Museum of New Mexico Media Center Press Release

Palace Portal Artisans Summer Events

New Mexico History Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2013

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Besides selling authentic handmade artwork, jewelry, pottery and more beneath the Palace Portal, the Native American Artisans Program of the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors brings back two of its most popular events this summer:

The events are free; enter through the Blue Gate south of the New Mexico History Museum's main entrance.

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Along the south side of the Palace of the Governors, Native artists and craftspeople sell their handmade goods almost every day of the year, rain or shine. The 900+ participants in the Native American Artisans Program represent 41 tribes, pueblos, chapters and villages in New Mexico, the Navajo Nation, and parts of Arizona. A program of the New Mexico History Museum, its members adhere to rules regarding authenticity and traditional materials. All of their work is handmade and, through the Young Natives show, members provide the children an opportunity to learn artistic techniques and build on a business model that supports cultural economic development.

To make room for Indian Market, the artisans each year move into the Palace Courtyard and turn it into a party, Native American-style. Check out the music and dance, then extend your stay (in air-conditioned comfort!) by visiting the museum’s exhibits, including Cowboys Real and Imagined, exploring 500 years of the cowboy story in New Mexico. Also at the museum is SWAIA’s Native Cinema Showcase, Aug. 12—18, with free daily showings of feature films, documentaries and shorts.

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