Long before a detested dictator commandeered the swastika as a symbol of hate and war, the ancient image had special meaning as a symbol of harmony in many cultures, including among Native Americans in New Mexico. This presentation will review the swastika’s meaning in Native American culture, including its use in arts and crafts, and as the […]
Jaime Martinez performs Flamenco guitar in the exhibition Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico. By museum admission, New Mexico resident Seniors (age 60 & up) admitted free every Wednesday; youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation Members always free.
Join us for Old Lincoln Days 2017! The weekend will be filled with a variety of activities highlighting Lincoln’s unique and storied past. Food, vendors, living history reenactments, children’s activities, and of course the country’s oldest running Western Pageant "The Last Escape of Billy the Kid." Stay tuned to the event page for updates on […]
Enjoy breakfast on-site at the CNMA (7 Old Cochiti Road) followed by a pointed discussion about arrowheads with archaeological research collections manager C. L. Kieffer. Then, explore MIAC’s collection of projectile points. Meet the minds behind the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s newest exhibitions with this popular summer series that combines breakfast with talks […]
From the stunning colletion of Vichai & Lee Chinalai, the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Shops present a special selection of Chinese textiles layered with meaning. Vichai and Lee Chinalai have passionately collected antiques, textiles and treasures throughout Asia since the 1970’s. They are especially intrigued by functional and spiritual artifacts from Kampuchea, Laos, Myanmar, […]
(Albuquerque, NM) --- On August 4, get ready for The Great American Eclipse at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) during $5 First Friday. On Monday, August 21, an eclipse of the sun can be seen across the entire United States. For most of the country, including New Mexico, the eclipse […]
The transmission of knowledge, and how it implicates the structure of a society and individual agency, has been a focus of recent social science research. In archaeology, the use of practice theory, to reconstruct the communities of practice which created the material culture of the prehistoric societies being studied, has become a means of investigating […]
Enjoy Scavenger hunt with prizes, fun interactive drawing activities designed for all ages while exploring the Museum’s summer exhibitions. Art materials provided by museum. Children must be chaperoned by adult. Included with cost of Museum Admission. 16 and under are always free
New Mexico residents admitted Free the first Sunday of each month.
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Learn the basics of electricity, simple circuitry, and sewing during this introduction to electronic textiles. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own custom light up textile with conductive thread and sewable LED’s using patterns from circuit boards and Navajo textiles as inspiration. Recommended for 9 years and older. Space limited, for reservations call […]
Dr. Eric Blinman will present a lecture on his theory countering the current idea that the modern Tewa-speaking people migrated, en masse, from the Mesa Verde region of Colorado. Eric states: Archaeology proceeds by the proposal and then testing of ideas. The most influential idea of the past decade has been the model formulated by […]
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