Cowboy Poetry
Lincoln Historic Site, Old Lincoln Town, and Friends of Historic Lincoln present Music in the Park, a free summer concert series at the public park in historic Lincoln, NM. The […]
A Palace in Need of Repair: The Santa Fe Fiesta Lecture
Begun in 1609, the Palace of the Governors remains the nation’s oldest continuously occupied government building. But before and especially after the 1680 Pueblo Revolt and 1693 Reconquest, one of
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The History Museum Times August-September 2014
Hunting for cochineal red in the Segesser Hides. Did Sister Blandina create a miracle in the Photo Archives? Where did the town of Watrous get its name? Learn about that
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NM History Museum Named No. 1 in the West
Now landing in subscribers’ mailboxes, the September 2014 issue of True West magazine names the New Mexico History Museum as the nation’s best Western museum, “in recognition of their superior
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Printing, Music and Tattooes. Special events for “Painting the Divine”
From printing with a medieval-style to great music and the movie Tattoo Nation, the exhibit Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World (opening June 29) comes with
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Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series 2014, Part 2
Mix together experts on a legendary outlaw, a hotel magnate, and a Territorial governor, and top it with ice-cold beer. Those folks and more will speak in the second half
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Yee-Haw! History Museum Wins National Award for Cowboys Real and Imagined
The American Association for State and Local History will bestow an Award of Merit for Leadership in History on the New Mexico History Museum in honor of the excellence achieved
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Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition
Pottery traditions from the South come alive in museum exhibition Pottery was crucial to agrarian life in the U.S. South, with useful forms such as pitchers, storage jars, jugs, and
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Free Friday Night for the Palace but not the History Museum June 6
Please note: Due to a private event in the History Museum, it will not be open for our usual Free Friday Night on June 6. The Palace of the Governors,
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The New Mexico History Museum newsletter: June-July 2014
Learn about our upcoming exhibit, Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World. Meet an awesome volunteer. Sort through old newspaper photographs and find out just which wall
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