Fred Harvey History Weekend
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Save The Date
Oct 26, 2024
Fred Harvey History Weekend
New Mexico History Museum
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Save The Date
Nov 3, 2024
Dawn ’Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Dec 1, 2024
Dawn ’Til Dusk
Los Luceros Historic Site
6:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Dec 8, 2024
Las Posadas on the Plaza
New Mexico History Museum
Celebrated around the world, Las Posadas recreates Mary and Joseph’s search for a place of shelter in the days leading up to the birth of Jesus. This 48th annual historic Hispanic version is presented by local volunteers and others from several northern New Mexico communities. The candle-lit procession will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Santa Fe Plaza and conclude with carols, and good cheer. The History Museum will close at 3pm to prepare for this free public event. Arrive to the Plaza at 5:00pm for candle preparations.
