In 1987, while building his home in Pecos, Kip Siler discovered human remains. A study soon revealed a mass grave of Civil War Confederate soldiers. Join archeologist Matthew Barbour in a presentation of the excavations and stories that the remains tell about the decisive 1862 battle. Siler will show some of the artifacts in his […]
Drop by while Mary Lou Kokaly (Isleta) works with clay in our Buchsbaum Pottery Gallery! Part of our ongoing series showcasing local Native potters, Mary Lou is perhaps best known for her intricate, brilliant storyteller pieces. Free with Museum Admission!
Shakespeare’s First Folio is hosted at the Museum of Art. But what is the First Folio? And why should we or do we care about it? Why is it the most expensive book in the world? What sort of impact has it had over the centuries? Come learn its fascinating history and its reverberations on […]
Come learn about the history of New Mexico in St. Francis Auditorium co-presented with El Rancho de las Golondrinas. This is Part One of a three-part lecture series. Paul Andrew Hutton is an American cultural historian, author, documentary writer, and television personality. He is also the professor of history at the University of New Mexico and the executive director of Western History […]
Join us and all of our Department of Cultural Affairs partners at the State Capitol for the annual Culture Day. Museums, historic sites and other entities will have display tables sharing the latest and greatest of their institutions. The History Museum will be celebrating the ongoing Palace of the Governors renovation. Stop by and see […]
Free, public opening reception for the Folio and two complementary exhibitions, Stage, Setting, Mood: Theatricality in the Visual Arts and Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar. Refreshments will be provided and there will be live music by Música Antigua de Albuquerque. Música Antigua de Albuquerque was founded in 1978 in Albuquerque, New […]
Spend an afternoon in the heart of southern Spain, the land of Flamenco. Nicolasa Chavez, Curator of Hispanic Collections will present a leture and demonstration on the origins of this beautiful music and dance. The presentation will be accompanied by live guitar, singing and dance. To RSVP, send e-mail to firendsoffolkart@gmail.com or call the Museum […]
Shakespeare and women have a long history together—from the first published critical response to Shakespeare by Margaret Cavendish in 1664; to the first known reading group, the Shakespeare Ladies Club in the early 1700s; to the Women’s Clubs that took Shakespeare across the entire country with the pioneers; to the preponderance of women at lectures about Shakespeare […]
The first edition of Shakespeare’s collected works, the First Folio, published in 1623, is one of the most valuable books in the world and has historically proven to be an attractive target for thieves. Of the 160 First Folios listed in a census of 1902, 14 were subsequently stolen-and only two of these were ever […]
To commemorate both Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary and its own 60th, the Santa Fe Opera commissioned a new work from composer Joseph Illick, with a libretto by Andrea Fellows Walters. Mixing Shakespeare and sci-fi, UnShakeable travels 25 years into the future after a pandemic called “Erasure” has corroded people’s memories. Will Shakespearean actors and former lovers […]
Join us for the opening of A New Century: The Life and Legacy of Cherokee Artist and Educator Lloyd “Kiva” New. An afternoon program is planned for Sunday, February 14 with the following events: 1pm - Jemez Pueblo Buffalo dancers 2pm - Panel on New’s work with Dr. Dave Warren, Dan Namingha, and Aysen New […]
During the 2003 and 2004 excavations in advance of the New Mexico History Museum’s construction, the Office of Archaeological Studies discovered an eighteenth-century circular structure location north of the Spanish presidial barracks behind the Palace of the Governors. Based on the artifacts recovered and features present within the circular structure foundation, it was interpreted as […]
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