Charlie Zdavesky speaks on "The History of New Mexico's Territorial Penitentiary." In 1853, the United States Congress appropriated $20,000 for construction of a new territorial penitentiary north of Santa Fe's historic plaza, where the US Post Office is now located. More on that effort is recounted on the Web site of the Office of the […]
During this time 12noon-2pm, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your unidentified treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. They prefer to work with objects from the Southwest […]
The Press at the Palace of the Governors will be closed on Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20. We apologize for the inconvenience, but invite you to drop in again on Sunday, March 21, from 10 am to 5 pm. Note: The New Mexico History Museum will remain open on these days.
Marc Treib, Professor of Architecture Emeritus, University of California Berkeley, is a noted landscape and architectural historian and critic. Treib has published numerous books on architecture and architectural landscape. This lecture series is presented in connection with the NM Museum of Art exhibition, Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings (view the website>), in […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUTDeepen your understanding of Santa Fe's 400th anniversary, as well as the new exhibit, Santa Fe Found: Fragments of Time, at this special symposium, 1-5 pm, Saturday, March 27, at the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium, 113 Lincoln Ave. Admission is $10; call 505-954-7200 for tickets. This is the repeat of […]
Gail Y. Okawa, professor of English at Youngstown State University in Ohio, delivers the next talk in the Telling New Mexico Inaugural Lecture Series at 2 pm Sunday, March 28, in the History Museum Auditorium, 113 Lincoln Ave. “Exile from Paradise, Internment in New Mexico: My Grandfather’s Journey,” recounts Okawa’s search for a family story […]
The History Museum welcomes the U.S. Postal Service to its auditorium for an unveiling of the new postage stamp honoring beloved editorial cartoonist and New Mexico native Bill Mauldin. Philatelists will surely flock to this onetime event, where first-day cancellations will be available on site. Seating is limited at this free, public event. During World […]
The New Mexico History Museum will have the following schedule April 2-6:Closed Friday, April 2, for the state government furlough dayOpen Saturday, April 3, 10 am-5pm Closed Sunday, April 4, for EasterClosed Monday, April 5 (usual closed day)Open and back to our regular schedule on Tuesday, April 6We apologize for any inconvenience.
All State museums and monuments are closed due to state mandated furlough. Museums will return to our regular hours, museum hours, on Saturday April 3, please visit us then.
The Press at the Palace of the Governors will be closed on Saturday, April 3. We apologize for the inconvenience, but invite you to drop in again on Tuesday, April 6, from 10 am to 5 pm. Note: The rest of the New Mexico History Museum complex will be open on April 3.
A Matter of Place: Modern Japanese Museums. Christopher Mead, Ph.D., Regents Professor for Architecture and Professor of Art History, University of New Mexico. This lecture series is presented in connection with the NM Museum of Art exhibition, Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings (view the website>), in collaboration with AIA Santa Fe.
Fray Angélico Chávez was born on April 10, 1910, and to mark what would have been his 100th birthday, the New Mexico History Museum’s library, which carries his name, will hold a daylong symposium. "My Penitente Land," a free, public event, takes place from 10 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday, April 10, in the […]
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