New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Oct 25, 2022
While NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter continue to explore the surface of the Red Planet, visitors to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) will have a chance to explore life-sized replicas of the vehicles themselves beginning in November.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Oct 20, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites is excited to announce that AnaMaria Moreno-Molinar has joined Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site as the site’s instructional coordinator. Moreno-Molinar started in the role on October 1, 2022.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Oct 19, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites announces that Rebecca Ward has been promoted to the role of instructional coordinator at Los Luceros Historic Site. Ward had previously been the interpretive ranger at LLHS since February 2020. She assumed her new role on September 5, 2022.
New Mexico History Museum | Oct 19, 2022
New Mexico History Museum presents the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II, opening on October 23, 2022. The exhibition examines the complicated history and impact of Executive Order 9066 that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor. It will be on view in the museum’s Herzstein Gallery through December 31, 2022.
New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs | Oct 12, 2022
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce that Pollyanna “Polly” Nordstrand (Hopi) has been appointed to serve as executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. Nordstrand will assume the role on November 14, 2022.
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum | Oct 6, 2022
The dairy barn at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces has a new look, a new name, and lots of fun, new activities and exhibits. The Dairy Spot: Discovery Center opens to the public with a special celebration on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Caliche’s Frozen Custard will be on site to provide a free 5-ounce serving to the first 500 visitors, and guests are invited to make their own ice cream using Ziplock bags. Milking and other demonstrations also are part of the fun. Regular admission applies ($5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for children 4 to 17), and it includes all the Museum’s regular offerings.
New Mexico Museum of Art | Oct 5, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Museum of Art will host eminent photo-historian Anne Wilkes Tucker, curator emerita of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for a lecture on Friday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m., in the St. Francis Auditorium. Speaking in conjun ...
Historic Preservation Division | Sep 29, 2022
Learn to use an atlatl, practice your flintknapping skills, and mingle with some of New Mexico’s foremost archaeological experts at the 2022 New Mexico Archaeology Fair on Saturday, Oct. 15!
National Hispanic Cultural Center | Sep 26, 2022
The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is thrilled to welcome a unique, evolving art exhibition, The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys, to the NHCC Art Museum Community Gallery on Nov. 4.
New Mexico State Library | Sep 26, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico State Library (NMSL) announces that New Mexico Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, selected two books to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival. The ...
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture | Sep 23, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is excited to welcome Marita Hinds as the new Director of Education for the museum. She started in the role on September 6. “Marita Hinds (Tesuque) is well positioned ...
New Mexico Museum of Art | Sep 22, 2022
Acclaimed organist Damin Spritzer will perform a concert on the Frederick R. Haas Pipe Organ in the St. Francis Auditorium on October 21. Scheduled for 5:30pm in the New Mexico Museum of Art’s historic auditorium, the concert will include pieces b ...
New Mexico History Museum | Sep 19, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – Adelina (Nina) Otero-Warren’s incredible impact on history and contribution to the suffrage movement is being nationally recognized as she becomes the fourth woman featured on the U.S. quarter as part of the U.S. Mint&r ...
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Sep 19, 2022
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMHS) and other New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs divisions are part of a major NASA-funded educational outreach project, which is associated with a mission to study unexplored regions of the sun.
New Mexico Arts | Sep 7, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Arts and the New Mexico State Library, divisions of the Department of Cultural Affairs, are delighted to announce the appointment of Lauren Camp as the state’s second Poet Laureate, effective immediately. ...
New Mexico History Museum | Sep 1, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is pleased to announce the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library and Palace of the Governors Photo Archives have been awarded a $149,921 grant from the National Historical Publicatio ...
National Hispanic Cultural Center | Aug 29, 2022
With new leadership in place, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) has launched a series of new programs designed to teach young children about Hispanic and Latine culture through art, music, dance, and stories.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture | Aug 25, 2022
Santa Fe, NM - Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce that the museum has received a $75,000 grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art to support its upcoming exhibition, Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with ...
New Mexico Arts | Aug 24, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Arts, the state arts agency and a division of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is happy to announce TJ Hilton has joined the Division as the Art in Public Places Project Coordinator. He started in the role o ...
New Mexico History Museum | Aug 23, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is excited to share that Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (FACHL) has completed the work associated with a grant from Recordings at Risk, a program conducted by the Council on L ...
National Hispanic Cultural Center | Aug 23, 2022
For the 35th annual National Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is pulling out all the stops to bring a full month of special Hispanic and Latine performances, events, and presentations!
Museum Resources | Aug 23, 2022
The Museum Resources Division (MRD) of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is thrilled to announce that Bradford Epley has joined the Division as Head of Conservation. Epley began working for MRD in July.
New Mexico Arts | Aug 22, 2022
Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico Arts, the state’s arts agency, announces nearly $1.1 Million in cultural investments to 178 arts and cultural organizations and eight folk arts apprenticeships. The funding will provide arts programming and serv ...
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Aug 22, 2022
A team of paleontologists, including two from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, has discovered a new species of horned dinosaur in 74-million-year-old rocks south of Farmington.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Aug 17, 2022
A recent grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will make it easier for New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) to keep its largest fossils protected for future generations to enjoy.
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 4, 2022
Lincoln, NM – New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) is delighted to welcome Ronald Gauna to the role of Eastern Facilities Staff Manager. He will support Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site, Lincoln Historic Site, ...
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 4, 2022
Jemez Springs, NM – New Mexico Historic Sites is delighted to announce the return of Pueblo Independence Day to Jemez Historic Site (JHS) on August 14. Starting at 10 a.m., the site will welcome visitors for the first time in two years to en ...
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum | Aug 4, 2022
The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces opens a new art show, "The Color of Dreams," on Aug. 20. The show features the dramatic landscape images of New Mexico photographer Wayne Suggs.
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science | Aug 4, 2022
The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex should continue to be classified as a single unique species, according to a new report co-authored by a researcher from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS).
New Mexico Historic Sites | Aug 3, 2022
New Mexico Historic Sites has brought Terry Furr and Jean Furr on as customer service advocates for Fort Stanton Historic Site.
