As part of the new exhibit in the John Gaw Meem Room, Broadsides from the Al-Mutanabbi Street Project, the History Museum is proud to present this special evening of readings gathered by the Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition.On March 5, 2007, a car bomb exploded on Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 30 people and wounding over […]
Join Tomás Lozano, of Viva la Pepa and explore the instrumentation and evolution of music in historic New Mexico. Did you know that chirimas, bajones, trumpets and other instruments were played in full orchestras as early as 1630? By Museum admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. Free on Sundays, youth 16 and under and Museum […]
Please join us for a Series of Story Hours of Native American Tales, for all ages. Programs are at 2:00 pm and repeated again 3:00 pm. So bring the whole family up to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Museum Hill. FREE admission for New Mexico residents on Sundays with ID, and always […]
Let’s Take a Look’ takes place the third Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. 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 […]
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), ceding seven territories to the United States. Adrian Bustamante, noted historian, will help us explore the many aspects of the treaty which are relevant even today. The event will take place in the County Commissioner's Chamber of the Santa Fe County building. Reservations are required.Non-Palace […]
Dr. Victor K. McElheny details the creation of America’s onetime favorite camera in “Insisting on the Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land,” a lecture in conjunction with the exhibit A Passionate Light: Polaroids of H. Joe Waldrum. The free lecture is at 6 pm on Friday, March 18, in the History Museum Auditorium. McElheny will […]
A colonial governor’s wife faces the Inquisition. A World War II kamikaze plane attacks the USS New Mexico. The New Mexico History Museum and PBS station KNME-TV will premiere eight documentaries featuring such scenes from its Moments in Time series at 2 pm, Sunday, March 20, in the History Museum Auditorium. The event is free, […]
Spencer Herrera, a Spanish professor at New Mexico State University, speaks on "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Us: The New Mexico Folk Play Los Tejanos and the History of Texan Invasion," at noon on Wednesday, March 23, in the John Gaw Meem Room, 105 Washington Ave. (Enter via the museum's Washington entrance.) This Brainpower […]
This Collector's Series event is for Governor's, National and Chairman's Circle members who will meet significant new faces in the arts community while visiting a fabulous local art collection.Not a Circles member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. 116 to join!
Visit the San Pedro River Valley, study the Hohokam cultures, see evidence of migrations from the Safford Basin and Mogollon Highlands, and of Kayenta/Tusayan peoples, relatives of the Hopi.Visit San Xavier del Bac Mission and the Tohono O'odham Museum at Sells, where you'll enjoy lunch at the Desert Rain Cafe. Participants can fly or drive to Tucson, plan […]
Learn about birds by examining feathers, eggs, nests, and real bird specimens through hands-on, minds-on activities that emphasize the amazing adaptations and behaviors of birds. Join us from 10 am to 3 pm on March 26 for games and activities both indoors and out at the New Mexico History Museum and at the Randall Davey […]
Join us at the beautiful Golden Dawn Gallery to meet renowned Pueblo artist Pablita Velarde, her daughter Helen Hardin and listen to stories and a discussion of their art. Margarete Bagshaw will introduce you to "Life with Mom and Grandma." Space is limited.Not a Museum or Friends of Indian Art member? Please call (505) 982-6366, ext. […]
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