(Santa Fe, NM) - In 2003, former State Representative J. Paul Taylor, his wife Mary Daniels Taylor, and their family donated their home and two attached stores to the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs for development as a future State Historic Site. The opportunity now before us is to transform this extraordinary gift into […]
Lesley Poling-Kempes presents “Ladies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women and their Adventures in the American Southwest”, the true story of Natalie Curtis, Carol Stanley, Alice Klauber and Mary Cabot Wheelwright, women whose lives were transformed by the people and landscape of the American Southwest in the first decades of the 20th century. Poling-Kempes […]
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 31, a rare astronomical concurrence of events will include a full moon, a Supermoon and a Blue Moon that will be totally eclipsed! Early risers can experience this phenomenon at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science early that morning from 5 – 7 a.m. […]
Evidence for water-deposited sedimentary rocks discovered on Mars by the NASA Rovers, and small iron concretions called ‘blueberries’ found on the Red Planet, will be discussed by University of Utah professor, Marjorie A. Chan, Ph.D. She will also discuss the water-deposited sedimentary rocks that occur here in New Mexico and other parts of the Southwest. […]
On the first Thursday of the month, NHCC invites adults for artistic fun in a relaxed social setting, which includes snacks, refreshments, and beer & wine for sale from Pop Fizz. This is a great opportunity for friends to hang out, a unique date night option, or a place to come solo and connect with […]
Rio performs Bossa Nova jazz for our First Friday Music at the Museum when the entire museum is open from 5-7PM. Included with the cost of admission.
(Albuquerque, NM) – In anticipation of the February 10 opening of a blockbuster exhibition about Leonardo da Vinci, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is offering enjoyable family activities to introduce visitors to this well-known Renaissance artist, inventor, engineer, scientist, naturalist, and life-long learner. This orientation to the topics that will be […]
Celebrating the 100 year history of the Museum, volunteer guides present 15 minute pop up talks prompting conversations about the architecture of the building and art in the collection. Included with the cost of museum admission. Museum Admission is free for NM residents with ID on the First Friday of the month after 5:00 pm
Free, $5 donations are encouraged to support the artists & purchase suppliesThe National Hispanic Cultural Center is pleased to offer children’s programming on the first Saturday morning of every month. This is a fun and engaging docent and artist-led family program. Families (limited to 25 participants) get a 30-minute museum tour focused on an art […]
Join us as we celebrate the work of Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondoga/Nez Perce) starting with the screening of the film Basquiat, followed by a talk Hyde in which is discusses the ways the artist influenced his own work.
Join us as Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) discusses her photographic process and how her work has evolved through the years.
Leo Crane was a Bureau of Indian Affairs official who wrote two books about his experiences in Arizona and New Mexico from 1911 to 1928. His “Christmas Revels” chapter on a little-known incident in 1919 inspired me to seek additional information, leading to the discovery of the remarkable resources in the Institute for Pueblo Indian […]
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