Dr. Stephen Lekson, a curator and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado, received his doctorate in anthropology from the University of New Mexico. He has more than 25 years of experience in Southwestern archaeology, with field research in Chaco Canyon, the Mesa Verde region, the Rio Grande, the Mimbres area, and the […]
Brannon's 2005 book, "Cherokee Phoenix: Advent ofa Newspaper" is the first history of the Cherokee Phoenix, the newspaper of the Cherokee Nation, printed from 1828 to 1834 in New Echota, Georgia, the last capital of the Cherokee. It pays special attention to the type, printing press, and the paper used during the life of the […]
Free, walk in workshops for all ages! Tuesday and Thursday July 21 and 23 from 10AM to 2PM make shadow puppets. Outdoor classroom on Milner Plaza, inside the Atrium if it rains, does not include Museum Admission. Groups of six or more please call Patricia Sigala 505 476 1212 to reserve space and guarantee free […]
Colonial Day gives children a chance to step into the past and experience 18th century life in New Mexico. There are colonial clothes to wear and tasks to complete in a recreated village based on historical records of Santa Fe in the 1700s. With the help of local artisans in period dress, families watch, learn […]
Seth D. Kunin, Vice Chancellor and Head of Faculty for Britain's Durham University, will speak on his new book, Juggling Identities: Identity and Authenticity Among the Crypto-Jews in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium. For the past 13 years, Dr. Kunin has done ethnographic research among the crypto-Jews of New Mexico. He has published a […]
Free, drop in hands-on workshops for all ages. Tuesday and Thursday July 28 & 30 make batik. Outdoors on Milner Plaza, inside the Atrium if it rains. Groups of six or more place call to reserve a place and guarantee free museum admission. Free, does not include Museum admission.
Slide lecture with Pamela Nadjowski about Chinese minority dress. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Writing with Threads: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities. Admission is by Museum admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. Free every Sunday, foundation members and youth 16 and under always free.
Tuesday and Thursday August 4 & 6 make beaded figures outdoor classroom onMilner Plaza, inside the Atrium if it rains. Groups of six or more please call to reserve a place and guarantee free Museum admission. Free, does not include Museum admission.
Tough economic times hardly faze the folks ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Mountain Man Rendezvous in the Palace of the Governors Courtyard. From Aug. 5-9 (see daily schedule below), craftspeople, re-enactors, authors and musicians will share a wealth of know-how on the “simple life” of another era – the early 1800s, to […]
Jerry D. Thompson is a prolific author of books on a variety of related topics, specializing in the Civil War, the history of the Southwest and Texas. He holds a PhD in History from Carnegie Mellon University; a master's in history from the University of New Mexico; and a bachelor's in history from Western New […]
Meet Laura Gilpin, circa 1954. A confident, ebullient woman in her early 60s, the Colorado native and Santa Fe resident packed in her equipment on horseback to photograph the source of the Rio Grande, did studio portraits for society matrons, directed pilots to "fly low" over Shiprock to capture the light and shadows from every […]
WHAT: History and Nature Series: Hornos and Horno-building workshop WHERE: Los Luceros Historic Property, off Hwy 68, County Rd 48, Alcalde, NM 87511 WHEN: Saturday, August 10 (itinerary available at registration) DESCRIPTION: Learn about the rich history of hornos and their place in the Northern New Mexico culture on Saturday, July 20 – free and […]
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