• The Long Run V Motorcycle Ride Friday – Saturday, June 08-09

    Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner 3647 Billy the Kid Drive, Fort Sumner, NM, United States

    Event part of Old Forts Day in Ft. Sumner, NM: June 07-09Motorcycle enthusiasts throughout the Navajo Nation gather in Kirkland, N.M. to ride together to the Bosque Redondo Memorial to commemorate the “Long Walk.”  Long Run V will revisit the miles walked by the Navajo people who were rounded up by the U.S. Army, under the […]

  • Free Friday Evenings on Museum Hill Free 5 to 8 PM

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    The Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture are open and free from 5 to 8pm on Fridays through Labor Day- EXCEPT Friday July 13 when the 2012 Santa Fe International Folk Art Market opens.

  • Two day Calligraphy Workshop, Friday and Saturday The Saint John’s Bible and Contemplative Landscape

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

    Artist and calligrapher Laurie Doctor will lead a two-day workshop, "Landscape and Lettering," in the History Museum classroom. The event costs $200. To reserve a spot, call (505) 476-5096. Part of the programming series for The Saint John's Bible and Contemplative Landscape.

  • Family Fun Day

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

    Make  pinch and coil pots in an art activity for the whole family, facilitated by art instructor Roni Rohr.Watch  flint knapper Bruce Huckell demonstrate how stone tools are made.Explore  Its About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New Mexico with self-guided family activity kits. Free  10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

  • Chiles & Sherds V Friends of Archaeology Event

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

    This year’s day-long event will include tours of the historic mining features of the Turquoise Hill area of the Cerrillos Hills, including the area of the Castilian and tiffany mines.  $95 per person, look for a detailed program announcement and reservation process in the spring newsletter. Not a Museum or Friends of Archaeology member?  Please […]

  • Historical Downtown Walking Tours Monday thru Saturday, June 11 – 16, 2012

    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 […]

  • Arts Alive 2012 Basketry

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    "Arts Alive 2012" Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103.  All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.Groups of 6 or more please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Programs begin on the hour To […]

  • 1912: Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona A Centennial Brainpower & Brownbag Lecture

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

    Join Brian Turo for "1912: Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona," part of the 2012 Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. A free event in the John Gaw Meem Room; enter through the Washington Avenue doors. Turo is a doctoral student of American history at the University of New Mexico.       The ongoing Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series […]

  • The American Occupation of New Mexico A panel discussion with the Western Writers of America

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

    Join the Western Writers of America for a special event at the New Mexico History Museum during the group's annual conference. At 2 pm on Wednesday, June 13, James A. Crutchfield will lead a panel discussion on "The American Occupation of New Mexico," with panelists John Carson, Meg Frisbee, and Thomas E. Chavez.The event is […]

  • Arts Alive 2012 Cardboard Loom Weaving

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    "Arts Alive 2012" Free Hands-on Workshops for Ages 3 to 103.  All workshops are from 10 am – 2 pm.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.Groups of 6 or more please call to reserve a place and guarantee free admission to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Programs begin on the hour To […]

  • Mata Ortiz Pottery Show & Sale Folk Art Museum Shop: Friday, June 15 thru Sunday, June 17, 2012

    Museum of International Folk Art 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Ana Livingston Paddock, author of the book, The Art of Survival - The Survival of Art will be our guest speaker at this special Mata Ortiz Pottery show and sale taking place at the Museum of International Folk Art.  She will present a lecture and slide show on Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17 […]

  • A Summer of Baskets: Basketry of the Americas Panel Presentation and Demonstrations

    Museum of Indian Arts and Culture 708-710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM, United States

    Public Panel Presentation and DemonstrationsIndian basket expert Terry DeWald will lead a discussion among international master basket weavers from Arizona, North West Coast, Panama and South Africa. In conjunction with Woven Identities and the International Folk Art Market. At the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture.       A cross-cultural basket-weaving demonstration and dialogue with Basketry Artists. […]