Friends of Indian Art (FIA) invites their members to a program presenting Rose B. Simpson, a native of Santa Clara Pueblo, who was raised among an extended family of artists. Her mother, Roxanne Swentzell, is a well-known Indigenous ceramic sculptor, and her father, Patrick Simpson, was a contemporary artist working in wood and metal. Rose’s […]
Incredible but true: Gershwin’s beloved, iconic Rhapsody in Blue was cutting edge music when it was first presented in 1924. Explore the jazzy, syncopated music of American modernism in a fun, informative talk by Oliver Prezant with musical illustrations by the SFCO, featuring excerpts from music including Copland’s El Salón México, William Grant Still’s Poem for Orchestra, […]
Learn to throw an atlatl, flint-knap and grind corn. Family-friendly event. Free, at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology. Check back for more info at http://www.nmarchaeology.org/.
See what you hear, and hear what you see! Take in the American Modernism exhibit at the Museum, and then join The Santa Fe Community Orchestra for a companion concert of music from the early 20th Century, featuring works by Copland and William Grant Still, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with Ron Grinage at the piano. […]
Visit three prehistoric places: Ponsipa’akeri, the historic town Hupobi and El Rito. This is a day of moderate hiking. $85 for Friends of Archaeology members, $95 for non-members. Reserve beginning September 1 at 505.982.7799 ext. 5.
Join us for a journey through the life of renowned Native artist Doug Coffin, from his early days at an Indian boarding school in Kansas, to his days teaching at IAIA, to the day one of his sculptures was placed in the White House Sculpture Garden. Admission to MIAC is free for NM residents on […]
Don Edwards, a premier performer of old-time ballads and cowboy songs, returns to the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium at 2 pm on Sunday, October 18, performing The Legend of Jack Thorp. Tickets for Edwards’ performance are $25 and will go on sale Sept. 1 at the History Museum Shop; call (505) 982-9543 or go […]
Building on the excitement of the museum’s Setting the Standard: the Fred Harvey Company and its Legacy exhibit, we invite the Harvey family and Harvey history enthusiasts to join us at La Fonda on the Plaza for a very special event. This intimate gathering will feature a catered three-course dinner in the Santa Fe Room. Surrounded by Gerald Cassidy paintings and Arnold Ronnebeck bas-reliefs and situated […]
Sunday, October 25 -- it’s the day to be on Museum Hill for the long-anticipated opening of Oblique Views: Archaeology, Photography and Time. You’ll see historic images by Charles and Anne Lindbergh side by side with those of contemporary aerial photographer Adriel Heisey -- some of the changes in the landscape (Canyon de Chelly, Chaco […]
Join documentary maker Katrina Parks for a sneak peek at her newest interviews with former Harvey Girls in New Mexico. Joining her for a discussion following are Harvey family members and Stephen Fried, author of Appetite for America: Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West—One Meal at a Time. Parks directed the […]
Two museums, two parties, one night of fun. Grab the kids, don a costume, and head to the Santa Fe Plaza for a progressive Halloween party on Friday, October 30, at the Museum of Art and New Mexico History Museum. We’ll have music, treasure hunts, ghost stories, tarot cards and more. And it’s all free, […]
Two museums, two parties, one night of fun. Grab the kids, don a costume, and head to the Santa Fe Plaza for a progressive Halloween party on Friday, October 30, at the Museum of Art and New Mexico History Museum. We’ll have music, treasure hunts, ghost stories, tarot cards and more. And it’s all free, […]
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