Exhibitions
from New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now
New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesTelling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now sweeps across more than 500 years of history—from the state’s earliest inhabitants to the residents of today. Stories are told through artifacts, …
Multiple Visions: A Common Bond Permanent Exhibit
Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesThe Girard Collection: Enduring Appeal It is entirely possible to be both delighted and overwhelmed by the Alexander Girard’s one-of-a-kind exhibition—even after more than twenty-five years. The vastness of the …
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Setting the Standard: The Fred Harvey Company and Its Legacy
New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesWill Rogers noted that Fred Harvey “kept the West in food—and wives.” But the company’s Harvey Girls are by no means its only legacy. From the Atchison, Topeka and Santa …
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Icons of Exploration
New Mexico Museum of Space History Top of NM 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United StatesIcons of Exploration, a permanent exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, showcases some of the Museum’s most celebrated objects including a real "moon rock," rare replicas of …
John P. Stapp Air & Space Park
New Mexico Museum of Space History Top of NM 2001, Alamogordo, NM, United StatesNamed after International Space Hall of Fame Inductee and aeromedical pioneer Dr. John P. Stapp, the Air and Space Park consists of large space-related artifacts documenting mankind’s exploration of space. …
New Mexico Colonial Home – Circa 1815
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, United StatesThe Spanish colonial home (la casa) gives visitors an idea of what a home from the time around 1815 would have looked like. Walk through the home and see period …
The First World War Exhibition opening on the 100th anniversary of Armistice
New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesNew Mexico achieved statehood just two short years before the Great War broke out in Europe in 1914. Recruitment in the nascent state was aggressive, and New Mexicans stepped up …
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The Massacre of Don Pedro Villasur
New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesThis exhibition features 23 original graphic history art works by Santa Fe-based artist Turner Avery Mark-Jacobs. This display, ’The Massacre of Don Pedro Villasur,’ narrates the history of an ill-fated …
The Palace Seen and Unseen: A Convergence of History and Archaeology
New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesReflecting current archaeological and historical perspectives, Palace Seen and Unseendraws from historic documents, photographs, and archaeological and architectural studies produced by its former residents, visitors, stewards, and scholars. When the dynamic …
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Early Agriculture
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum 4100 Dripping Springs Road, Las Cruces, NM, United StatesThis portion of the Museum’s Heritage Gallery features a re-created Mogollon pit house, dating to about 1,300 years ago (what we call the first farm house). There also is a …