• The Role of Settlement Pattern Studies and the Emergence of the Current Archaeological View of Ancient Maya Civilization Office of Archaeological Studies and Friends of Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture:

    Office of Archaeological Studies 7 Old Cochiti Road (off 599), Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Current scholarly understandings of Pre-Columbian Maya civilization are quite different from the traditional model of ancient Maya civilization that dominated the field of Maya studies until recently and still dominates public perception of the ancient Maya. In part, this new view is due to both the significant increase in archaeological studies in the Maya area […]

  • From Alfred Stieglitz to Cady Wells: The Rebecca Salsbury James Collection by Karli Wurzelbacher

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Join us for a talk uncovering the connections between the artwork that Rebecca Salsbury James (1891-1968) lived with and the paintings and embroideries that she created.  James collected paintings and photographs by friends including Marsden Hartley, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, and Cady Wells.  In 1968, she donated her collection of modern art to […]

  • Feria Spring Festival

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Free Flamenco dance lessons from 5:30-6:30 p.m. with guest instructors La Emi, Antonio Granjero, Jesus Munoz and Estefania Ramirez! Live music by ReVoZo, New Mexio’s premier Rumba Flamenca band plays feria-style Sevillanas and rumbas at the dance party from 6:30-8:30pm.  Free admission, refreshments, no host beear and wine bar. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition […]

  • Public Opening Two exhibitions

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Finding a Contemporary Voice: The Legacy of Lloyd Kiva New and IAIA Taking a Fritz Scholder group portrait of IAIA faculty and the legacy of the institution’s cofounder Lloyd Kiva New as starting points, this exhibition includes work by IAIA faculty and alumni from the 1960s to the present such as Scholder, Neil Parsons, T.C. […]

  • El Camino Real Historic Trail Site’s Second Annual Fiber Fair

    El Camino Real Historic Trail Site Socorro, NM, United States

    El Camino Real Historic Trail Site hosts its Second Annual Fiber Fair, Saturday May 21 , 2016. The event is free and runs from 10 am to 4 pm. This Fiber Fair celebrates New Mexico’s rich and storied fiber arts tradition, featuring Native and traditional Pueblo artists demonstrating the use of cotton, willow, wool, and […]

  • Lowrider Day on the Plaza

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Drive on down to catch Mayor Javier Gonzales reading a proclamation declaring this the official Lowrider Day of Santa Fe. See a car procession from Fort Marcy, followed by a show on the plaza, with music by DJ Jason Crawford (a History Museum security officer), a hopper demonstration and awards presentation. Free admission for NM […]

  • Turquoise Family Day at Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Turquoise, Water, Sky: The Stone and Its Meaning Exhibition closing program

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Dr. N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) lecture at 2:00 pm Kids’ turquoise art activities including:Block printing with Alex Pena (Oklahoma Comanche); mosaic shell jewelry with Teresita Crespin (Santo Domingo Pueblo); mural painting on the plaza.  Featuring a touchable turquoise station. Family-friendly turquoise exhibit tours and free turquoise sno-cones! As always New Mexico residents are free on […]

  • Lowriders, Hoppers & Hot Rods in Santa Fe A Palace Guard adventure

    New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Here’s an invitation to members of our Friends group, the Palace Guard: Enjoy lunch with Photo Curator Daniel Kosharek and take a trip to theprivate shop of mechanic and collector Sonnie Jaramillo, where we’llsee examples of lowrider and custom-car work in action. Not a Palace Guard member? To join, click here or call (505) 982-6366, […]

  • NATIVE TREASURES: Indian Arts Festival Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 – 29

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Join us for the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s 12th Annual Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival, Santa Fe’s only museum-quality Indian art show and sale. Over 200 Native American artists participate - each of whom is specially invited by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture - to represent the best and brightest of the Indian […]

  • Drop In and Draw

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Take inspiration from the galleries, gardens and architecture of the museum any day of the week beginning June 1. Bring your own materials, or borrow the museum’s. 

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours

    New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Explore 400 years of history, culture, and architecture in the nation’s oldest capital city. From ancient Pueblos to the birth of the atomic age, our museum-trained docents bring to life the incredible true stories, colorful characters, and unique places that make Santa Fe "The City Different.” The two-hour tours depart daily at 10:15 AM, April […]

  • Arthur Lopez Gallery Talk

    New Mexico Museum of Art- Plaza Building 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Known for his contemporary approach to the traditional art of the Santero, Arthur Lopez has incorporated lowriders into his work, conveying the strong interrelationship between lowriders, faith, and the landscape of New Mexico. Lopez also collects work by other artists interested in the lowrider as a cultural icon, several of which are on view in […]