• Closed on April 20

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

    In honor of the Easter holiday, the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors will be closed on April 20. Please join us when we reopen at 10 am on Tuesday, April 22.

  • Contemporary Pinhole Photography in the West and Southwest A Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture

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

    Experts on pinhole photography, the Taos Mutiny of 1855, New Mexico’s Civil War slave code and more will speak in the first half of the 2014 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Organized by Tomas Jaehn of the museum’s Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, the monthly lectures are free and open to the public (and, yes, […]

  • Opening Reception Southwestern Allure: The Art of the Santa Fe Art Colony

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

    This exhibition considers the development of Santa Fe as an art colony through the artists who visited and lived here and helped establish the city as an artistic center, in the formative years from approximately 1915 to 1940.  Exhibition organized by Boca Raton Museum of Art.  Through July 27, 2014.  Free admission 5-8pm.

  • Put A Spring In Your Step: Earth Day Celebration

    Jemez Historic Site 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs, NM, United States

    Free admission.  Rangers will lead a hike up Oak Canyon (a.k.a. Church Canyon). This is a strenuous hike over rough terrain (approximately 1.5 miles)—hikers should bring water, sturdy shoes, sunscreen and a sack lunch. Rangers will do their best to identify the species of flora and fauna encountered.  For info: 575-829-3530.

  • Exhibit opening: Pinhole Photography Lecture and book signing

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

    Be among the first to see the stunning images in Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography and enjoy a lecture and book signing by guest curators Nancy Spencer and Eric Renner, "Passion, Light and Pinhole Photography," at 1 pm in the History Museum auditorium. Reception and book signing, 2 to 4 pm. Free with admission; Sundays free […]

  • We Move Like the Wind-Apaches Off the Reservation Friends of Coronado Lecture Series

    Coronado Historic Site 485 Kuaua Road, Bernalillo, NM, United States

    Friends of Coronado Historic Site Lecture Series present: Alex Sedillos.Lectures held at 2:00pm at Coronado Historic Site. Lectures are free for Friends organization members and $5 for guests. Come early because seating is limited, and per the Fire Marshal no one will be admitted after the limit is reached.

  • Lincoln County 5th Grade Classes visit Lincoln

    Lincoln Historic Site 988 Calle La Placita, Lincoln, NM, United States

    The 5th grade classes of local schools will spend the day in Lincoln taking a tour and then participating in writing, technology and art exercises. Teachers will use lesson plans developed last summer. Students will bring home their writing and art work. More information may be obtained by calling (575) 653-4372.

  • Celebrate Santa Fe Tourism at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center

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

    This gathering is to highlight the significant contribution the travel & tourism industry that’s makes to our local economy and to take an opportunity to share all the exciting experiences that Santa Fe has to offer a visitor.  10am-4pm at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center.

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours

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

    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 […]

  • Friends of Archaeology Water Canyon/Socorro Trip

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

    Friends of Archaeology are invited to join Dr. Robert Dello-Russo, a well-known Paleo-Indian archaeologist, former Deputy Director of the Office of Archaeological Studies and current Director at the UNM Office of Contract Archeology, on a tour to the Socorro area, visiting the regionally significant Paleo-Indian site at Water Canyon, the nearby extensive, prehistoric rhyolite quarry known as […]

  • Free First Friday Curator Talk

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

    Photo Archivist Daniel Kosharek, co-curator of the new exhibit Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography, leads a casual walk through the gallery at 6 pm. Enjoy the many images and inventive cameras and learn more about how this comparatively primitive process has delighted photographers for generations. The museum is free from 5 to 8 pm.

  • Free Friday Nights Go Weekly

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

    Free admission from 5 to 8 pm every Friday, May through October. Come enjoy the exhibits, special events, and head out to dinner with the money you saved.