This lecture will take Chicago from her adoption of her birth city’s name, through her explosive breakthrough project, The Dinner Party, and into her multiple explorations of the human condition during the thirty years she has lived in New Mexico. Lois Rudnick is professor emerita of American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston.
Join curator Josef Díaz and guides Rosa Carlson and Nancy Benkof for a special day exploring the devotional art and places of worship in the Española Valley, a special event for Palace Guard members in conjunction with the exhibit Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World. Meet in Santa Fe and travel […]
Breakfast with the Curators Get a rare behind-the scene peek of Native American art with the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s annual Breakfast with the Curators. This series of five breakfasts paired with talks, tours, and artist presentations in an exciting opportunity to meet artists curators, and scholars in an informal setting. 8:30am-10:30am. Full […]
The flagship event in Lincoln is Old Lincoln Days, held annually the first weekend in August. Various events and presentations are held including a parade, the Last Escape of Billy the Kid pageant, vendor booths, a working blacksmith, an authentic chuck wagon, gun fights, dancing girls, and much more. The parade is held on August […]
Ever wonder why there’s an obelisk in the middle of the Santa Fe Plaza? Have you noticed the gargoyles on top of the Catron Building? Where was the gambling hall? Which tucked-away building held a Manhattan Project secret? Find out by taking a Downtown Walking Tour led by New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors […]
How did artists in Spain’s farflung colonies draw inspiration for the lavishly detailed artwork on display in Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New World? Secular and sacred engravings were sent to New World colonies like Santa Fe, and inventories made in the viceroyalties confirm that these European prints were displayed in churches […]
Apache Indian artist Allan Houser is a renowned sculptor, painter and teacher, whose work is featured in museums and in private and corporate collections worldwide.
Back by popular demand, one of the History Museum’s favorite groups, Schola Cantorum Santa Fe, performs "Echoes of Mary," seldom-heard sacred music dedicated to Mary from the cathedrals of Mexico City and Cuba to the capillas of northern New Mexico. Part of the programming series for Painting the Divine: Images of Mary in the New […]
Foundation members at the Family/Grandparents level and above are invited for behind-the-scenes tours of Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography and the Photo Archives at the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, and Local Color: Judy Chicago in New Mexico 1984-2014 at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Click here for more information.
Native artists from different Southwest tribes will discuss and demonstrate different techniques, clays, and styles of pottery.
Artist Judy Chicago and photographer Donald Woodman are married and work both individually and in partnership. Join them, along with Merry Scully and Mary Anne Redding, the curators of two exhibits, Local Color: Judy Chicago in New Mexico, 1984-2014 (New Mexico Museum of Art) and Donald Woodman: Transformed by New Mexico (New Mexico History Museum), […]
Husband and wife Donald Woodman and Judy Chicago work as individual artists and in collaboration. This conversation with the artists and curators will address the triumphs and challenges of both. Mary Anne Redding is curator of Donald Woodman: Transformed by New Mexico at the New Mexico History Museum and Merry Scully is curator of Local […]
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