The Laboratory of Anthropology Library holds its always anticipated 21st Book Sale SATURDAY and SUNDAY, November 15 and 16, 2014 "Books to the ceiling, books to the sky, my pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them." […]
Bring your favorite coloring tools (crayons, pencils, markers, etc.), and we’ll provide papers, envelopes, glue sticks and stamping supplies. Lee Kellogg of Guadalupe’s Fun Rubber Stamps shows you how to make your own holiday cards, part of the exhibit Gustave Baumann and Friends: Artist Cards from Holidays Past. It’s free with admission. For information, call […]
Join the Friends of Archaeology at the Hotel Santa Fe for their annual holiday party and auction. Come find the perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for friend. Proceeds support the projects and work of OAS archaeologists. Tickets are $20, which include a light buffet and drink. Make reservations beginning October 7, 2014, by calling 505.982.7799 ext. […]
See the exhibit Gustave Baumann and Friends: Artist Cards from Holidays Past, then come to the History Museum classroom, where educators René Harris and Melanie LaBorwit help you discover an easy way to make beautiful handmade cards with Styrofoam ink-block printmaking. (Consider the wisdom of wearing messy clothes.) Get a jump on holiday card-making by […]
New Mexico brewing began in the 1850s with small breweries that were wiped out by Prohibition. Not until 1988 did craft brewers stage a renaissance. Jon C. Stott describes its evolution. Stott is author of New Mexico Beer: A History of Brewing in the Land of Enchantment (History Press, 2014). The Brainpower & Brownbags Lectures […]
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. The event is always FREE and open to the public. Federal […]
The blacksmith was the mechanic, hardware store and fabricator of all things metal needed for the soldier and civilian alike surviving in a remote and hostile land. The blacksmith fabricated things like farm tools, house hardware and accessories repaired wagons as well as shod work animals and fabricated the metal tools you needed to get […]
Celebrate over 400 years of history at the Camino Real Historic Trail Site. Experience demonstrations, food, music and dance spanning the rich history and diverse cultures that traveled the trail. Don’t miss this educational and entertaining event at the Camino Real Historic Trail Site.
Please accept our warmest Thanksgiving greetings. We hope you enjoy time with friends and family as our staff enjoys time with theirs. The museum will be closed Nov. 27, reopening at 10 am Nov. 28.
Dr. Charles M. Carrillo has blended craft, conservation and innovatoipn throughout his carrer as a santero, a carver and a painter of images of saints. He will speak about color in his work and how he blends collors and uses them in his bultos and retablos. For Friends of Folk Art members only, call 505 […]
The first Friday of every month from November through April the museum is open from 5-8pm. Come enjoy some free art and music.
As New Mexico morphed into the state we know today, its paper outlines changed the lives of those who called it home. Gather in the exhibition Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now, where Librarian Tomas Jaehn will speak on "Mapping New Mexico," using three maps that demonstrate those changes—along with a cartographic error […]
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